Webinar - The Role of Climate Information Services in Adaptation Planning for Agriculture


Thursday, 17 August @ 10:00 CET | Rome, Italy

Overview:

The NAP-Ag webinar on Climate Information Services in Adaptation Planning for Agriculture will provide insights into the role of Climate Information Services (CIS) in planning for adaptation in agricultural sectors. Country case studies and extended exploration of best practices will create a strong learning environment for country-to-country exchange on institutional arrangements, and gaps in Climate Information Services for the implementation and formulation of National Adaptation Plans. This webinar is a follow up to the March 2017 peer-to-peer exchange on “Effective Climate Information Services for Agriculture in ASEAN.”  

Speakers and material:

  • Introduction to the Institutional Framework for Planning and Provision of CIS – Beau Damen
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  • Overview on CIS for NAP – Mark Tadross 
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  • Integration of indicators on agriculture-related damage and losses due to the impacts of disasters and climatic events into the Desinventar database – Rajesh Sharma 
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  • Case study: Strength “Climate Information for Resilient Development and Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa” (CIRAD) – Joost Hoedjes 
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  • Country experience: Zambia – Eric Chipeta 
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  • Country experience:  Thailand – Lenkate Saenghkaew 
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