Transcript Climate Change and Disaster Management

DAFF CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE
11 – 12 August 2011
DIRECTORATE: CLIMATE CHANGE & DISASTER MANAGEMENT
BRANCH : FORESTRY & NATURAL RESOURCES
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 Context
Globally, agriculture is expected to undergo significant transformation if it is to meet the
challenges of food security and responding to climate change.
Climate smart agriculture is regarded as an approach that could be used to address both
food security and climate change concerns.
 Definition
FAO defines climate smart agriculture as agriculture that sustainably increases productivity,
resilience (adaptation), reduces/removes GHGs (mitigation), and enhances achievement of
national food security and development goals.
 Scope of Climate Smart Agriculture
agriculture (e.g. conservation agriculture),
forestry (e.g. Agro-forestry) and
fisheries (e.g. aquaculture)
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 Characteristics
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More holistic than just one agenda item
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Recognizes multiple goals
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It will have different meaning at different geographical scales – owing to different realities
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Integration is key: communities, different government ministries, etc
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 How can we enhance the already existing synergies between food security, adaptation and
mitigation in agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector?
 What are the key technical, institutional, policy and financial responses that are required to
achieve this transformation?
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How can we improve the consistency between agriculture, food security and climate change
policy making at national and provincial level?
 How do we empower different agricultural systems / practices to effectively contribute to
climate smart agriculture?
 How can other ministries and relevant stakeholders support climate smart agriculture?
 What would happen in the absence of climate smart agriculture? Additionality…..
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STRUCTURE OF GROUP 1
Venue: Ruby
1st session
Agriculture under UNFCCC
2nd session
Forestry issues under UNFCCC
• Forests in developed countries
3rd session
Forestry issues under UNFCCC
• Forests in developing countries
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STRUCTURE OF GROUP 2
Crystal Room (1st Floor)
 Key performance areas
 Enabling environment
 List of climate smart mitigation and adaptation actions
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STRUCTURE OF GROUP 3
Amethyst (Lower Ground Floor)
1st session
Scoping of the current situation: agriculture, forestry and fisheries
2nd session
Identification of critical gaps/priority areas
3rd session
Identification of climate-smart strategies / solutions to address the identified gaps / priority
areas.
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