Date: Tuesday , August 4
Time: 9:00 – 10:30 am CST
Agenda
Introduction. Aida Figari Bello. LEDS LAC Secretariat, Libélula.
“Climate Smart Agriculture: A vision for the integration of adaptation and mitigation of climate change”.Laura Meza. Senior Advisor, United Nations Organization for Food and Agriculture (FAO).
Case Study: “Climate Smart Agriculture in Colombia: from theory to practice”. Jeimar Tapasco. Researcher, CIAT.
About the webinar
This webinar provided an introduction to the concept of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and examples applied in Latin America and the Caribbean. This concept was developed by FAO in 2010 to highlight the role of agriculture to meet the challenges of food security, development and the fight against climate change. The CSA aims to improve the ability of agricultural systems to support food security, and incorporate the need for adaptation and mitigation options in sustainable agricultural development strategies. And thus it helps countries to weigh and determine options involving a maximum benefit, recognizing that the implementation of these options depends on the context and the capacity of each country. Some examples of FAO´s support in the development of public policies in LAC are briefly presented.
After the general presentation, the case of Colombia on the strategy “Sustainable Agriculture in a Changing Climate” was presented, an ambitious project for adaptation and mitigation in the agricultural sector, involving a partnership with producers’ organizations in the country to cope with climate variability and climate change, And that is developed in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the country and CIAT.
The webinar was in Spanish. If you have any questions about this event, please contact the Secretariat of the Platform LEDS LAC: info@ledslac.org.
About the speakers
Laura Meza. Senior Advisor, FAO.
Agronomist, with a Masters in Environmental Science (MSc) from the State University of New York (SUNY) and a Masters (MA) in International Relations from Maxwell School of Public Affairs-Syracuse University. It has professional experience of more than 15 years as a researcher and expert in the management of natural resources and environment. Since 2008, she advises the Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), on issues relating to the adaptation of production systems and supports the design of agricultural policies around to climate change. It has supported various processes related to climate change in Colombia, Bolivia, Uruguay, Peru, Chile, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, among others.
Jeimar Tapasco. Researcher, CIAT.
Agronomist with a Masters in Systems Analysis Farming, and PhD in Economics. He has worked on watershed management, ecosystem services, climate change and agricultural production systems.