15 July 2011
No. 1475
(Source: http://ccafs.cgiar.org/)
CCAFS: Testing climate change adaptation options for land users via technical innovation, diversification and institutional settings. CCAFS national policy workshop on comprehensive climate change in Mali.
Surmounting a changing climate
CCAFS maps out climate change policy direction for Ghana and Mali No single research institution can address the daunting challenges of climate change, especially on agriculture and food security. The CGIAR through its Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) addresses these through a strategic partnership between the Consortium of Centers and other thematic Research Programs. CCAFS primarily aims to identify research needs and priorities at the national level by assessing and testing pro-poor adaptation and mitigation practices, technologies and policies for food systems, adaptive capacity and rural livelihoods.
West Africa, CCAFS’ current research outputs, and preliminary results of the two-round consultations. Moreover, this activity also developed priority research needs for climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Toward this end, CCAFS held two policy workshops in Ghana (21 June) and Mali (23 June) to map out research needs and priorities for a climate change action plan. The workshop in Mali was held at ICRISAT’s regional hub in Samanko. The meeting was based on a comprehensive climate change action plan model, which combines mitigation and adaptation actions and low carbon development pathways.
CCAFS’ regional approach will initially focus on East Africa (EA), West Africa (WA) and the Indo-Gangetic Plains to ensure complementarity of thematic research and facilitate a strong network of implementing partners. The regional teams will spearhead achievement of outcomes and impacts at national and regional levels.
The meeting shared information on the CRP, benchmark site profiles and regional strategy for
ICRISAT-Niamey is hosting Dr Robert Zougmoré, CCAFS regional program leader for West Africa since November 2010. g