International workshop on adaptation to climate change in West African agriculture
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This workshop aims to bring together experts from the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs), the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARSs), key decision-makers, practitioners, and the National Focal Points of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) presenting state-of-the-art papers, real world applications and innovative techniques for coping with climate change and offering recommendations for planning and implementing an effective Climate Change Adaptation Framework for West Africa.
Specific objectives of the workshop are:
- To provide a central forum to develop an improved understanding and assessment of the climate change impacts on agriculture and the associated vulnerability in West Africa;
- To discuss and develop informed decisions on practical adaptation strategies for the agricultural sector in different agroecosystems of West Africa;
- To discuss and suggest the appropriate ways to promote adaptation planning and implementation and it's integration into the sustainable development planning in different countries in West Africa; and
- To develop an appropriate mechanism for continuous information exchange on climate change impacts and adaptation amongst the different countries in West Africa.
Senior experts in the field of climate change, agrometeorology, as well as members of the UNCCD Group of Experts will be invited to prepare state-of-the-art discussion papers to address the above objectives. The programme for the meeting will be designed to engage all the participants in discussions on each of these discussion papers and develop appropriate recommendations for all organizations involved in sustainable agricultural development in West Africa.
The workshop should result in enhanced capacity to:
- identify/understand impacts, vulnerability and adaptation;
- select and implement adaptation actions;
- enhance cooperation among West African countries to better manage climate change risks;
- and enhance integration of adaptation with sustainable agricultural development in West Africa.
Proceedings of the Meeting will be published by WMO and UNDP and will be widely distributed to promote the Climate Change Adaptation Framework for West African Agriculture.