FAO and IFAD work on Climate Smart Agriculture

Climate-Smart Parallel Science Sessions 3-22-13: Andrea Cattaneo and Aslihan Arslan (FAO-ESA): ES work on CSA; Ongoing CSA project experience in setting up comprehensive CSA policy approaches in project countries (Malawi, Zambia and Vietnam) that bring strong evidence base to agricultural policy making MarjaLiisa TapioBistrom (FAO-NRC): Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture (MICCA) Program; Improving efficiency – Lessons from climate smart practices in a small holder milk production project in Western Kenya Lucia Palombi (FAO-NRC): CSA Sourcebook and other practical tools and methodologies; The important role the sourcebook plays in highlighting FAO’s role as a knowledge based organization in bringing science into practice; and an overview of tools and methodologies developed by FAO to assist the practice of CSA on the ground Gernot Laganda (IFAD): IFAD Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Program (ASAP); Integrating climate risk resilience and climate-smart practices into IFAD operations. March 22, 2013