Brussels Rural Development Briefings A series of meetings on ACP-EU development issues Briefing session n° 4: The Climate challenge for ACP agriculture Brussels, 13th February 2008 8h30 – 12h30 http://brusselsbriefings.net Co 2 offset through

Brussels Rural Development Briefings A series of meetings on ACP-EU development issues

Briefing session n° 4:

The Climate challenge for ACP agriculture

Brussels, 13th February 2008

8h30 – 12h30

http://brusselsbriefings.net

Context What are the implications of recent international agreements for ACP countries? From Rio to Bali, what has changed for ACP countries? What are some emerging issues which will impact on the agricultural sector in the coming years?

Context

What are the implications of recent international

agreements for ACP countries?

From Rio to Bali, what has changed for ACP

countries?

What are some emerging issues which will impact

on the agricultural sector in the coming years?

Recognised issues CC as a common challenge Need for cooperation and urgent action CC as significant threats to MDGs/poverty Climate injustice- equity on adaptation costs

Recognised issues

CC as a common challenge

Need for cooperation and urgent action

CC as significant threats to MDGs/poverty

Climate injustice- equity on adaptation costs

Some progress From environment to development Agriculture is the problem and the solution Communicating climate change and the key role of information and communication Holistic approach and broad involvement

Some progress

From environment to development

Agriculture is the problem and the solution

Communicating climate change and the key role of information and communication

Holistic approach and broad involvement

Objectives to raise awareness on existing and emerging key challenges on CC for ACP countries to promote exchange of information and expertise sharing to feed in the debate on CC by bringing various perspectives which could support future interventions in ACP countries

Objectives

to raise awareness on existing and emerging key challenges on CC for ACP countries

to promote exchange of information and expertise sharing

to feed in the debate on CC by bringing various perspectives which could support future interventions in ACP countries

Programme Panel 1: From Rio to Bali: some emerging key issues for ACP countries This panel will debate over the link between climate change, agriculture and poverty. It will raise some policy issues that would potentially impact the most on ACP countries: the impacts of CC on agricultural production and technology; agricultural trade and markets and the role of capacity development to cope with CC.

Programme

Panel 1: From Rio to Bali: some emerging key

issues for ACP countries

This panel will debate over the link between climate change, agriculture and poverty. It will raise some policy issues that would potentially impact the most on ACP countries: the impacts of CC on agricultural production and technology; agricultural trade and markets and the role of capacity development to cope with CC.

Panel 2: Linking climate change to agriculture and rural development This panel will illustrate some of those emerging issues in the context of agricultural and rural development sector: can environmental concerns could work against poverty reduction? The issue of deforestation and carbon markets and the implications for small producers and the technologies adapted to local communities.

Panel 2: Linking climate change to agriculture

and rural development

This panel will illustrate some of those emerging issues in the context of agricultural and rural development sector: can environmental concerns could work against poverty reduction? The issue of deforestation and carbon markets and the implications for small producers and the technologies adapted to local communities.

Target group ACP-EU policy makers, representatives of EU and ACP Member States, European Parliament, civil society groups, researchers and development practitioners, international organisations based in Brussels.

Target group

ACP-EU policy makers, representatives of

EU and ACP Member States, European

Parliament, civil society groups, researchers

and development practitioners, international

organisations based in Brussels.

Participants

Participants

Inputs/Outputs A Reader/Resources on Climate Change Summary of key issues on CC Documents available online Websites Acronyms Glossary … To be complemented and further developed

Inputs/Outputs

A Reader/Resources on Climate Change

Summary of key issues on CC

Documents available online

Websites

Acronyms

Glossary

… To be complemented and further developed

Online resources Read presentations, consult documents, listen to interviews, view videos, make comments before, during and after the meetings at: http://brusselsbriefings.net/ (English) http://bruxellesbriefings.net (French)

Online resources

Read presentations, consult documents,

listen to interviews, view videos, make

comments before, during and after

the meetings at:

http://brusselsbriefings.net/ (English)

http://bruxellesbriefings.net (French)