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Scaling-up CSA in Africa challenges & way forward
Dr. Hanne Knaepen presented on scaling up climate-smart agriculture in Africa. She discussed the challenges of knowledge, finance, and governance in scaling up CSA. Her proposed solution is an inclusive, bottom-up approach that engages stakeholders at multiple levels. She provided the example of the cassava value chain in Africa and how measuring climate impacts and applying climate-smart practices across production and post-production stages could help smallholder farmers adapt. Finally, she posed four questions for debate around ensuring smallholder access to climate funds, leveraging more African climate funds, implementing science at the local level, and innovative NDC implementation.
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- 1. Dr. Hanne Knaepen 12October 2016 2nd ACSAA Annual Forum, Nairobi Scaling-up CSA in Africa challenges & way forward
- 2. Outline Page 2ECDPM 1 • CSAin Africa: an overview 2 • Challenges to scaling-up CSA 3 • Solution: an inclusive, bottom-up approach 4 • Case study: the cassava value chain 5 • Way forward: 4 questions for debate
- 3. 1. CSA inAfrica: an overview ECDPM Page 3
- 4. 1. CSA inAfrica: an overview Page 4ECDPM Source: OECD, 2014. Global / Continental Regional National Local
- 5. 1. CSA inAfrica: an overview (cont.) Page 5ECDPM Source: OECD, 2014. Global / Continental Regional National Local Local National Regional Global / continental
- 6. 2. Challenges toscaling-up CSA ECDPM Page 6
- 7. Page 7ECDPM 2. Challengesto scaling-up CSA Knowledge Finance Governance
- 8. 3. Solution: aninclusive, bottom-up approach ECDPM Page 8
- 9. Page 9ECDPM 3. Solution:an inclusive, bottom-up approach Knowledge StakeholdersPolicies Resources
- 10. 4. Case study:the cassava value chain ECDPM Page 10
- 11. Page 11ECDPM 4. Casestudy: the cassava value chain • Cassava is a very important food security crop in Sub-Saharan Africa • Various ways to measure climate impacts of cassava climate impacts: Life Cycle Assessment is a framework to measure environmental impact along the entire value chain. Within LCA, there are various tools, e.g. Ex-Ante Carbon Tool (EX-ACT), FAO IFAD: Climate-risk assessments within value chain projects UNEP: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) Measure climate impact Apply climate- smart practices Use an inclusive, bottom-up approach
- 12. Page 12ECDPM 4. Casestudy: the cassava value chain (cont.) Measure climate impact Apply climate- smart practices Use an inclusive, bottom-up approach 1. Pre-production stage: no strong climate/environmental constraints 1. Production stage: land-use impacts 1. Post-production stage: food waste impacts
- 13. Page 13ECDPM 4. Casestudy: the cassava value chain (cont.) Table – the 3 pillars of CSA (compiled by ECDPM, 2015, http://ecdpm.org/publications/making-agriculture-africa-climate-smart/
- 14. Page 14ECDPM 4. Casestudy: the cassava value chain (cont.) Measure climate impact Apply climate- smart practices Use an inclusive, bottom-up approach Knowledge StakeholdersPolicies Resources With special focus on incentives for the private sector!! What farmers need: diversification + commercialisation + extensification
- 15. 5. Way forward:4 questions for debate ECDPM Page 15
- 16. Page 16ECDPM 5. Wayforward: 4 questions for debate 1 How to ensure access to climate funds for smallholder farmers? 2 How to leverage more climate funds, precisely from African sources? 3 How to ensure that the science and funding play out at the ground with complex dynamics? 4 How to implement the NDCs in an innovative way?
- 17. Thank you verymuch. www.ecdpm.org Hanne Knaepen hk@ecdpm.org Page 17