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Climate Security for the Global Drylands

Published Date
November 03, 2022
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ICARDA Communication Team
Climate Security
COP27: Climate Security for the Global Drylands

 

12:00 – 13:00 ON NOVEMBER 8 AT THE FOOD PAVILION – Convened by ICARDA, this event will reflect on the complexity of integrated farming in the drylands and its impact on climate security depending on the target vulnerable agroecosystem. The discussion will cover the key elements of improving the productivity of drylands and mitigating desertification towards desert farming systems, supporting a transformation towards comprehensive climate-resilient agri-food systems.  

Breaking silos and encouraging diverse contributions through an interactive exchange, panelists and the audience will try to find solutions for specific challenges and demands in the global drylands from a multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder approach. 

 

OBJECTIVES 

  • Share country and community needs for climate-resilient food systems and propose integrated drylands farming approaches as options for the way forward. 

  • Discuss ways investment in agricultural research and development can be accessed and facilitated. 

  • Outline how an integrated approach to desert farming systems can be replicated globally and support appropriate innovations and approaches. 

  • Raise the visibility of innovations and concepts already being applied in the drylands agriculture systems and how they can significantly contribute to enabling the transformation to climate-resilient and sustainable agri-food systems. 

 

AGENDA 

Moderator: Mary Margaret McRae, Head of Partnerships and Resource Mobilization, ICARDA  

Opening/Keynote: Aly Abousabaa, Regional Director, CGIAR-CWANA and Director General, ICARDA 

Panelists (TBC): 

  • Dr Rola Dashti, Undersecretary General, UN and Executive Secretary, ESCWA 

  • Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary, UNCCCD 

  • Ambassador Badr Al Dafa, Executive Director Global Drylands Alliance and Climate Envoy for the State of Qatar 

  • Dr. Tarifa Al Zaabi, Director General, ICBA 

  • Dr. AbdulHakim El-Waer, ADG RNE, UN FAO  

  • Dina Saleh, Regional Director Near East, North Africa and Europe Division, IFAD  

  • Dr. Walid Abdoul Rahman, Vice President of the Arab Water Council and Professor of Water Resources at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, KSA 

  • GCC Ministers of Environment, Climate Change, and Agriculture 

Wrap-up and Closing Remarks: Aly Abousabaa, Regional Director, CGIAR-CWANA and Director General, ICARDA