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Transparency for effective climate policies in agriculture
09 Jun. 2023
14:45h - 16:00h
CEST/UTC+2
Bonn, Germany
Germany
Room Bonn, WCCB
Transparency & Measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV)
English
Watch webcast
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Transparency for effective climate policies in agriculture
09 Jun. 2023
14:45h - 16:00h
CEST/UTC+2
Bonn, Germany
Germany
Room Bonn, WCCB
Transparency & Measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV)
English
Watch webcast
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Affiliated event

 

Organizers
  • Fiji
  • Greenhouse Gas Management Institute (GHGMI)
  • United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

 

Description

Focusing on lessons learned from several countries and new methodological support available, the event will explore how transparency for mitigation and adaptation in the agriculture sector can support countries to meet their climate targets, while ensuring sustainable development and food security.

 

Agenda

14:45-14:50

Welcome by the moderator

Hannah Swee, Climate Change Expert, ICAT Secretariat (Moderator)
14:50-14:55 Introductory remarks Henning Wuester, ICAT Director
15:00-15:10 Opening Address Fiji: Mr. Kushaal Raj, Director, Office of the Prime Minister and UNFCCC focal point: “Data for evidence-based policymaking in rice production and livestock”
15:10-15:40

Panel discussion: Transparency for effective climate policies in agriculture

Moderated discussion on different aspects of transparency for mitigation and adaptation with a focus on the development of policies and using data for effective policy making.

Panelists:

  • Kenya: Veronica Ndetu, Head of the Climate Change Unit, Ministry of Agriculture
  • Panama: Mabel Zuñiga, Climate Change Analyst, Ministry of Environment
  • Fiji: Ms. Namisha Nikita, Mitigation Officer,  Climate Change Division, Office of the Prime Minister
15:40-15:50 Methodologies for transparency in agriculture

Presentations of available guidance for transparency for mitigation and adaptation in agriculture.

  • FAO: Julia Wolf,  Senior Natural Resources Officer: “FAO Guidance for the M&E for adaptation in the agriculture”
  • GHGMI: Olga Lyandres, Project Manager: “The ICAT Agriculture methodology”
15:50-15:55 Q&A and discussion
15:55-16:00

Closing remarks by the ICAT Director and wrap-up by the moderator
 
Contacts
  • ranjila1singh@gmail.com
  • molly.white@ghginstitute.org
  • celiaafricak@unops.org