On September 20th, the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA) with The Earth Institute Columbia University are hosting a side event at the Climate Week NYC (September 18-24) to share information for sound implementation and scaling up of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA).

 

Discussion will highlight the contribution of CSA both to climate action and to sustainable development. The event will also point out the specific challenges faced by farmers' organizations in implementing CSA, with emphasis on the work of women, youth groups and marginalised farmers in the regional and international level.

 

 

The event will be moderated by Walter E. Baethgen, Director of the Agriculture and Food Security Center at Columbia University’s Earth Institute 

 

The confirmed speakers are:

 

  Dr Theo De Jager, President of the World Farmers Organization (WFO)

  Melinda Rooke and Joan Kerr, Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network (CSAYN GCU Advisors) 

  Cynthia Rosenzweig, The Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP) Principal Investigator

  Ernie Shea, President, Solutions from the Land and Coordinator, North American Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance (NACSAA)

  Mi Nguyen, GACSA Co-chair 

 

Special guest: Mr. Francesco La Camera, Director General of Italian Ministry of Environment

 

Event hashtag: #CWNYC