Africa-wide Civil Society Climate Change Initiative for Policy Dialogues

UN Climate Change Conference

2011-11-28 - 2011-12-09
Durban, South Africa
Website: http://unfccc.int/meetings/durban_nov_2011/meeting/6245.php

FocusThe United Nations Climate Change Conference, Durban 2011, will bring together representatives of the world's governments, international organizations and civil society. The discussions will seek to advance, in a balanced fashion, the implementation of the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol, as well as the Bali Action Plan, agreed at COP 13 in 2007, and the Cancun Agreements, reached at COP 16 last December.

COP17 Side event: Round Table and Exhibition on Young Scientists and Youth Initiatives on Climate Change and Indigenous Knowledge Systems

2011-11-29 - 2011-11-30
Durban, South Africa

FocusThe Indigenous Knowledge Centre at the North-West University (South Africa) in cooperation with the NRF/DST Chair on African Traditional Medicines (University of KwaZulu-Natal), the National IKS Office (Department of Science and Technology, South Africa), and The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Agency, will be organizing round table discussions and Exhibition during COP 17 UN Conference in Durban (29-30 November 2011) on the Role of Indigenous Knowledge, Young Scientists and Youth on Climate Change in Durban. The venue will be at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Howard Campus). The focus will be on indigenous knowledge strategies on food security and health in climate change for vulnerable groups. The round table discussions are a continuation of the International Student Conference on Climate Change and IKS (CCIKS2011) which was held in Johannesburg, South Africa (29-31 August, 2011).

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COP17 Side event: Successful Approaches by the Sector Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to Increase Climate Resilience in South Africa

2011-11-30
Durban, South Africa

FocusTopics to be addressed are: The atlas of climate change and the South African agricultural sector: A 2010 perspective; Development of a GHG emission database for the agricultural sector of South Africa; Land degradation assessment of dryland areas in South Africa and sustainable land management practices; Integrating rural communities into sustainable utilization and management of natural resources: A case study in the Eastern Cape Province on the rehabilitation of coastal forest; 100 years of forestry and sustainable forest management in South Africa; Nguni cattle as future breed to meet global warming challenges; and Area-wide IPM using the sterile insect technique: A precision tool promoting climate smart agriculture;

COP17 Side event: Sustainable production systems

2011-12-01
Durban, South Africa

FocusTopics to be addressed are: CA in South Africa: Current perspective and action research, learning and education with farmers expediting adaptation to climate change; Conservation agriculture: A pro-active strategy to mitigate global warming and climate change in cropland agriculture; Water harvesting technology; Farmers’ experiences in adoption of CA and derived benefits that serve as mitigation and adaptation practices; CA and LandCare mainstreaming approaches by the national and provincial sphere in advancing climate smart conservation agriculture; Climate smart organic farming and food and water security; and Ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change: Applications to rangeland-based production systems in South Africa;

COP17 Side event: Climate change-Influenced Impacts on Fish and fisheries Livelihoods

2011-12-05
Durban, South Africa

REDD+: Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries - Online

2012-03-05 - 2012-03-30
Website: http://climatechange.worldbank.org/events/redd-reducing-emissions-deforestation-and-forest-degradation-developing-countries-online

FocusThe e-Learning modules will build on: (i) a comprehensive Training Manual on “Estimating the Opportunity Costs of REDD+” developed by WBI/FCPF in 2009/2010 based on hands-on experience of the Partnership for the Tropical Forest margins (ASB/ICRAF); (ii) three regional train-of-trainers workshops on this topic in Tanzania, Thailand and Colombia; (iii) a lessons learnt document of the global partnership of FCPF after 2.5 years of full operation, prompting 18 tropical forest countries to submit REDD+ Readiness Preparation Proposals for consideration of its governing body, the Participants Committee.

Climate-Smart Agriculture through Sustainable Land-Water Management - Online

2012-03-26 - 2012-04-06
Website: http://climatechange.worldbank.org/events/climate-smart-agriculture-through-sustainable-land-water-management-online

FocusThis course provides you with practical knowledge about how climate change is likely to impact agriculture, food production and security, and what actions can be taken to increase agriculture productivity, build resilience to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change, as well as contribute to the reduction of GHG emission through practicing climate-smart agriculture – both in policies and practices.

Rio +20: United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

2012-06-04 - 2012-06-06
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Website: http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/

FocusThe United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) is being organized in pursuance of General Assembly Resolution 64/236. The Conference will take place in Brazil on 4-6 June 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), in Rio de Janeiro, and the 10th anniversary of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg. It is envisaged as a Conference at the highest possible level, including Heads of State and Government or other representatives. The Conference will result in a focused political document.