This year the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA) organizes its Annual Forum around the theme of “Climate-Smart Agriculture in Action”.

The Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA), was launched on 23 September 2014 at the UN Climate Summit. GACSA is an independent alliance, governed by its members through a Strategic Committee and its co-Chairs. Since January 1, FAO is hosting the Facilitation Unit of GACSA which is supported through a multi donor trust fund. GACSA is a voluntary alliance of partners, dedicated to addressing the challenges facing food security and agriculture under a changing climate. In particular the alliance has the objective of up scaling the climate smart agriculture approach, a concept which was originally developed by FAO.

GACSA Annual Forum 2016

GACSA’s ambitious future is based upon supporting and inspiring action. Farmers, fishers, foresters, and ranchers are at the center of this action, and therefore GACSA is devoting its Annual Forum 2016 to showcasing climate-smart agriculture in action.

The Forum will be a dynamic gathering, where the participants share solutions, discuss challenges, and build partnerships on climate-smart agriculture. GACSA is seeking out action-oriented stakeholders to come to both share and learn at the GACSA Annual Forum. The moderator will be Charlotte Smith, Presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today.

Programme

The event in Rome has four distinct parts.

June 14 – Optional Field Visit

Organised by the World Farmers’Organisation.

June 15th & 16th – Core Events

Including interactive sessions on:

– GACSA Country Case Studies – Interactive exchange among multiple stakeholders from each country (Costa Rica, France, Ireland, Malawi, Tanzania and Vietnam).

– Climate Finance and Investment – Take stock of how private and public investors are mainstreaming climate change into their agriculture projects and programmes. 

– CSA Knowledge in Action –Highlight progress and results across the five priority work areas of the KAG.

– Regional CSA Alliances –Showcase the work of the regional alliances and platforms focused on CSA. 

CSA Innovators Pitch– 3 ‘Innovators’ will pitch their new idea/innovation on CSA.

– Opportunities Ahead for CSA – Current gaps in scaling up CSA and opportunities for engagement. 

June 17 – Meetings of the GACSA Action Groups

– Knowledge Action Group

– Enabling Environment Action Group

– Investment Action Group

June 17 – Meeting of the GACSA Strategic Committee

All in attendance are welcome in every session