Achieving resilience through the water, food and climate nexus: The Feed Africa Imperative
Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) cordially invites you to a virtual session on "Achieving resilience through the water, food, and climate nexus: The Feed Africa Imperative" -a virtual forum in commemoration of the 2021 World Water Week. Date: 23 August 2021 Time: 1pm – 3pm (GMT) Venue: Zoom Keynote Speakers: Dr. Martin Fregene, Director, […]
From risks to returns – WEFE Nexus solutions for climate resilience
The Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme, together with UNECE and IDB, is pleased to invite you to the session From risks to returns: WEFE Nexus solutions for climate resilience on Tuesday, 24 August 2021, 3 – 4 PM CET at the virtual Stockholm World Water Week 2021. Discuss with policy-makers, project developers, and project financing experts: How do we leverage financing for integrated […]
The Political Economy of Food System Industrialization: Argo-processing, Industrial Policy and Inclusive Development
The conference addresses critical issues in food systems in Africa drawing, in particular, on the IIAP project in South Africa and Tanzania. This online event examines food system industrialization in Africa. Food systems are undergoing rapid change due to urbanization, shifts in consumer demands for more highly processed foods, and technological changes along value chains. […]
Food, Nature, People
A CIFOR-ICRAF event with the Global Landscapes Forum supported by the CGIAR Research Program on Forests Trees and Agroforestry. Food, nature, and people are the three essential elements of our food system. When these elements are in balance, our food system provides nutritious food and livelihoods and supports natural systems like biodiversity, nutrient and water […]
Climate Change and Sustainable Energy
About the workshop “How can the African-European cooperation in climate change and sustainable energy be strengthened and where are the chances, constraints, and needs?” The R&I partnership ‘Climate Change and Sustainable Energy’ of the AU-EU High-Level Policy Dialogue on Science, Technology, and Innovation (HLPD) will discuss with the workshop´s participants in four break-out sessions the necessary actions and responsibilities […]
CMRA 2021 Summer School
Modelling approaches for climate risk and climate change adaptions in the context of sustainable intensification in semi-arid West Africa The Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) invite applications for an international summer school that will take place at the ICRISAT regional headquarter in Bamako, Mali. Applications are […]
AGRF Summit 2021: Pathways to Recovery and Resilient Food Systems
The eleventh Annual Summit of the AGRF, which brings together thousands of delegates from governments, the civil society, the private sector, research community, and development partners will be held virtually from 6-10 September 2021 and will be co-hosted by the Government of Kenya and the AGRF Partners Group. Events begin on Monday, September 6. 2021 […]
The Nexus of Law and Water: Recent developments in the rights of nature and ecocide
Holistic legal definitions for environmental concerns have proven elusive – but recent developments have pushed forward the acceptance of the Rights of Nature and a shared and accepted definition of Ecocide. These changes are driven by many factors including an escalation of litigation related to climate change in jurisdictions around the world and grassroots activist […]
Wastewater and Emerging Pollutants: Unfolding A Toxic Story
This webinar aims to discuss the matters of heavy metal contamination, microplastics, and nutrients with reference to wastewater. It will focus on case studies, projects, and examples that will present the current trends and ways to tackle these issues. Registration is required. Click here.
Wastewater and Emerging Pollutants: Unfolding A Toxic Story
Background: Emerging pollutants is a term used by water quality professionals to describe contaminants that have been detected in water bodies. These may cause harm to human health and the ecological systems and are typically not governed under the current environmental laws, posing as a greater risk to our livelihood. Heavy metal contamination is an […]