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Discussion on Agriculture, Food security and Climate Change.
In the context of the many socio-economic and environmental changes in progress across the globe, challenging established power relations and fostering transformational approaches for socially inclusive resilience has been key for enhancing the livelihoods of the most vulnerable communities in the Global South. Yet, shifting power relations and social norms to effectively respond to the local impacts of these changes changes is no easy feat. Today, with Dr. Maureen Miruka, Director of Agriculture and Market Systems for CARE USA, we will discuss some of the challenges and opportunities that specifically affect agriculture, and how she has addressed them throughout her work.
Gonzalo Lizarralde est professeur à l’École d’architecture de l’Université de Montréal et discute des meilleures alternatives pour adapter les quartiers informels aux changements climatiques, particulièrement dans la région de l’Amérique latine et des Caraïbes. Il discute aussi de la place de la femme dans le processus ainsi que de la nécessité de soutenir les initiatives ascendantes pour assurer la durabilité des actions.
Les transcriptions sont disponibles ici: ENG: https://www.idrc.ca/en/idrc-iclei-world-congress-support-adaptation-initiatives-local-communities FR: https://www.idrc.ca/fr/idrc-iclei-world-congress-soutenir-les-initiatives-dadaptation-venant-des-communautes-locales
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For more information on the Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA) consortia, please visit: https://www.cariaa.net/home-0
Transcripts and translation are available here: ENG: https://www.idrc.ca/en/ken-de-souza FR: https://www.idrc.ca/fr/ken-de-souza Into and outro: © Kevin McLeod
Despite the significant global action and investment now being oriented towards Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA), the science is immature. There is scant evidence on how different practices, technologies, services, processes and institutional arrangements contribute to the distinct pillars of CSA, and the synergies and trade-offs between these pillars across a range of agro-ecologies and social contexts. Evidence is needed on which options generate CSA-related outcomes, where the options should be targeted, the costs involved, and their expected co-benefits or disbenefits (including gender and labour aspects). This talk will provide an overview of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) work on Gender and CSA illustrating some results of the work conducted in Latin America and its collaboration with IDRC.
Sophia Huyer is Gender and Social Inclusion Research Leader of the CGIAR Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Programme (CCAFS) as well as Director of Women in Global Science and Technology (WISAT). She has engaged in research and policy analysis on global gender equality issues relating to technology, innovation and sustainable development for over 20 years. She was with the Gender Advisory Board of the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (GAB-CSTD) until 2014, as well as Senior Advisor to the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) at The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) from 2009-2013.
Transcripts are available here: ENG: https://www.idrc.ca/en/gender-sensitive-climate-smart-agriculture-latin-america FR: https://www.idrc.ca/fr/agriculture-intelligente-face-au-climat-et-sensible-au-genre-en-amerique-latine
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The involvement of the private sector on climate change adaptation is widely seen as a critical step to scale up access to resources. That is why IDRC has directed part of its climate adaptation research efforts to explore how best to engage the private sector. We have engaged Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) not only to assess key gaps in the building of business cases for climate resilience, but also to enhance the range of investment choices available to the private sector to support climate compatible development.
David Wei leads BSR’s climate practice to maximize the impact of our applied research, collaborative initiatives, and work with individual companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build climate resilience. He is also the international policy lead for the We Mean Business coalition.
Before joining BSR, David was a climate diplomat for the Marshall Islands with the advisory group Independent Diplomat and led on transparency issues in the UN climate negotiations for the Alliance of Small Island States. As an international lawyer with the Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development, David built up the environmental treaty expertise of countries across the globe. He began his career as a securities litigator with Fried Frank in New York before focusing on climate change and energy. David holds a LL.M. in International Law from New York University, a J.D. and M.A. in International Relations from the University of Toronto, and a B.A. in Ethics, Politics, and Economics from Yale University.
Transcripts are available here: ENG: https://www.idrc.ca/en/enhancing-private-sector-engagement-climate-change-adaptation-david-wei FR: https://www.idrc.ca/fr/renforcer-lengagement-du-secteur-prive-en-ce-qui-concerne-ladaptation-aux-changements-david-wei
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