In
recognition of 2014 as the year of agriculture, the CCDA-IV will be convened in
Marrakesh, Morocco from 8-10 October 2014 on the theme: "Africa Can Feed Africa Now: Translating
Climate Knowledge into Action".
The Conference
series is a policy influencing space organized each year under the auspices of
the Climate for Development in Africa (ClimDev-Africa) Programme.
The
overall objective is to provide a platform for deliberating on how Africa can
utilize climate knowledge to transform agricultural production systems in order
to sustainably feed itself and improve the socio-economic wellbeing of its
people.
To
continue on a trend that commenced during CCDA-III, this year’s conference will
lay focus on impacts of climate change on vulnerable groups and also integrate
strong participation of civil society groups, with the aim of perceiving the
realities, opportunities and challenges faced at the grass-root level, for
which policy makers and researchers in attendance can begin to design
interventions.
The
targeted vulnerable groups include farmers, women, the youth and pastoralists.
CCDA is a
unique space where stakeholders come together to discuss the interrelationships
between climate change and development, with Africa as the main focus.
ClimDev-Africa
partners, as well as other stakeholders, share their programmes’ achievements
as well as challenges they face on key climate change issues and seek new
knowledge on ways to better cope with them in the interest of Africa’s development.
It further
builds a consensus amongst policy makers, academicians, researchers,
practitioners and other stakeholders on best approaches of integrating climate
change opportunities in policies, strategies, planning and practices in Africa.
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