CLIMATE CHANGE, AGRI-FOOD, FISHERIES AND ECOSYSTEMS

Reinventing Research, Innovation, and Policy Agendas for Environmentally- and Socially-Balanced Growth

  Date and location: May 19-21, 2011, Agadir (Morocco)

Deadline for Abstract Submission: October 31, 2010

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Organizers: : North-South Center for Social Sciences (NRCS) / German Technical Cooperation (GTZ)

Partners: Institute for Research and Development (IRD), France / Faculty of Law, Economics and Social Sciences, Ibn Zohr University, Morocco / Compassion in World Farming, United Kingdom 

 Presentation
After the huge success of the 2009 International Conference on "The Integration of Sustaianble Agriculture, Rural Developement, and Ecosystems in the Context of Food Insecurity, Climate Change, and the Energy Crisis", held in Agadir, the 2011 International Conference on "Climate Change, Agri-Food, Fisheries and Ecosystems: Reinventing Research, Innovation, and Policy Agendas for Enviromentally- and Socially-Balanced Growth" (ICCAFFE2011) is expected to sustain the debate on the above key issues taking into consideration the current evolutions and required adjustment in perspective and approach.

Conference Context

• Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change: Disappointment and Poor Outcome
• Food Crisis and the Fragility of Governing Earth's Food Security Governance
• Depletion of Global Marine Biodiversity: Implications in terms of Food Security and Ecosystem Services
• Climate Change, Plant Biodiversity, and Forest Ecosystems

Conference Themes

• Climate Change, Food Security and Agriculture
• Climate Change Adaptation in Food and Agriculture Perspective
• Innovation to Address Climate Change Challenges
  
• Sustainable Agriculture and Capacity Building
• Biofuel Linkages with Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security
• Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management
  
• Contesting the Agro-Food System in the Context of Climate Change
• Farm Animal Welfare and Sustainable Production and Consumption
• Food’s Climate Impact and the Need for a Green- and Climate-Friendly Consumerism
• Climate Change, Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Conservation
• Proactive and Coordinated Policy and Management Action Responses and Communication to Relevant Stakeholders
  

Special Call to Decision and Policy-Makers

Since it’s time for action in order to urgently tackle many relevant challenges  (such as climate change, food insecurity, depletion of natural resources), the ICCAFFE2011’s Steering Board particularly invites decision and policy-makers to actively take part in the event. The main objective is to create more bridges between research/expertise and decision/policy-making processes. To facilitate exchanges between these two important spheres, the Steering Board expects organizing many workshops and open-spaces and invites development agencies, ministries, and all relevant institutions to make proposals adapted with this orientation. Moreover, decision-makers will benefit from free access to the Conference without any registration fees.