The event’s programme is tailored to its theme “The road after Copenhagen: priority strategies and actions for ensuring food security and rural development in the face of climate change”.
The event consisted of an opening plenary with keynote presentations, roundtable discussions on specific themes, poster sessions, booth exhibitions and a closing plenary.
| Time |
Agenda |
| Session One: OPENING SESSION |
| 08.00 – 09.00 |
Morning coffee and registration |
| 09.00 – 09.10 |
Welcome and introduction by Per Holten-Andersen, Dean of Faculty of LIFE Sciences, University of Copenhagen |
| 09.10 – 09.20 |
Opening remarks by Katherine Sierra, Chair of CGIAR and Vice President for Sustainable Development, WorldBank |
| 09.20 – 09.30 |
Presentation of the programme, objectives and procedure (guidelines for working together) |
| 09.30 – 10.20 |
Keynote Speaker Presentations |
| (i) Gordon Conway, Professor of International Development, Imperial College London. Download as PDF (2.3MB) |
| (ii) Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of International Fund for Agricultural Development – IFAD. Download as PDF (0.2MB) |
| 10.20 – 10.45 |
Brief introduction for the next events: Parallel Roundtable Discussions and Ideas Marketplace |
| 10.45 – 11.15 |
Coffee break and media briefing (tbd) |
| Session Two: PARALLEL ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS |
| 11.15 – 13.00 |
Roundtable 1 |
Roundtable 2 |
Roundtable 3 |
Roundtable 4 |
| The triple challenge to agriculture of increasing food productivity, climate resilience and GHG mitigation |
Policies and institutions for resilient development in the face of climate change |
Strategies and responses for adaptation of farmers and food systems |
Unlocking the potential of emission markets for small farmers |
| 13.00 – 13.45 |
Lunch (incl. time for viewing posters and booths) |
| 13.45 – 14.30 |
Speech by Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the U.S Department of Agriculture USDA News Release |
| Session Three: IDEAS MARKETPLACE |
| 14.30 – 15.00 |
Ideas Marketplace Session 1 |
| 15.15 – 15.45 |
Ideas Marketplace Session 2 |
| 15.45 – 16.15 |
Coffee break |
| Session Four: CLOSING PLENARY |
| 16.15 – 16.30 |
Synthesis from the Roundtables |
| 16.30 – 17.00 |
Q&A session |
| 17.00 – 17.30 |
Wrapping-up |
| Closing Summary: Mark Cackler – Manager Agriculture and Rural Development Department, World Bank & Dr. Lindiwe Sibanda - CEO, Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) |
| Last Words: Ajay Vashee, President of International Federation of Agricultural Producers - IFAP |
| 18.00 – 18.30 |
Copenhagen Premiere of “Hope in a Changing Climate” |
| The film demonstrates that it is possible to rehabilitate large-scale damaged ecosystems, to restore ecosystem functions in areas where they have been lost, to fundamentally improve the lives of people who have been trapped in poverty for generations, and to sequester carbon naturally. A new film produced for the BBC by the Environmental Education Media Project “Hope in a Changing Climate” will introduced by the filmmakers and an opportunity for discussion will follow the screening. |
