Africa AFOLU Community of Practice Webinar

Formulating long-term, climate-resilient development strategies for agriculture

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Agenda and Speakers • Welcome and list of proceedings – Josh Ogada

• Presentations• Introductions and Scene Setting:

• Dr. George Wamukoya (AfLP Co-Chair, and Team Leader, Africa Group of Negotiators Experts Support (AGNES)

• Presentations: • Mr. Kingsley Amoako (Ghana)• Ms. Veronica Ndetu (Kenya)• Mr Stephen Muwaya (Uganda)• Mr Morton Mwanza (Zambia)• AGNES Team

• Q&A and interactive discussion

Some Background on the AFOLU COP

• Launched in April 2018 as an interactive network of African institutions addressing technical and policy challenges and solutions in the AFOLU sector.

• Provides a platform to:• Facilitate peer-to-peer exchange and collaboration• Provide demand-driven technical assistance and training• Share best practices, tools, resources and case studies• Foster champion institutes to carry on the work of the CoP

Priorities areas for the AFOLU CoP• agroforestry action as a driver of socioeconomic

development and emission reductions

• linking agricultural production with sustainable energy sources

• analytical approaches to assess GHG emissions and socioeconomic impacts of LEDS actions

• Long-term planning and decarbonization of the land-use sector

• translating analytical results to concrete policies and actions

Climate Helpdesk - Ad hoc support for NDCs, LT LEDS and transparency systems

Global advisory network providing rapid, high quality, short-term technical assistance for developing countries. A joint service by LEDS GP and Partnership on Transparency in the Paris Agreement (PATPA) in cooperation with the NDC Partnership.

Experts from 30+

institutions

Who can access the Helpdesk?• Government actors and representatives (national and local)• Technical institutions, consultants and NGOs working directly with

governments if endorsed by the national UNFCCC focal point or the Ministry of Environment.

How to access Climate Helpdesk?• Climate helpdesk: climate.helpdesk@giz.de

• Visit online - ledsgp.org/assistance

• Connect via Working Groups and Communities of Practice

The Africa LEDS Partnership in Action: Climate Helpdesk

Thank you

Africa AFOLU Community of Practice Webinar

Formulating long-term, climate-resilient development strategies for agriculture