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Claudia Ringler (Audio)
04 October 2007, 2 min.
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How can African agriculture adapt to climate change?
Insights for South Africa
September 18-19, 2007
Roode Vallei Country Lodge
Pretoria, South Africa

Summary of Workshop Results (PDF 48K)

Program

September 18   September 19
Monday, September 18
13:00-15:00
Session 1 – Findings from the IFPRI-CEEPA Project
Session Chair: Mark Rosegrant, IFPRI
Introduction to the Conference
Rashid Hassan, CEEPA and Claudia Ringler, IFPRI
Introduction to the BMZ Project and Key Policy Messages
Claudia Ringler, IFPRI
Presentation: (PPT 710K)

Vulnerability to Climate Change in South Africa’s Limpopo River Basin
Claudia Ringler, IFPRI, on behalf of Sharon Shewmake, University of California at Davis
Abstract: (PDF 51K)  Presentation: (PPT 713K)

Micro-Level Analysis of Farmers’ Adaptation to Climate Change in Southern Africa
Charles Nhemachena, CEEPA
IFPRI Discussion Paper No. 714 : (PDF 1.5M)  Presentation: (PPT 2.7M)
15:00-15:30

15:30-17:30
Session 2 – Research in South Africa and Abroad
Climate change and African agriculture: Assessment of economic impacts and adaptation options
Rashid Hassan, CEEPA
Presentation: (PPT 799K)

Adaptation, Mitigation, and Climate Risk: A Global Synthesis
Mark Rosegrant, IFPRI
Abstract: (PDF 65K)  Presentation: (PPT 2.2M)

Climate Change and Adaptation: Implications for Agriculture in South Africa
Sylvester Mpandeli, ARC
Abstract: (PDF 36K)  Presentation: (PPT 1.9M)

Discussion and Summary of the Day
Claudia Ringler, IFPRI
Presentation: (PPT 35K)


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