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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 Ethiopia
September 20-21, 2007
Sheraton Addis, Addis Ababa
Ethiopia

Summary of Workshop Results (PDF 48K)

Program

September 20   September 21
Thursday, September 20
8:30-9:00
Registration
9:15-10:30
Session 1 – Findings from the IFPRI-EDRI- EEA/EEPRI Project
Session Chair: Eleni Gabre-Madhin, IFPRI
Welcome to the Workshop
Assefa Admassie EEA, and Claudia Ringler, IFPRI
Keynote Speech: Climate change and Ethiopia
Ato Newai Gebre-ab, EDRI
Introduction to the BMZ Project and Key Policy Messages
Claudia Ringler, IFPRI
Presentation: (PPT 710K)

Measuring vulnerability of Ethiopian farmers to climate change across regional states
Temesgen Deressa, EDRI and University of Pretoria
Abstract: (PDF 97K)  Presentation: (PPT 256K)

10:30-11:00

11::00-12:30
The Impact of Climate Variability on Agricultural Production in the Nile Basin, Ethiopia
Mahmud Yesuf, EDRI
Abstract: (PDF 67K)  Presentation: (PPT 477K)

Stability within Variability: Is it Possible for Ethiopian Agriculture?
Paul Block, IRI, Columbia University
IFPRI EPT Discussion Paper: (PDF 376K)  Presentation: (PPT 826K)

Stakeholders Perceptions of Climate Change and Adaptation Strategies in Ethiopia
Assefa Admassie, EEA
Abstract: (PDF 57K)  Presentation: (PPT 101K)

12:30-13:30

13:30-15:00
Session 2 – Research in Ethiopia and Abroad
Session Chair: Assefa Admassie, EEA
National Adaptation Program of Action (NAPA) Preparation Process in Ethiopia
Abebe Tadege, National Meteorology Agency
Abstract: (PDF 54K)  Presentation: (PPT 6.4M)

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


Summary of Day One: (PPT 42K)

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