[mesci_xxi_students] IFAD & FAO "Working & Networking" Sessions on Climate Change and Food Systems @ University of Palermo - June 26-28, 2023

["Eriona Zeqiri" < >]

Dear all,

Kindly note below invitation with possibility of grants, received from one of our professors.

Interested participants, can please join IFAD and FAO on June 26-28, 2023 for Working and Networking Sessions on Data & Evidence, Impact Assessment, Climate Change and Innovation for Sustainable Agrifood System as part of the Workshop on “Climate Change and Innovation for Sustainable Agrifood Systems”  organized in collaboration with the University of Palermo.

The main objective of the workshop is to present the latest scientific and policy developments on environmental sustainability in agriculture for food security to all the development community interested in the field. The workshop will focus on the relationship between climate change and innovation to produce agricultural goods in a sustainable way, both in Europe and in developing countries with a strong focus on Africa and the Mediterranean.

At the same time, “Working & Networking” sessions organized by the International Organizations will help participants to increase their understanding of the strategic benefit of evidence-based decision making in policy formulation, program design, and budget allocations; the role of impact assessments of agricultural interventions; and capacity for evidence generation and uptake. Participants will attend sessions to understand how the institutions analyse and interpret data for informing policy decisions, thereby strengthening state capacity for evidence generation and uptake.

Deadline: May 15^th, 2023

Grant of $500 for best scholars affiliated to an Italian University

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Online Application form

 

IFAD and FAO Working and Networking Sessions: 

 

·       The Role of Data in Decision-Making

·       The Role of Impact Assessments of Agricultural Interventions

• Using GIS Data in Impact Assessments
• Impact Evaluations to Brave the Elements: Challenges, Innovations and Opportunities to Design Rigorous and Feasible Impact Evaluations in the Context of Climate Change
• Data Matters: Improved Data and Metrics to Lower the Vulnerability and Build Resilience to Climate Change
• It is All Connected: Inclusive Climate Adaptation Strategies and Innovative Agricultural Value-Chain Interventions