CS4RRA 4th hybrid webinar
Climate-smart agriculture and sustainable landscapes
May 15, 2024, Amonoo Neizer Conference Centre,
Kwame Nkruma University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GHANA
9h00 – 15h30 GMT
DRAFT AGENDA TO BE CONFIRMED
9:00-9:30 Plenary (In Situ & Remote) Welcome and openingceremony
Master of Ceremony: William AMPONSAH
- Welcome addressby the Vice Chancellor of KNUST (In-Situ)
- Ambassador of Germany in Ghana (in-situ)and BMBF, Pia SEIDEL (remote)
- Ambassador of France in Ghana (in-situ)and MESRI, Jean ALBERGEL (remote)
- Opening speechby the Minister of High Education and Scientific Research of Ghana (In-Situ)
9:30-10:30 Plenary (In Situ & Remote)Keynote and Panel discussion
Moderator: Nana Klutse BROWN (Vice Chair of IPCC WG1)
Rapporteurs: Yaw Blay ASANTE // Doreen Aboh KUMIWAA // Emmanuella ODOOM (Standby)
Two keynote speakers:
- Obed M. OGEGA (The African Academy of Sciences, Nairobi, Kenya): How to transform Africa’s food system?
- Robert ZOUGMORE (AICCRA, West Africa): Climate-smart agriculture in Africa
10h30-11h: Coffee break
11h00-12h30 Parallel Session1
Moderator Session1: Akua Osaa AWUAH
Rapporteur: Session 1: Yaw Blay ASANTE // Doreen Aboh KUMIWAA
Speakers:
- Prof. Vincent LOGAH (Department of Crop & Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, KNUST, Ghana): Climate-smart and sustainable soil management in the Anthropocene: A holistic approach.
- Ndeye Fatou MAR (Head of Dept. Land and Biodiversity, Sahel and Sahara Observatory, Tunisia): Climate change, land degradation and sustainable resource management at different scales (From local community to regional policymakers)
- Sergio VICENTE-SERRANO,(UNCCD SPI, Spanish National Research Council, Spain): Advances in drought analytical tools for better understanding of current and future climate change.
- Prof. Ahmed A. BALOGUN, (Dept. of Meteorology & Climate Science, School of Earth & Mineral Sciences
Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria): Climate Smart Small Ruminants Production System for Food Security and Climate Resilience in West Africa.
- Edem MAHU, (Department of Marine and Fisheries Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra) Impact of agricultural practices on ecosystem health of lagoons: a case study of the Keta Lagoon Complex in Ghana,
11h00-12h30 Parallel Session2
Moderator Session2:Emmanuel QUANSAH
Rapporteurs Session 2: Mary Jessie ADJEI // Charity Owusua DANSO Jnr.
Speakers:
- Dr. Stephen YEBOAH (CSIR-Crops Research Institute, Fumesua-Kumasi, Ghana)
- Peter NEWELL (University of Sussex, UK): Climate Smart Agriculture: Governing the Sustainable Development Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Chiara PERELLI (University of Tuscia, Italy): Gender equality and sustainable development: A cross-country study on women's contribution to the adoption of climate-smart agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Jean Luc CHOTTE, IRD (France): The 4p1000 initiative: Compensating rising CO2 emissions by increasing soil carbon stocks
- Reginald TANG GUUROH (Forestry Research Institute of Ghana): Factors influencing awareness and adoption of climate smart agriculture in forest fringe communities of rural Ghana
12h30-13h30 Lunch
13h30-14h30 Parallel sessionscontinue (finalizing reports); in situ and remote
14h30-15:30 Plenary (In situ and Remote): Reporting of parallel sessionsand conclusions Moderator:William AMPONSAH
Reporters:
- 2 Rapporteurs of Session 1 (20 min discussion included)
- Yaw Blay ASANTE
- Doreen Aboh KUMIWAA
- 2 Rapporteurs of Session 2 (20 min discussion included)
- Mary Jessie ADJEI
- Charity Owusua DANSO Jnr.
Closing remarks: Prof. Wilson AGYEI AGYARE (Director WASCAL GSP, KNUST, Ghana)
