{"id":1961,"date":"2019-12-02T10:52:51","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T09:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theclimakers.org\/the-climakers-regional-workshop-the-caribbean-august-2019\/"},"modified":"2020-11-04T12:35:23","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T11:35:23","slug":"the-climakers-taller-regional-el-caribe-agosto-2019","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theclimakers.org\/es\/the-climakers-taller-regional-el-caribe-agosto-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"THE CLIMAKERS Taller Regional \u2013 El Caribe \u2013 Agosto 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Climakers Taller Regional \u2013 El Caribe<\/h1>\n

Agosto 2019<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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The first Regional Consultation took place from August 14th to 16th, 2019, in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Caribbean.<\/b><\/p>\n

The event was hosted by the Agriculture Alliance of the Caribbean (AACARI), <\/b>with the support of the International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF) and featured the participation of over 50 delegates <\/b>representing Farmers\u2019 Organizations from the Caribbean, Governments, multilateral institutions and research organizations.<\/p>\n

Farmers from Belize, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Jamaica and St. Kitts and Nevis<\/b> met<\/b> at the Royal St. Kitts Hotel to discuss challenges and best practices on mitigation and adaptation to climate change as well as explore opportunities to enhance the position of the farmers in the global political discussion on climate change.<\/b><\/p>\n

The following International Organizations made presentations on opportunities and services offered to farmers: WFO, ICDF, Taiwan National University, PROCASUR, a Chilean based International Organization, and Cambio Climatico, Agricultura y Seguridad Alimentaria (CCAFS).<\/p>\n

Topics discussed included water resource management, soil conservation, relevant technology transfer, appropriate policies for agriculture improvement, risk management and networking amongst the Caribbean Region.<\/p>\n

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS<\/b><\/p>\n

Opportunities for the farmers in the global agenda on climate change<\/b><\/a>
\nLuisa Volpe, Head of Policy Development, WFO<\/p>\n

Best Practice from Belize\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/a>
\nCarlos A. Itza, Farmer, Belize<\/p>\n

Best Practice from St. Vincent and the Grenadines<\/b><\/a>
\nRohan Mc Donald, Farmer, St. Vincent<\/p>\n

Strategies of Coping with Climate Change in Taiwan<\/b><\/a>
\nProf. Li-Fen Lei, Department of Agricultural Economics, National Taiwan University<\/p>\n

Developing and introducing crop disaster mitigation<\/b><\/a>
\nKai-Yu Huang, Specialist, Taiwan Mission to St. Kitt and Nevis, Taiwan ICDF<\/p>\n

Enhancing Agricultural Adaptive Capacity to Climate Variability<\/b><\/a>
\nSung-Han Yu, Specialist, Taiwan Mission to St. Kitt and Nevis, Taiwan ICDF<\/p>\n

Scaling up of best practices in family farming for climate-resilient food systems<\/b><\/a>
\nJaviera Araya, PROCASUR Corporation<\/p>\n

Opportunities for scaling climate-smart practices and policy influence<\/b><\/a>
\nDeissy Mart\u00ednez-Bar\u00f3n, Regional Coordinator for Latin America, CCAFS<\/p>\n<\/div>

PHOTOGALLERY<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Raising awareness on Farmers\u2019 best practices.<\/h2>\n<\/div>