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Related projects

	Africa-wide Civil Society Climate Change Initiative for Policy Dialogues (ACCID)
	Building Climate Change Resilience in Africa's Agricultural Research Programmes
	Limpopo Basin Development Challenge (LBDC)
	Strategies for Adapting to Climate Change in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa: Targeting the Most Vulnerable
	Strengthening Evidence-Based Climate Change Adaptation Policies (SECCAP)

Resources

Year of publication: 2011

Learning, Communicating and Advocating for Climate Smart Agriculture
18 October 2011, Dr Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, FANRPAN

Year of publication: 2010

Climate negotiations: No agriculture, no deal
20 May 2010
FANRPAN participates in the ACTESA 3rd stakeholders meeting
10 May 2010 - 14 May 2010, FANRPAN
The CCAFS Launch Conference: Building food security in the face of climate change
4 May 2010
'Engendering Agricultural Research'
April 2010
Agriculture's role in flood adaptation and mitigation: policy issues and approaches
2010, Joe Morris, Tim Hess and Helena Posthumus
Agriculture Sector Strategy 2010-2014
January 2010

Year of publication: 2009

Video clip: Dr Lindiwe Sibanda, CEO of FANRPAN, on agriculture and climate change
December 2009, FANRPAN
Agriculture and Rural Development Day Bulletin
12 December 2009
Forest governance and accountability
July 2009
Environment Budget Vote 2009/10 - Delivered by Minister BP Sonjica
18 June 2009
FANRPAN Participates at the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) Special Session on Climate Change
25 May 2009 - 29 May 2009, FANRPAN
Water Security Africa
18 May 2009 - 20 May 2009
17th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development – Side Event: Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
6 May 2009, Thomas Rosswall, FANRPAN
Dr Lindiwe Majele Sibanda discussing the Obama Agriculture plan
4 May 2009, FANRPAN
Basin Development Challenges ready to go
28 April 2009
Africa: Continent Will Have to Feed European Union's Artificial Biofuels Demand
19 April 2009, Hilaire Avril
Scholarship opportunities: Graduate Study in Environmental Management & Development, and Climate Change
April 2009, The Australian National University (ANU), Crawford School of Economics and Government
Sir Bob Geldof, keynote speaker at World Biofuels Markets 2009
19 March 2009
Africa: 'Climate Change Does Not Wait for Recessions'
3 March 2009, Wambi Michael
Policy Analysis and Advocacy Programme (PAAP) Newsletter - Kenya gets a Biosafety Law
27 February 2009
African Forests Provide Valuable Carbon Sink
25 February 2009
Poorest Nations Shortchanged By Billions In Climate Change Pledges
23 February 2009
Biotechnology growing at 'remarkable' rate - Gauteng
10 February 2009, Esmarie Swanepoel
COMESA Organises post-Kyoto Meeting on Climate Change
2 February 2009, Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Africa: Climate Change threatens food security
19 January 2009, Miriam Mannak, ipsnews.net

Year of publication: 2008

Kenya Finally Approves Biosafety Law
13 December 2008, Henry Neondo, ASNS News
Countries agree on goals for new United Nations (UN) climate treaty
11 December 2008, Arthur Max, The Associated Press
Africa proposes own solution to climate: full range of bio-carbon sequestration actions
11 December 2008, Biopact
Launching the Africa Climate Solution - A Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) - Agriculture, Forestry and Sustainable Land Use (AFOLU) Bio-carbon Coalition
10 December 2008, FANRPAN Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Africa proposes its own solution to global warming
10 December 2008, Rhett A Butler, mongabay.com
Ngwenya Poznan speech
10 December 2008, Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA)
It is tough call for African Farmers in adapting to Climate Change
10 December 2008, Henry Neondo, ASNS News
Kenya approves Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) bill
9 December 2008, Dr Wynand J van der Walt, FoodNCropBio
Could Carbon Trade Secure Livelihoods for Small Farmers?
6 December 2008, Matt Podolin
Poznan Climate Change Conference - Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Side Event: Launching the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) - Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use (AFOLU) Coalition
1 December 2008 - 12 December 2008, FANRPAN
The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznan
1 December 2008 - 12 December 2008, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Poznan Climate Change Conference - Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)/FANRPAN banners
December 2008, FANRPAN
Kenya: Parliamentary speech in support of the Biosafety Bill
December 2008, Minister for Agriculture, Mr William Ruto
Climate Change-Africa: Trade Carbon for Food Security
28 November 2008, Busani Bafana, Inter Press Service News Agency
Climate Change-Africa: Trade Carbon for Food Security
28 November 2008, The Zimbabwean
Proceedings of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)/FANRPAN Meeting on the Africa-wide Civil Society Climate Change Initiative for Policy Dialogues (ACCID)
26 November 2008 - 27 November 2008, FANRPAN Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Nairobi Declaration on Climate Change of the meeting of the COMESA Ministers of Agriculture and Environment held in Nairobi, Kenya
7 November 2008, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Biotechnology still polarizing Africa
31 October 2008, Venter Mwongera, Africa Science News Service (ASNS)
"African scientists to strengthen Biotech Network"
22 September 2008 - 26 September 2008
The first ever All Africa Congress on Biotechnology - The Nairobi Declaration and way forward
22 September 2008 - 26 September 2008
FANRPAN Chief Executive Officer (CEO) among 50 eminent thinkers at Climate Change Global Roundtable
1 August 2008, FANRPAN
Biofuels and the food price crisis: A survey of the issues
August 2008, Kimberly Elliott, Centre for Global Development (CGD)
Effective use of climate science to improve adaptation in Africa
May 2008, Stockholm Environment Institute
HIV/AIDS, climate change and disaster management: challenges for institutions in Malawi
May 2008, Pablo Suarez, Precious Givah, Kelvin Storey, Alexander Lotsch, The World Bank
Southern African Region and Response Plan
February 2008, United Nations (UN)
Potential and challenges of forest carbon finance
January 2008, Commonwealth Consultative Group on Environment
IAASTD: Sub-Saharan Africa summary for decision makers
2008, Carol Markwei, Lindela Ndlovu, Elizabeth Robinson, Wahida Shah, International Assessment Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD)
Biofuels and greenhouse gas emissions: Myths versus facts
2008, United States Department of Energy
International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) progress on testing Genetic Modification (GM) seed presence
2008
Regional Roundup: Interview with Wynand van der Walt (Biotechnology Expert)
2008

Year of publication: 2007

Spotlight on Biofuels: The research challenge
December 2007, Science and Development Network (SciDev.Net)
Biofuels industrial strategy of the Republic of South Africa
December 2007, Department of Minerals and Energy (DME)
Will the growing demand for biofuels lead to food crisis?
27 November 2007, Charles BL Jumbe, Centre for Agricultural Research and Development (CARD); Bunda College of Agriculture (University of Malawi); Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis network (FANRPAN)
Commonwealth Climate Change Action Plan
November 2007, Commonwealth Secretariat
Climate change, agricultural policy and poverty reduction - how much do we know?
September 2007, Rachel Slater, Leo Peskett, Eva Ludi and David Brown, Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
Climate change: The challenges facing finance ministers
September 2007, Commonwealth Secretariat
Gender and climate change
September 2007, Commonwealth Secretariat
Review of environmental, economic and policy aspects of biofuels
September 2007, Deepak Rajagopal and David Zilberman, The World Bank, Development Research Group
Adapting to climate variability and change: A guidance manual for development planning
August 2007, International Resources Group (IRG)
Evaluation of USAID/Southern Africa's programme to "improve management of shared river basins"
July 2007, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Climate change impacts on animal husbandry in Africa: A Ricardian analysis
June 2007, Sungno Niggol Seo and Robert Mendelsohn
Energy politics and poverty
June 2007, Global Economic Governance Programme
Where has all the water gone?
April 2007, Charlotte Sterrett, Oxfam Australia
Climate change and development in Africa
12 March 2007, Henny Osbahr, Timmons Roberts
Fate and Fear: Risk and its consequences in Africa
February 2007, Stefan Dercon, Global Poverty Research Group (GPRG)
Climate risk management in Africa: learning from practice
2007, Moly Hellmuth, Anne Moorhead, Madeleine Thomson and Jim Williams, International Research Institute for Climate and Society
Biofuels: ACP's response to fossil fuel dependence
2007, Jan Cloin, Raymond Rivalland, Dr Maureen Wilson and Prof. Francis Yamba, Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU
Adaptation to climate change in poverty reduction strategies
2007, Arnoldo Matus Kramer

Year of publication: 2006

Addressing the Impact of Biosafety Systems: Towards a Regional Approach to Biotechnology and Biosafety for Southern African Countries (RABSAC)
December 2006, Marnus Gouse
Every drop counts
10 November 2006, Nicole Johnston, Mail & Guardian
Workshop on the African Position on GMOs in Agriculture
17 October 2006 - 19 October 2006, African Union (AU)
Biotechnology at the crossroads in Malawi
October 2006, Charles Mataya and Marnus Gouse
South Africa RABSAC Newsletter
October 2006, Marnus Gouse
Climate change and smallholder farmers in Malawi
October 2006, ActionAid
Theme: Addressing the impact of biosafety systems and regional policies on food security and agriculture in Mauritius
September 2006, Contributors: H Neeliah, B Rajkomar, A Dookun-Saumtally and J Ramkissoon, FANRPAN
Addressing the impact of biosafety systems and regional policies on food security and agriculture in Mauritius
September 2006, Contributors: H Neeliah, B Rajkomar, A Dookun-Saumtally and J Ramkissoon
Natural and human induced hazards and disasters in Sub-Saharan Africa
25 August 2006, International Council for Science (ICSU)
Report on proceedings of the National Consultative dialogue meeting on agricultural inputs development
August 2006, Prepared by Timothy Mchekacheka Shawa, Malawi Institute of Management
The Regional Approach to Biotechnology and Biosafety Policy in Eastern and Southern Africa (RABESA) Regional Workshop
30 May 2006 - 31 May 2006, FANRPAN ECAPAPA, COMESA, ASARECA, PBS, ACTS
Addressing biosafety systems and the impact of regional policies on food security and agriculture
18 May 2006, Harris Neeliah and B Rajkomar, A Dookun-Saumtally, J Ramkissoon, FANRPAN
Climate change: enhancing adaptive capacity
March 2006, Michael Mortimore and Adam Manvell, Natural Resources Systems Programme (NRSP)
Building Bridges - Volume 2 No 1: Biotechnology, biosafety and environment in sub-Saharan Africa
January 2006 - June 2006, Regional Agricultural and Environmental Initiatives Network- Africa (RAEIN-Africa)
Popularize, Produce, Disseminate! Reference sheets for field researchers
2006, The International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
South Africa RABSAC Policy brief
2006, Marnus Gouse

Year of publication: 2005

Towards a regional approach to biotechnology and biosafety policies for Southern African Countries: South Africa
October 2005, Rosemary Wolson and Marnus Gouse
Towards a regional approach to biotechnology policy in Southern Africa: Malawi
September 2005, Charles Mataya, University of Malawi – Lilongwe
Addressing the impact of biosafety systems and regional policies - towards a regional approach to biotechnology policy in Southern Africa
August 2005, Rosemary Wolson, Marnus Gouse, Charles Mataya, Mathews Madola, Dr FK Nyondo, Wisdom Changadeya, Harris Neeliah, Asha Dookun, Balraj Rajkomar, Jairaj Ramkissoon, FANRPAN
Issue 01: Volume V: Addressing the impact of Bio-safety Systems and Regional Policies on Food Security and Agriculture
May 2005, FANRPAN
Biotechnology, agriculture, and food security in Southern Africa
2005, Edited by: Steven Were Omamo and Klaus von Grebmer, FANRPAN International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Towards a regional approach to biotechnology and biosafety policies for Southern African Countries: Mauritius
2005, Harris Neeliah, Balraj Rajkomar, Asha Dookun-Saumtully, and Jairaj Ramkissoon

Year of publication: 2002

Dialogue Volume 2 Issue 2: FANRPAN conducts a short term policy study on maize and farm inputs
August 2002, Howard K Sigwele, Network Coordinator, FANRPAN
20 Questions on Genetically Modified (GM) foods
2002, World Health Organization (WHO)

News

Five innovations working to empower women
2012-01-06, The Christian Science Monitor
Canada's Environment Minister announces recipients of climate change research
2012-01-05, International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Delayed climate deal a risk to food production, ag specialists say
2011-12-07, AlertNet
Leading Agricultural Organisations Issue Joint Appeal to COP17 Climate Negotiators at All-Day Event in Durban
2011-12-03, CGIAR Research Program on CCAFS
Attention on Africa's agriculture as food becomes world's 'new oil'
2011-12-03, Ghana Business News
John Prescott: suspend the Kyoto protocol
2011-12-02, The Guardian
Canada urged to stay with Kyoto Protocol
2011-12-02, Fin24
Has the Kyoto protocol failed Africa?
2011-12-02, BBC News
Climate change is just a game
2011-12-02, News24
Reporting from COP 17 in Durban
2011-12-02, The Rockefeller Foundation


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