There is currently no provision for soil carbon sequestration within the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and overall there are very few financing mechanisms that support agricultural mitigation.
Panel:
Mr Peter Holmgren, Director Environment, Climate Change and Bioenergy at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome
Dr Ademola Braimoh, Senior Natural Resources Management Specialist, Agriculture and Rural Development Department (ARD) at the World Bank, Washington
Dr Joan Kagwanja, Policy Officer at the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Nairobi
Mr Juan Hoffmaister, Negotiator for Bolivia on Agriculture and Researcher at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Stockholm
Mr Amos Wekesa, Environment and Climate Change Advisor to the Vi-Agroforestry program of the Swedish Cooperative Centre (SCC), Kenya
Ms Shefali Sharma, Senior Program Officer of Trade and Global Governance at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), Minneapolis
This event was organised and moderated by the Swede Melinda Fones- herself a farmer-
(P.S. She did NOT look too happy- maybe due to the vast expense-maybe due to lack of interest..But I am very grateful that she allowed me to attend- Imagine Bio-char??!!)
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