CLIMATE-RESILIENT AND LOW-EMISSION PRACTICES AND TECHNOLOGIES

Brief session background

New technologies and innovations are necessary to enhance resilience and facilitate adaption of low emissions development pathways. This session will identify and prioritize potential innovations and illustrate adoption pathways to accelerate their application at scale.

Objectives

To identify and prioritize technologies to drive a transformation in food systems.
Apply lessons learned from adoption and implementation of climate-resilient and low-emission practices, to enable deployment at scale.
To catalyse partnerships for technology development and deployment at scale.

Expected outcome(s)

Foster partnerships and information sharing to facilitate the development and implementation of CSA technologies at scale.

Session leads

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)

Program and proposed speakers with their titles and affiliations:

Day 1

TIME	AGENDA
11:30 – 12:00	5-minute pitch on thematic session to conference participants. *Mario Herrero,* Chief Research Scientist of Agriculture and Food, CSIRO
Session 1: Food-systems innovation for accelerating progress towards the SDGs
14:00 – 14:05	Introduction and welcome (Chair: *Daniel Mason-D’Croz*)
14:05 – 14:20	Framing presentation: Wild futures: food-systems innovation for accelerating progress towards the SDGs*, Philip Thornton/Mario Herrero*
14:20 – 15:00	Oral presentations based on selected abstracts The Suitability of CSA Practices in Africa under Current and Future Climate Conditions, *Christine Lamanna,* Climate Change Scientist, ICRAF Solarising Irrigation in Indian Agriculture, *Neha Durga,* Research Consultant, IWMI Data science to support climate smart agriculture in South Asia: How can crucial data gaps be filled with big data stacks? *Timothy J. Krupnik*, Senior Scientist and Systems Agronomist, CIMMYT ITC’s Climate Smart Agriculture: Livelihood Improvement through Low Emission Technologies, *Vijay Vardhan Vasireddy,* Operations Manager, ITC Limited
15:00 – 15:50	Group discussion: Identifying emerging priorities for joint action Practices and Solutions Pitch (25 min): Identify CSA practices/tools/technologies available to address adaptation and mitigation Global Stocktaking Exercise (25 min): Map potential of CSA practices/tools/technologies to address mitigation and adaptation
15:50 – 16:00	Closing – priorities for research and action (*Daniel Mason-D’Croz)*

Day 2

TIME	AGENDA
Session 2: Futures game – innovative partnerships to accelerate technology development and uptake
11:30 – 11:35	Scene setting (*Rathana Peou/Daniel Mason D’Croz*)
11:35 – 13:15	Partnering for impact: A futures game exercise: Regional pathway and priority areas (45 min): Review Day 1 technology inventory and prioritize top technologies Interactive scenario narratives to illustrate innovative partnerships to accelerate technology development and uptake (55 min)
13:15 – 13:30	Summary and closing (*Daniel Mason D’Croz/Mario Herrero)*

Brief session background

Objectives

Expected outcome(s)

Session leads

Program and proposed speakers with their titles and affiliations:

Organizing Partners