It all started with a simple exchange: learn a few words in the language of someone from outside of your region.
A government advisor from India taught members of the Guatemalan Ministry of Agriculture “Namaste.” A delegate from Mali learned how researchers from Kenya say drought (“ukame”) and hunger (“njaa”). And as a program leader from Burkina Faso noted to his gender-specialist-based-in-Colombia companion, “On est ensemble durant deux jours.” We will be together for two days.
And so they were.
As day 2 of the CCAFS learning workshop “Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans” draws to a close, it is evident that countries involved in the National Adaptation Planning (NAP) process share more commonalities than differences. Planning for climate change adaptation in agriculture is not an easy task for any country, so it’s certainly better that they’re all in it together.
WHAT CAN KENYA LEARN FROM GHANA?
Set against the backdrop of the heady negotiations and interminable word-smithing of the 19th session of the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP19) in Warsaw, Poland, the workshop made a point of setting a tone that was distinctly collaborative and familiar. The 37 participants representing 10 different countrieswere not here to negotiate; they were here to learn.
Read the full story by Caity Peterson on the CCAFS blog.
Photo: A. Jarvis (CIAT/CCAFS)
