Food Sovereignty

Dato for begivenhed: Wednesday 09 December 2009 15:00 by Pesticide Action Network

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Speakers: 

Moderator: Gilbert Sape, PAN International

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Support: Biju Negi, PAN Asia and the Pacific

             Marie Suzanne Traore, PAN Africa

 

1. Introduction – Heather Pilatic, PAN North America

2. Plenary

(A)    Corporate agriculture and climate change –

(i)   Bhaskar Goswami - Forum for Biotechnology and Food Security, New Delhi, India.

(ii)    Irene Dankelman - Coordinator for Sustainable Development, Radboud University (Nijmegen), The Netherlands.

(B)    Potential of ecological agriculture vis-à-vis food and climate –

(i)   Rachel Berger - Practical Action, Schumacher Centre for Technology and Development, UK.

(ii)  Vijay Pratap - South Asian Dialogues on Ecological Democracy, India.

(iii)   Annie Shattuck - Food First - Institute for Food and Development Policy, USA.

 

(C)    Need to place people’s food and agriculture at the centre of UNFCCC discussions

(i)   Wahu Kaara – Executive Director, Kenya Debt Relief Network (KENDREN), Kenya.

 

3. Open forum 

4. Post-Copenhagen Plan of Action

5. Conclusion – Heather PilaticDescription: This workshop proposes a way forward through this climate crisis using a bottom-up approach, placing small-scale farmers at the centre of food production. Presenting evidence from over two decades of working with grassroots and people’s organizations, the workshop will show how biodiversity-based agriculture and food sovereignty are the foundation of true community resilience in coping with and adapting to climate change, mitigating global warming, and establishing a sustainable, equitable socio-economic system.

Kontakt-email: gsape@pan-international.org

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