UTC+3 (Nairobi, Kenya)

Can bamboo save African livelihoods?

Oct 11, 2023 | 16:45 - 18:15
Karura Hall

Rural development and green jobs Locally-led landscape solutions

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Africa is set to lose three-quarters of its arable land to land degradation, which will exacerbate poverty and threaten livelihoods across the continent. Bamboo is a climate-resilient plant that can both reverse land degradation and help communities mitigate and adapt to climate change. It provides a vital resource for African livelihoods and has great potential for green jobs, economic growth, land restoration, and climate change mitigation and adaptation. This session will showcase bamboo-based land restoration technologies and best practices in Africa by researchers, policymakers and innovators through a series of presentations, short videos, posters, exhibits and audience discussions.

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Speakers

IAJ

Isaac Acquah Jnr

Director and Head

Natural Resource Department of the Environmental Protection Agency of Ghana

Jayaraman Durai

Director of Global Programmes

INBAR, Beijing, China

Gitonga Mugambi

Principal Secretary

State Department of Forestry, Government of Kenya

Jane Njuguna

Acting Director

Kenya Forestry Research Institute(KEFRI)

Tom Okello

Executive Director

National Forestry Authority, Uganda

Selim Reza

Program Manager

International Bamboo and Rattan Organization(INBAR), East Africa Regional Office Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Mohammed Safdar

Commercial Manager

Climate Impact Partners

Lu Wenming

Deputy Director General

International Bamboo and Rattan Organization(INBAR)

Organizations

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GLOBAL LANDSCAPES FORUM (GLF)

The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement. The Forum takes a holistic approach to create sustainable landscapes that are productive, prosperous, equitable and resilient and considers five cohesive themes of food and livelihoods, landscape restoration, rights, finance and measuring progress. It is led by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), in collaboration with its co-founders UNEP and the World Bank and Charter Members. Charter members: CIAT, CIFOR-ICRAF, CIRAD, Climate Focus, Conservation International, Crop Trust, Ecoagriculture Partners, The European Forest Institute, Evergreen Agriculture, FAO, FSC, GEF, GIZ, ICIMOD, IFOAM - Organics International, The International Livestock Research Institute, INBAR, IPMG, IUFRO, Rainforest Alliance, Rare, Rights and Resources Initiative, SAN, TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability, UNCCD, UNEP, Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation part of Wageningen Research, World Farmer Organization, World Agroforestry, World Bank Group, World Resources Institute, WWF International, Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL)