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Renewable biofuels not only contribute to mitigation, but also have a positive impact on public health, stated specialists at the IICA Pavilion at COP29
Civil society and academic actors highlighted these insights during COP29, which gathers thousands of people in Baku, Azerbaijan, in a conversation organized by Solutions from the Land at the IICA Pavilion.
The agriculture sector is a force to be reckoned with at COP29 – foreseeing a “brilliant” future, despite the challenges that must be overcome
The discussion took place at the Home of Sustainable Agriculture of the Americas, the pavilion installed by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) at the Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan’s capital city – the venue of COP 29.
The IICA pavilion at COP29 hosts a discussion between the private sector, government authorities and experts to highlight the role of sustainable livestock production in climate change mitigation
The pavilion installed at the United Nations Conference in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, brought together farmers, private sector players and senior agricultural officials of the Americas to discuss the future of the sector, with a particular emphasis on the economic, social and environmental sustainability of animal production.
CGIAR and IICA authorities meet at COP 29 and agree to intensify research efforts aimed at sustaining agricultural productivity in the face of climate impacts
The impact of climate change on tropical agriculture and the need for science and innovation to play a leading role in protecting productivity were other key topics discussed.
At COP29, AECID and IICA outline plans for stepping up joint efforts to strengthen resilience in Latin American and Caribbean agriculture
The AECID and IICA have an ongoing, intensive program of joint activities. They are implementing a number of international cooperation projects, especially in countries such as El Salvador, Paraguay and Bolivia, in addition to regional projects in the Central American Dry Corridor, one of the most vulnerable areas in the world, in both social and climatic terms.
COP29 opened with an event that IICA organized to showcase transformations in Latin America and Caribbean agriculture to guarantee food security against the impact of extreme climate events
The production and livelihoods of farmers in Latin America and the Caribbean are affected by droughts, flooding, hurricanes and other events that are increasingly frequent and severe. In this context, nature-based solutions and innovative financial schemes have been effective in increasing adaptation to these phenomena and mitigating damage and losses.