CARI will be present at the 16th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP 16), which will take place from 2 to 13 December 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The GTD, RADDO and ReSaD partners will also be present.
Together, CARI and its partners will bring the voice of civil society to international negotiations on sustainable land management in drylands.
Participation in COP16 has 3 objectives:
- Advancing the consideration of agro-ecology within the Convention
- To highlight local authorities in the North and South as key players in sustainable land management in their areas. And to encourage their involvement in discussions at international meetings.
- To launch the 6th edition of Desertif’actions, which will take place in 2026, on the resilience of populations and agro-ecosystems to drought.
Side events organised by CARI
4 December , 12:30 – 14:00 / Green Zone Pavilion 4 main stage
Side event organised by ACDD and CARI – open session in French
“Securing food systems in North Africa: prospects for supporting the deployment of agroecology in public policies”.
This side event will provide an opportunity to make the link between public policies and field experiences. The diversity of speakers will ensure a rich debate and the emergence of concrete, relevant polutions to promote the deployment of agroecology in North Africa
Speakers:
- Fatou Mar (Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel, Tunisia )
- Jérôme Enjalbert (CARI, France)
- Patrice Burger (CARI, France)
- Saleck AHMED CHERIF (NOUAKCHOTT REGION, Mauritania)
- Sandra Rullière (Agence Française de Développement, France)
- Abdelbacet Hamrouni (ACDD, Tunisia)
- Mohamed Brik (El Argoub, Algeria)
6 December, 11:00 – 12:30 / Blue zone MET 02
Side event organised by GTD, DANAYA and CARI – open session in French and English
What role can local authorities and subnational governments
play in sustainable land management and drought resilience?
This side event will provide an opportunity to discuss the work of local authorities, their difficulties and their place within the Convention as an integral part of the negotiations.
Speakers:
- Saleck AHMED CHERIF – Nouakchott Region, Mauritania
- Anne Louise KNAPNOUGEL – Montpellier Méditerranée Metropole, France
- Mamadou Abdoulaye SOW – ENDA PRONAT, Senegal
- Andrea MEZA – UNCCD, Germany
- Jean Marc SINASSAMY – GEF, USA
9 December, 9:00 – 10:30 / Blue zone MET 06
Side event organised by CARI and PASS-LCD – open session in French and English
« Anticipating, managing and rebuilding: strategies for supporting territories facing increasing crises »
This side-event will provide an opportunity for different stakeholders working on the promotion of agroecology, the implementation of the UNCCD or working in crisis contexts to share their points of view.
Speakers :
- Ms. Manon Albagnac – CARI, France
- Mr. Richard Ouedraogo – SPONG, Burkina Faso
- Ms. Stéphanie Piers de Raveschoot, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Suisse
- Mr. Tagnabou Lazare – UNCCD focal point, Burkina Faso
Les papiers de position
A number of position papers will be distributed in French and English on the following themes:
- L’agroécologie, une aubaine pour l’atteinte des objectifs de neutralité en matière de dégradation des terres / Agroecology, a boon for achieving the objectives of land degradation neutrality
- L’agroécologie, une stratégie intelligente pour l’adaptation aux risques de sécheresse / Agroecology, a smart strategy for adaptation to drought risks
- LA RECONNAISSANCE DE L’AGROÉCOLOGIE DANS LES CONVENTIONS DE RIO : un potentiel pour sa mise à l’échelle / RECOGNITION OF AGROECOLOGY IN THE RIO CONVENTIONS : potential for scaling up
- Comment les bailleurs peuvent accélérer la transition agroécologique : recommandations issues du projet AVACLIM / How donors and funds can accelerate the agroecological transition : recommendations from the AVACLIM project
- Note de synthèse : Sécheresse et agroécologie / Summary Drought and agroecology
Notes on the Convention texts were produced by CARI and distributed to the partners to prepare their participation in the COP. The themes chosen are :
