Canadian, married to a Ghanaian, Senior Advisor for West Africa @Groundswellint, promoting #agroecology and healthy communities in West Africa
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2. The historic reference to fossil fuels in the text. Countries committed to “transitioning away from fossil fuels” in a “just, orderly and equitable manner”. weak on responsibilities for mitigation, but positive on affirming justice principle. Action now needed.
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𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗔𝗙𝗦𝗔: 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗚𝗨𝗕𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗦
𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥. 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘐 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺, 𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺, 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩.
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The authentic solution to #foodinsecurity for many communities is #agroecology & #foodsovereignty – the right to healthy & culturally appropriate food produced thru ecologically sound & sustainable methods + the right to define one’s own food and agriculture systems.
Cantave's work with rural communities shows that even in very difficult circumstances, in terms of stability and governance, appropriate support and organisation can have major impact on livelihood and well being.
Cantave & PDL remind us that agroecology is not just another production innovation. It's about changing the ends, not just the means - it's about health and resilience and wellbeing, not just yield. That is its transformative power iatp.org/agroecology-poverty…
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Global warming is damaging food security says new #IPCC #ClimateReport.
Fundamental reform of #foodsystems is needed to avoid food-basket failures and unprecedented hunger. @Afsafrica @Million_Belay #climatecrisis #agroecology
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Privileged to have been part of two hectic but critical events these past two weeks @UNLDC5 in Doha and meeting with African Group of Negotiators on #climate change. @Afsafrica advocated for inclusion of #Agroecology in climate negotiations @Million_Belay @KarenNekesa @senalouka
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AFSA is organizing a 3-day workshop in Entebbe, Uganda, that aims to discuss the post #COP27 debrief & strategy planning with the objective of advancing clarity and defining concrete steps to shape Africa's position towards transitioning to #agroecology for a just #ClimateAction!
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Ongoing agroecological training with farmers and extension officers with Dr Kofi Boa of the Centre for No-Till Agriculture at Nkawie.
#agroecology
#foodsecurity
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Through agroecology, rural women are empowered, recognised, and more visible, and they are able to meaningfully participate in food systems. Agroecology fosters better economic opportunities for women. #agroecology #AgroecologyNow #Feminism @routetofood
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The Afri deve bank is holding Green Rev conf in Senegal, calling it a conf ood sovereignty and resilience! Many Afri leaders there! Program shows how the conf is far from res and food sov! We know what #afdb wants but question is will those in power learn from failure of GR?
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Mali is one of the countries most hit by climate impacts with recurrent land degradation challenges hampering #foodsecurity #health and #biodiversity. This week I join regional leaders in Bamako Mali in exchanges to address these challenges within the framework of #GreatGreenWall
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5 demands for more climate-resilient food systems in 2023
"If we want any chance of surviving in a world of increasing crises, we need to shift our approach to investing in #foodsystems that are more resilient to the emergencies around us."@bmngabirano1
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𝟱 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲-𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯
@bmngabirano1 of AFSA outlines five actions the coalition is calling for to return power of Africa food systems to African smallholders
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Industrial Farming Causes Climate Change. The ‘Slow Food’ Movement Wants to Stop It > @TIME #agroecology #regenerativeagriculture #climatecrisis buff.ly/3Rgr0sI
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The virtual launch of the #MyFoodIsAfrican campaign is currently underway. Speakers' voices and wisdom call for Africans to restore and reclaim traditional foods, decolonize African food systems, and resist the push towards corporatization of our #foodsystems. Food is sacred!
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We recently met with our partners from fourteen different countries throughout the world for our 2022 Global Conference. Learn what we did and discussed from Steve Brescia, Groundswell's co-founder and executive director: buff.ly/3M7GPRr
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Agroecology is Africa’s surest path to food sovereignty and an essential climate adaptation and mitigation measure.
#cop27 #cop27egypt #climateaction #agroecology #africa #climatemitigation
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This panel covered questions of how to understand the food crisis today and solutions. We covered many of the structural challenges and ways to overcome. It was a pleasure to be part of it.
Digital Debates to discuss 'The Global Food Crisis: Searching for Solutions on the Brink of the Abyss’ with the attendance of @MichaelFakhri, @DaniNierenberg, @ahmadmukhtar & @mollydelcarmen, moderated by @seymaynt. teapaw.org/i/broadcasts/1lPKqBEDz…
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A US-led sustainable farming initiative #AIM4C aims to raise billions of💲to tackle #climate change at #COP27. But it is criticised for favouring big business and promoting uncertain techno-fixes
Must read exposé by @DeSmog
@AIMforClimate
desmog.com/2022/10/06/aim4c-…
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Media Advisory: Ignoring Africa’s small-scale food producers at COP27 will imperil their survival.
With #Agroecology, Africa can be fed by Africans.
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#Agroecology4Climate #COP27
