The 3 days of the summit
Desertif’actions 2022
From October 05 to 07 in Montpellier


Final deliverables
Synthesis – Online consultation
Synthesis – Download
Final report (french)
The International Civil Society Summit.
The international summit of civil society in Montpellier began with 3 days of conferences from 05 to 07 October 2022. These days were punctuated by plenary sessions, roundtables, workshops … objectives of these days were to exchange , to find solutions and to put forward agroecology as a tool to solve many ecological, economic and social problems…. But also, to ensure a better resilience toward the crises we are facing and will continue to face.
day 1
05/10
Plenary Sessions
Opening session
International negotiations on land: issues and perspectives
The opportunities of Agroecology for development in drylands
Presentation – Laurent Levard, GTAE
Presentation – Jerome Enjalbert, CARI
Presentation – Emile Frison, IPES Food
Presentation – Eric Scopel, CIRAD
Presentation – Dario Lucantoni, FAO
Barriers and levers to the deployment of agroecology
day 2
06/10
Workshops in parallel sessions
Agroecology at the service of economic development in the territories
Presentation – Bruno Losch, CIRAD
Presentation – Simon Baliteau, Agrisud International
Presentation – Pietro Carpena, Tree Aid
Agroecology to preserve the health of the environment
Presentation – Nahid Naghizadeh, CENESTA
Presentation – Bernard Bonnet, IRAM
Presentation – Tekalign Ayisse Messore, ISD
Agroecology for a better quality of life
Presentation – Compilation
Agroecology, an asset for resilience in crisis situations
Presentation – Tolotra Ranaivoharimanana, CTAS
Présentation – Aurélie Binot, CIRAD
Presentation – Emilie Perrousset, GIZ/ProSoil
day 3
07/10
Topics / Themes
What progress and public policy initiatives in favor of the agroecological transition?
Restitution of group work
Agroecology for the economic development of territories
Agroecology to preserve the health of the environment
Agroecology for a better quality of life
Agroecology as an asset for resilience in crisis situations
Open dialogue civil society – donors / decision makers
Parallel Panels – Relevant Policy Frameworks for Agroecological Transitions
Panel 1 – Local governments and their international initiatives
Panel 2 – The Great Green Wall initiative, prospects for achieving the objectives by 2030
Presentation – Moussa Halilou, CNCOD-ReSaD
Presentation – Ange Mboneye, SOS Sahel
Presentation – Fatou Mar, OSS
Presentation – Patrick Worms, ICRAF