Desertif'actions 2022
International Civil Society Summit
From 05 to 07 October in Montpellier, France
The international civil society summit 2022
Desertif’actions 2022 is based on a multi-stakeholder dynamic throughout the year and organized in 3 phases: a first preparatory phase, between January and April, which allowed to highlight the first elements of consultation through the administration of an online questionnaire, national workshops in 17 countries, and an international webinar; a second phase of structured contribution to the UNCCD COP 15 in Abidjan in May; and the organization of an international summit in October in Montpellier.
The entire Désertif’actions 2022 dynamic has focused on promoting agroecology as a solution to inspire agricultural transitions in the territories, considering the major benefits on the environment, food security and local development in dry areas.
Programme for the 3 days of the Summit
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
Phase préparatoire
National workshops
Between 20 and 60 people met in each of the participating countries at workshops to produce evidence and advocacy messages on agroecology as a solution to a range of issues.
- Algeria,
- Benin,
- Brazil,
- Burkina Faso,
- Cameroon,
- Ivory Coast,
- France,
- India,
- Mali,
- Mauritania,
- Peru,
- Senegal,
- Tanzania,
- Tunisia
These workshops enabled the participating organisations to share examples of the results of their actions in the field, and the effects observed on economic development, environmental protection, quality of life and resilience in the face of crises. Organised voluntarily by the organisations involved in their own countries, these workshops clearly demonstrate the major importance of these concerns on a global scale.
webinar
More than 70 representatives of civil society organizations, scientists and institutions participated in the online workshop organized by CARI and the Sahara and Sahel Observatory to consolidate the first results of Desertif’actions 2022 in preparation for the UNCCD COP15.
The webinar presented the results of the participation in the online questionnaire and national workshops, as well as the first consolidated results on the 8 themes addressed. The exchanges during this webinar allowed to consolidate common positions on the themes of drought, food security and land degradation neutrality, which were then carried by the civil society during the UNCCD COP15.
Find the complete report (French only)
Preparatory documents
The preparatory phase, through the various periods devoted to consultation, resulted in the production of: framework notes and thematic fact sheets.
All of these were used at COP 15 in Abidjan (phase 2).
- Agro-ecology and biodiversity : The framework note and the thematic sheet
- Agroecology and climate change : The framework note and the thematic fact sheet
- Agroecology and the Great Green Wall: The framework note and the thematic sheet
- Agroecology and neutrality with regard to land degradation: The framework note and the thematic sheet
- Agroecology and the One Health approach: the framework note and the thematic sheet
- Agroecology and the restoration of ecosystems: the framework note and the thematic sheet
- Agroecology and drought: the framework note and the factsheet
- Agroecology and food safety: the framework note and the thematic sheet
Participation in COP15
The results of the COP15 (French only)
Déclaration de la société civile :
- CSO opening statement to the COP15 Main Committee of the Whole (FR & EN)
- Statement at the High-Level Segment on Sustainable Land Use – Moving from production to consumption (FR & EN)
3 position papers :