Provisional agenda of the summit
5 to 8 October 2022 – Montpellier, France
Wednesday 5 October
| 8.30 – 9.30
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Welcome and Registration
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| 9.30 – 10.00
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Session 1 – High-level opening session
Plenary moderated by SPONG · UNCCD · OSS · Occitanie Region · Montpellier Mediterranean Metropole · CARI
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10.30 – 12.30
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Session 2 – International Negotiations on Land: Challenges and Prospects
Session dedicated to a review of international negotiations, including a restitution of the latest commitments made within the Convention on Desertification (COP15 of the UNCCD, Abidjan, May 2022). The speakers will be invited to expose their points of view on these commitments and their scope in the face of the pressing issues of food security, drought… Plenary session moderated by Global Soil Partnership · CENESTA – Drynet · FFEM · UNCCD · GEF · UNCCD · French Scientific Committee on Desertification
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| 12.30 – 14.00
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Lunch
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14.00 – 16.00
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Session 3 – The opportunities of agroecology for development in drylands
Scientists and civil society representatives will detail the results of research and development projects on the effects of agroecology in drylands, with a focus on land degradation (avoid, reduce and restore) and territorial development. The session will show the relevance of agroecology to address issues of world hunger, adaptation and mitigation, biodiversity, etc.
Plenary session moderated by Agropolis International · IPES-Food · FAO · CARI · GRET/GTAE · CIRAD
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16:30 – 17:30
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Session 4 – Brakes and levers to upscaling agroecology
This session will provide an overview and analysis of the institutional, financial and governmental obstacles to the deployment of agroecology. The speakers will point out the political inconsistencies that remain, with regards to agriculture, environment, land tenure, etc. The speakers will also show, by testifying to their experiences, the opportunities represented by action at the territorial level. Plenary session moderated by AFD · Both ENDS · IDDRI · Agrisud International · Islands of Peace
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| 19.30 – 22.00
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Welcome cocktail / Award ceremony for the press cartoon competition
Montpellier Mediterranean Metropole and Occitanie region
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Address
Centre Rabelais –
Adresse : 27 Bd Sarrail, 34000 Montpellier
Thursday 6 October
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9.00 – 17.00
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Workshops in parallel sessions
The four workshops will allow for the identification of lessons learned through the participants’ testimonies and the exchange of their experiences. Based on these lessons, the participants will develop recommendations for action and advocacy messages towards several targets. |
| Workshop 1
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Agroecology for economic development
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| Workshop 2
Room |
Agroecology to preserve the environment
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| Workshop 3
Room |
Agroecology to ensure quality of life
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| Workshop 4
Room
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Agroecology, an asset for resilience in crisis situations
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| Detail of the workshops | |
| 9.00 – 10.00 | Introductory presentations – impacts of agroecology |
| 10.00 – 12.30 | Identification of lessons learned |
| 12.30 – 14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 – 17.00 | Development of operational recommendations Development of advocacy arguments and a roadmap |
Addresses
Centre Rabelais –
Adresse : 27 Bd Sarrail, 34000 Montpellier
Espace Martin Luther King (EMLK)
Adresse : 27 Bd Louis Blanc, 34000 Montpellier
Maison des Relations Internationales (MRI)
Adresse : 14 Dsc en Barrat, 34000 Montpellier
Centre Culturel Lacordaire
Adresse : 6 Rue des Augustins, 34000 Montpellier
Friday 7 October
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9.00 – 10.00
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Session 5 – The progress made by public authorities for the agroecological transition
The speakers will present successful experiences in mobilizing political and economic decision-makers in favor of agroecology, at different scales. The exchanges will inspire the participants of Désertif’actions, by showing that the advocacy of civil society on agroecology contributes to move the lines. Successful experiences in mobilizing political and economic decision-makers Round table moderated by CARI · SLM focal point, ministry of agriculture Burkina Faso · Caatinga, Brazil · Occitanie Region, France · Andhra Pradesh State, India
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| 10.00 – 11.00
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Session 6 – Restitution of group work
Plenary moderated by OSS
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| 11.00 – 11.30
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Coffee break
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11.30 – 13.00
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Session 7 – Open dialogue session civil society / donors and decision makers
This session will allow Desertif’actions 2022 participants to present their advocacy recommendations for the transformation of agricultural and food systems and sustainable land management to a panel of institutions and state representatives. The panelists will be invited to respond to these recommendations, and to outline their institutions’ current and future commitments to agroecology. Round table moderated by CARI · AFD · Green Climate Fund · European Union · GEF · UNCCD Focal point
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| 13.00 – 14.30
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Lunch
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| 14.30 – 15.30
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Session 8 – Synthesis of Desertif’actions 2022
Plenary moderated by IUCN · Paris-Dauphine University · Mirova · Mayor of Quelimane, Mozambique · SPONG – ReSaD, Burkina Faso
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15.30 – 17.30
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Parallel panels – Relevant policy frameworks for agroecological transitions
1. Local authorities and their international initiatives What relevance does agroecology have in meeting the challenges of sustainable food systems? · General Secretary of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact · Executive Secretary of the UNCCD · City of Arusha, Tanzania · Autonomous District of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire · Montpellier Mediterranean Metropole, France · GEF
2. The Great Green Wall Initiative, prospects for achieving the objectives by 2030 What role should agroecological transitions play in its implementation? · SPONG – ReSaD, Burkina Faso · UNCCD · Great Green Wall national agency, Burkina Faso · ICRAF · SOS Sahel |
| 20.00 – 23.00
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Final Concert Place du Peyrou
· Le chauffeur est dans le pré / Onda Ya / Jungle box |
Address
Centre Rabelais –
Adresse : 27 Bd Sarrail, 34000 Montpellier
Saturday 8 October
| 10.00 – 19.00
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International festival of lands and seeds
Public event organized with Semeurs de Jardins and Marchés Paysans · Exhibition village · Conferences and talks · Music animations · Food and beverage court · A march from the Place de la Comédie to the Peyrou in the afternoon
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Conferences and talks |
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| 10.00 – 18.30
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Session 1 – Agroecology and its multiple facets
Session 2 – Agroecology to feed the world
Session 3 – Agroecology to reconnect cities and the countryside
Session 4 – Agroecology for territorial development
Session 5 – Agroecology in the Mediterranean
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10.00 – 18.30
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Projects pitch by period of 20 minutes |
- Marquee Impac’Tente
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10.00 – 18.30
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To be defined |
Address
Place Royal du Peyrou
| AFD | French Development Agenciy |
| CARI | Association CARI |
| CIRAD | CIRAD |
| UNCCD | United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification |
| CSFD | French Scientific Committee on Desertification |
| FAO | FAO |
| GEF | Global Environment Facility |
| FFEM | French Global Environment Facility |
| GRET/GTAE | Working Group on Agroecological Transitions |
| ICRAF | International Centre for Research in Agroforestry |
| IDDRI | Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations |
| IPES Food | International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems |
| OSS | Sahara and Sahel Observatory |
| SPONG | Permanent Secretariat of NGOs (Burkina Faso) |
| UICN | International Union for Conservation of Nature |
