Rabat - The 4th edition of the Climate Change and Development Conference (CCDA-IV) will convene in Marrakesh from October 8 to10 2014 on the theme "Africa Can Feed Africa Now: Translating Climate Knowledge into Action", UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) announced.
The selection of the theme is in recognition of 2014 as the year of agriculture and as such, the conference will focus on climate knowledge opportunities that can transform agricultural production systems to feed Africa sustainably, said Fatima Denton, Director of the UNECA Special Initiatives Division.
The strong participation of civil society is a critical part of this series. They bring on board the realities, opportunities and challenges faced at the grass-roots level so that policy makers and researchers in attendance can begin to design interventions," she added, noting that the targeted vulnerable groups include farmers, women, the youth and pastoralists.
The overall objective of the conference is to provide a platform for deliberating on how Africa can utilize climate knowledge to transform agricultural production systems in order to sustainably feed itself and improve the socio-economic wellbeing of its people.