The online international Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS) 2021 on January 25th and 26th, hosted by the Netherlands, convenes global leaders and local stakeholders. It will see the launch of a comprehensive Adaptation Action Agenda that sets out clear commitments to deliver concrete new endeavors and partnerships to make our world more resilient to the effects of climate change.
Over the course of 24 hours a range of events streamed from time zones across the globe will inspire change and support tangible solutions to the problems of a warming world, showing how we can achieve a climate-resilient future. This includes 10 Anchoring Events, focused on the CAS 2021 Action Themes, that will allow stakeholders to share best practices and coordinate actions, combining the knowledge and needs of different regions.
See the full program and register through the CAS 2021 website by clicking on the button below.
| Name: | Two Degree Initiative for Food and Agriculture: Stakeholder Voices and Global R4D Topics |
| Date: | Monday, January 25 |
| Time: | 13:00 CET |
| Speakers: | Bruce Campbell (CCAFS), Ana María Loboguerrero Rodríguez (CCAFS), Inga Jacobs-Mata (IWMI) |
| About: | The Two Degree Initiative (2DI) is a coalition of hundreds of like-minded partner organizations from around the world with a single unifying vision — to transform the global food system for a climate-smart future. 2DI’s ambition is to reach 200 million farmers through ten participating Regional Challenges that include projects in low- and middle-income countries. In this event, the World Resources Institute (WRI) will present the preliminary findings of a forthcoming report summarizing key outcomes of the 2DI Listening Sessions. Together, CCAFS, WRI and all 2DI partners hope to chart a roadmap for future engagement opportunities, explore ways to raise awareness of the coalition’s objectives and encourage more partners to join the coalition. |
| Details and registration: | Click here for more information. Register through CAS 2021. |
| Name: | Three Short Answers to Water’s Big Questions |
| Date: | Monday, January 25 |
| Time: | 13:00 CET |
| Speakers: | Mark Smith (IWMI) and Sonali Senaratna Sellamuttu (IWMI) |
| About: | Climate adaptation challenges us to break down barriers between silos in our solutions and thinking. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the management of water, one of the most impacted areas of climate change. With agriculture the biggest user globally, it is important that we bring together solutions that tackle both water and food insecurity. In this video, we highlight how solutions can bring adaptation across multiple action tracks for water, food security and rural livelihoods, disaster risk management, and resilient cities. |
| Details and registration: | Register through CAS 2021. |
| Name: | Water and Heritage for Climate Adaptation |
| Date: | Monday, January 25 |
| Time: | 13:00 CET |
| Speakers: | Barbara von Koppen (IWMI) |
| About: | Our complex relationship with water is embodied in tangible and intangible heritage, with material and spiritual dimensions. This relationship has been a source of inspiration and a wellspring for innovation and creativity, for both present and future challenges, including adaptation to climate change impacts. This event will present practical examples from around the world at very local levels, as well as initiatives of cooperation among national and international water institutions and cultural heritage organizations. |
| Details and registration: | Register through CAS 2021. |
| Name: | Transforming the Sahel’s Blue Lifelines for Peaceful and Resilient Communities |
| Date: | Monday, January 25 |
| Time: | 13:00 CET |
| Speakers: | Olefunke Cofie (IWMI) |
| About: | Wetlands play a crucial role as lifelines for communities in the Sahel and Horn of Africa, but are in rapid decline due to a combination of upstream water diversions and climate change. The Blue Lifelines for a Secure Sahel (BLISS) integrated solution package has the potential to restore wetlands in the Sahel and enhance community resilience and reduce conflict. It is a practical example of what can be done to achieve the Global Commission on Adaptation’s Water Action Track goal of ensuring the resilience of natural and managed freshwater systems and of the critical human systems dependent upon them. This side event will present inspiring cases, evidence from Mali and South-Sudan, and a high-level dialogue with key multilateral initiatives and donors on resourcing the revival of Sahelian wetlands to accelerate adaptation. |
| Details and registration: | Register through CAS 2021. |
| Name: | Anchoring Event on Water |
| Date: | Monday, January 25 |
| Time: | 18:15–20:15 CET |
| Speakers: | Sonali Senaratna Sellamuttu (IWMI) |
| About: | This Anchoring Event features an IWMI video on water-fish-rice systems, highlighting how solutions can bring climate adaptation across the action tracks for water, and food security and rural livelihoods. By using water efficiently in two linked food systems — rice and fish — in the Irrawaddy Delta in Myanmar, we can bring increases in agricultural production while limiting water overuse. |
| Details and registration: | Register through CAS 2021. |