June 22th 2015 : Side-Event organised in Madagascar within the world conference of « Our Commun Futur Under Climate Change»

The consortium LRI, IRD, GTCC, MESupReS and BNCCC will organise a symposium entitled "soil, forest and agriculture :  what are the challenges to face climate change in Madagascar ?" on june 22th 2015, in Panorama Hotel, Antananarivo, Madagascar. It will be organised as a side event on the frame of the International Scientific conference of « Our Commun Futur Under Climate Change» organised in UNESCO site, Paris, in July 2015. This event aims to be a day of exchanges between scientists, policy makers and civil society around adaptation and mitigation of climate change issues while focusing on those "Soil" and "Forest"resources.  It will include presentations in plenary and a round table. Specific topics reflecting context in Madagascar will be treated during the presentations in plenary, such as: (i)the past-present-future of climate change, (ii) Importance of Soils to face climate change, (iii) Agriculture within the context of climate change, (iv)Climate change, Forests and Biodiversity.

Round table will be hold with a panellist composed of policy makers, civil society, researchers, farmers and local community to discuss strategies implemented at national level to fight against climate change and the expectations of various organizations and political frames within negotiations for the COP21 as well.

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