This workshop is the first in a series of steps being undertaken by the African Union (AU) and the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) to operationalize the AU-NEPAD Agriculture Climate Change Mitigation-Adaptation Framework, which has been developed as part of the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Program (CAADP). It is expected to address: understanding the coverage and focus of key thematic and agency-specific frameworks and their linkages with the Framework; provide input and identify prioirities for the programme; identify roles and responsibilities; and explore emerging best practices.  

dates: 17-19 August 2011   location: Durban, South Africa   contact: Tendai Tofa   phone: +27-11-256-3600   fax: +27-11-206-3762   e-mail: tendait@nepad.org