A consultative meeting was held with the Vice Chairman and Members of the State Planning Commission, Tamil Nadu, in Sept 2023 to discuss how the outcomes of an upcoming project funded by Global Methane Hub on strengthening institutional capacity for methane emission reduction in rice farming systems in Tamil Nadu state could be mainstreamed in […]
The Comprehensive Action for Climate Change Initiative – Asia (CACCI-Asia) will support Asian country collaborators in the design and implementation of policies and programs to achieve the nationally determined commitments under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
Overall, this initiative will create transformational policies, strengthen human capacity, and improve institutional infrastructure that drives progress in implementing mitigation and adaptation interventions and towards a net zero carbon Asia which is food secure and resilient to climate change.
To learn further about CACCI, click on the links below:
http://capacity.ifpri.info/files/2022/11/CACCI-Asia-brochure_Nov-2022.pdf
https://www.canr.msu.edu/resources/cacci-fact-sheet
https://www.canr.msu.edu/resources/cacci-investment-options
https://www.canr.msu.edu/resources/cacci-call-to-action-infographic
Workshop on ‘Mainstreaming Climate Change Sectoral Interventions for Implementing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC’s)’
A workshop on ‘Mainstreaming Climate Change Sectoral Interventions for Implementing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC’s)’ was co-organized by USAID, CEP, NDC Partnership, and IFPRI, on Mar 9, 2023, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan (refer to Annex 1 for the workshop report)). The workshop included sessions on mainstreaming agricultural development strategies and water management strategies for NDC implementation and […]
Consultative workshop on climate action in Tamil Nadu, India
Under CACCI-Asia, a consultative stakeholder workshop 'Multisectoral Climate Action: Designing and Implementing Context Specific Interventions for Achieving NDCs and NAPs' was conducted in Tamil Nadu, India for local level stakeholders on June 5-6, 2023. The workshop was co-organized by the Panchayat Academy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, and IFPRI. Several knowledge and skill […]
CACCI-Asia: March and April 2023 updates
CACCI-Asia: March and April 2023 updates CACCI focused speaking engagements Suresh Babu gave an in-person presentation on ‘Climate Change and Food Systems: From Research to action’ at the 11th Asian Society of Agricultural Economists International Conference (ASAE) conference on 'Sustainable and Resilient Asian Agriculture and Food Systems in the Global World' on Mar 18, 2023, in […]
USAID supported International Workshop on Climate Change Policy Analysis – Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, India
USAID’s CACCI – Asia supported Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), which in collaboration with IFPRI and Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), conducted an ‘International Workshop on Climate Change and Agriculture: Methodologies and Policy Issues’ in Jan 2023. It was a three-day workshop designed for 30 face-to-face participants and 25 online participants […]