2nd Africa Ecosystem-based Adaptation for Food Security Conference 2015

The 2nd Africa Ecosystem-based Adaptation for Food Security Conference will take place on 30-31 July 2015 in Nairobi, Kenya, with the theme: 'Re-imagining Africa Food Security through Harnessing EBA Now and into the Future'.

The key objectives of the conference are:

• To determine how EBA can be harnessed to protect and restore Africa’s ecosystems as well as integrate it into policy framework to enable improved agricultural production and productivity;
• To identify scalable and inclusive business models for EBA driven agriculture that can create opportunities in the entire agricultural value chain;
• To identify scalable innovative financing models for EBA driven agriculture that when implemented could stimulate growth, job creation and value chain partnership in Africa;
• To understand the benefits of EBA for job creation and the achievement of the proposed SDGs and what Africa will lose as a continent if EBA is ignored or given little support;
• To identify enabling policies and legislation that will incentivize countries to invest in agriculture, soil conservation and EBA;
• To understand the paradigms that govern the development of agriculture in Africa and gain knowledge on the agents of change who could bring the paradigm shift and associated agenda forward and what needs to be done to mobilize them and facilitate their activities;
• To discuss what needs to be done to incentivize private sector involvement in EBA-driven agriculture to bring in capital and enhance competitiveness.

The conference will take place over two days, and will consist of a combination of plenary and panel group discussions. Each plenary will be structured around one theme and resourced by high level thinkers from diverse perspectives and sectors. The breakout session will be framed around a set of key questions. All sessions will be interactive, so we will not have any speeches or talks with slides.