General information
When: April 16 - 08:00 am (UTC)
Where: Zoom https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81458829636?pwd=QYjFywuebklZUrPR5XMsa6a4PGtGPF.1
Meeting-ID: 814 5882 9636
Kenncode: 978723
Language: French
About the topic:
Land degradation is a serious threat in Africa, particularly in the Sahel where the combination of climate change, increased population, loss of tree and vegetative cover, and intensified land use is undermining the natural resource base on which rural communities depend. Solutions for a restoration of the dry lands are key to reverse land degradation and biodiversity loss and address the effects of climate change. It is about regaining lost ecological functions by enabling communities to improve the productivity, resilience and sustainability of their livelihoods by adapting some combination and sequence of innovative regreening practices that regenerates the land and restore the landscapes.
In this session of the Community of Practice we invited Groundswell International and SPONG to report about their work in the Sahel. They will explain their methods and practices on the lands and in the communities, talk about successes and challenges. There will be space for questions, answers and discussions.
Agenda
| Time | Item | Speaker | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 - 10:05 | Welcoming words and introductions | Paul Luu | "4 per 1000" |
| 10:05 - 10:20 | The activities of Groundswell International's partners | Peter Gubbels | Groundswell International |
| 10:20 - 10:30 | The activities of SPONG | Richard Ouedraogo & Pierre Omer Ouedraogo | SPONG |
| 10:30 - 10:58 | Q&A | Everyone | |
| 10:58 - 11:00 | Closing remarks | Paul Luu | "4 per 1000" |
Further information on organisations and speakers:
Peter Gubbels is Groundswell International’s Senior Advisor for West Africa and is one of Groundswell’s co-founders. He has 38 years of experience in rural development, including over 28 years living and working in West Africa. Peter is the co-author of From the Roots Up: Strengthening Organizational Capacity through Guided Self-Assessment. He has also written numerous articles, research reports, evaluations, case studies and policy briefs on agroecology. Peter was recently appointed senior fellow with the Global Evergreening Alliance, and he holds an MA in Rural Development from the University of East Anglia in Great Britain, an Honor’s degree in History from the University of Western Ontario, and a college diploma in Agricultural Production and Management. |
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Richard Ouedraogo Je suis Richard OUEDRAOGO, je suis Economiste de l’Agriculture, des Ressources Naturelles et de l’Environnement. De quelle organisation faites-vous partie et que faites-vous ? Je suis le chargé de projet « les Communautés Reverdissent le Sahel » pour le Burkina Faso logé au SPONG. Je m’occupe principalement des questions d’Agriculture, d’Environnement et de développement local au SPONG. Par ailleurs, je suis chargé de l'animation des Groupes Thématiques et des Unités de Coordination Régionales du SPONG. |
| www.spong.bf |
Pierre Omer Ouedraogo Je suis Pierre Omer OUEDRAOGO, je suis Economiste Gestionnaire de formation. De quelle organisation faites-vous partie et que faites-vous ? Je suis le chargé de projet Benkadi pour le Burkina Faso logé au SPONG. Je m’occupe principalement des questions environnementales et de changement climatique, et je coordonne le consortium Burkina Faso du projet « les Communautés Reverdissent le Sahel » depuis 2018, et une autre initiative sur la résilience climatique sous régionale depuis 2021 financée par le gouvernement Néerlandais. |
| www.spong.bf |
