About

Climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices have become crucial to enhancing resilience of highland communities and ecosystems to cope with current and projected climate change impacts. In response to this imperative, governments, farming communities, research institutes, development partners, the business community, and civil society have been undertaking several efforts to reduce climate change vulnerability. Improving gender-balanced household livelihoods and food security, expanding highland agricultural value chains, and boosting rural employment through CSA are recurrent themes guiding these efforts.

The 2-day international workshop will address multifaceted aspects of climate-smart agriculture with an overall aim to provide a platform for exchanging innovative ideas, technologies, and methodologies, fostering stakeholder collaboration and networking, and catalyzing the adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in highland regions. It will also share the experience gained from the implementation of the TA-9993 in Nan province of Thailand.

Workshop Themes

• Gender-Conscious Climate Vulnerability And Adaptive Capacity Assessments In Highlands
• Climate-Smart Agronomic Management In Highlands
• Agricultural Product Quality, Value Chains, and Digital Technology
• Knowledge and Capacity Enhancement of Local Governments and Highland Communities on Climate Change Adaptation

Extended Abstracts

Extended Abstracts are invited from organizations and professionals working in climate-smart and sustainable agriculture in HIGHLANDS. The abstract should be directly aligned with one or more themes and subthemes of the workshop and must not exceed 1000 words. It should be based on existing/completed work and not on proposed work. Furthermore, submissions that focus on practical implementation promoting evidence-based technology adoption and policy outcomes will be given preference. The work must focus on HIGHLAND AGRICULTURE. The Call for Extended Abstracts and the Template for Extended Abstract can be downloaded below.

Key Dates

• Submission of Abstracts Deadline: 31 July 2024
• Notification of Selection: 31 August 2024

Cover image by: Darcey Beau