Climate-Smart Agriculture Training for Practitioners 9 to 11 October 2018 Japan Climate change imposes a dynamic challenge on the food system in Asia and has already started impacting farming and food value chains in ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs). Climate adaptation and mitigation investments, hence, are relevant to the food and nutrition security agenda of Asia and the Pacific. While the impacts of climate change on food production and distribution have been well discussed and understood in general, practical knowledge of specific measures and activities and how to finance those are still lacking. ADB, through the Rural Development and Food Security (Agriculture) Thematic Group, is teaming up with CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), ADB Japanese Representative Office, and ADB Institute in rolling out training on climate-smart agriculture (CSA) for practitioners. This training, which gathered about 20 ADB staff and DMC project staff, aimed to enhance the participants’ knowledge of CSA and climate finance and to enable them to apply the knowledge in upscaling CSA practices under ADB’s projects. Based on global best practices and some of ADB’s project experience, this training provided practical knowledge about how climate change is likely to impact agriculture, food system, and security, and what actions can be taken to increase productivity, build resilience to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change and contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through CSA. Program and Learning Materials 09 October 2018 10 October 2018 11 October 2018 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Opening Welcome and Introduction Takashi Matsuo, Michiko Katagami, Srinivasan Ancha, Pramod Aggarwal Opening Training Overview Takashi Matsuo, Michiko Katagami, Srinivasan Ancha, Pramod Aggarwal Session A: CSA Concepts Module 1: Overview of Climatic Risks and Climate-Smart Agriculture Pramod Aggarwal Session A: CSA Agriculture Concepts Module 2: Overview of Options for Mitigation in Agriculture Lini Wollenberg Session A: CSA Concepts Module 3: CSA Technologies, Practices, and Services Leo Sebastian Session A: CSA Concepts Exercise: Emission Calculator for Project (ExAct Tool) Lini Wollenberg, Arun KC Section B: CSA Scaling Out and Finance Presentation of ADB projects by the participants Michiko Katagami, Srinivasan Ancha Section B: CSA Scaling Out and Finance Module 4: Enabling Environment and Scaling Out CSA Andy Jarvis Section B: CSA Scaling-Out and Finance Module 5: CSA Prioritization and Bundling Arun KC Section B: CSA Scaling-Out and Finance Module 6: Climate-Smart Policies (Success Stories) Dhanush Dinesh Section B: CSA Scaling-Out and Finance Presentation of ADB projects by the participants Michiko Katagami, Srinivasan Ancha Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Reflection of Day 1 Participants, Michiko Katagami, Srinivasan Ancha Section B: CSA Scaling-Out and Finance Module 7: Climate Finance Alberto Millan Section C: CSA Tracking Module 8: CSA Metrics and M&E Dhanush Dinesh Section D: Designing a CSA Project Presentation of ADB projects by the participants Michiko Katagmi, Srinivasan Ancha Section D: Designing a CSA Project Exercise: Making Your Own Project Climate-Smart (Indicators for CSA and CSA finance tracking Andy Jarvis, Alberto Millan, and other resource persons Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Section D: Designing a CSA Project Presentation of ADB projects by the participants Michiko Katagami Section D: Designing a CSA Project Module 9: Climate-Smart Village Approach Pramod Aggarwal Section D: Designing a CSA Project Module 10: Model CSA Project (Examples and Steps for the Group Work) Alberto Millan, Andy Jarvis Section D: Designing a CSA Project Group Work on Transforming 5 Pipeline Projects to CSA Projects Section D: Designing a CSA Project Project Presentation and Discussions: What Did We Change? Project Leaders Discussions and Reflection Closing Evaluation Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Event Coordinator/s Leah Arboleda Related Full Agenda ADB Organizer/s Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office Strategy, Policy and Partnerships Department Partner Organization/s CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Topics Disaster Risk Management Climate Change Capacity Development Agriculture and Natural Resources