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AfroMaison - INRM challenges, responses, insights

Tom D'Haeyer uploaded a new Document | 15 April 2014

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Based on a set of highly diverse case studies spread across Africa, AfroMaison (FP7-AFRICA-2010) has explored challenges and barriers for putting INRM into practice and proposes adequate approaches and tools to address these. The lessons learnt are summarizes in 10 key insights.

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Integrated Natural Resources Management in Africa - Challenges, responses & Insights

Tom D'Haeyer posted Information | 15 April 2014

Integrated Natural Resources Management is not new. Yet, putting the concept in practice remains a challenge. Campbell et al (2004) concluded ‘Our seeming inability to translate the approaches into practical achievements on the ground is leading to widespread disillusionment. …. What is surprising...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
International symposium and workshops: "Tools for Integrated natural resources management in Africa"

Tom D'Haeyer created a new event | 15 April 2014

16 May

From 16 May 2014
in 2611 AX Delft, (Netherlands)

Organised by AfroMaison FP7-AFRICA-2010

Workshops will be given on AfroMaison tools and approaches, including tools for Spatial planning, tools for choosing and fitting incentives in NRM strategies, tools for managing and sharing spatial data, and a special session on participatory planning for INRM with demonstrations on using WAT-A-...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Info - AfroMaison International symposium and workshops

Tom D'Haeyer uploaded a new Document | 15 April 2014

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
AfroMaison - International symposium and workshops

Tom D'Haeyer uploaded a new Document | 15 April 2014

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
TAKING INNOVATIVE TOOLS AND APPROACHES FOR IMPROVED INRM FORWARD - 15th May 2014, Brussels – Belgium

Tom D'Haeyer created a new event | 15 April 2014

15 May

From 15 May 2014
in 1000 brussels (Belgium)

Organised by AfroMaison FP7-AFRICA-2010

During this event we aim to share lessons learnt among natural resource management projects in Africa, and encourage further work in this area through collaboration between institutions in Africa and in Europe. We will therefore will also welcome the participation of experts, decision makers or...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
E-Consultation on Open Agricultural Knowledge for Development

Sarah Cummings created a new event | 11 April 2014

14 Apr

From 14 April 2014 to 2 May 2014
in (XX)

Organised by Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN); Coherence in Information for Agricultural Research for Development (CIARD)

The Global GODAN/CIARD Consultation on Open Agricultural Knowledge for Development will take place at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, between 22-24 April. Acknowledging that there are many more people interested in this subject than are able to be there in-person in Rome, the planning committee...

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA
Disappearing Honey Bees

Laura Giappichelli updated the Information | 7 April 2014

Simple graphics speak louder than words In the midst of the European Week for Bees and Pollination , take a minute to look at this forthtelling graph to better appreciate the real issues we are facing today, with an ever declining population. The above graphic was embeded from the following source...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Laura Giappichelli commented on information | 3 April 2014

Disappearing Honey Bees

thanks Diane for posting this!

Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Next Brussels Briefing – Realising the Promise of Agriculture for Africa’s Transformation

Felix Nkwetta Ajong created a new event | 1 April 2014

04 Apr

From 4 April 2014
in Brussels (Belgium)

Organised by The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)

The next Brussels Development Briefing on ‘Realising the Promise of Agriculture for Africa’s Transformation’ will be held during the morning of Friday 4 April 2014, at the Egmont Palace in Brussels. This 36th Briefing is timed to coincide with the 4th Africa-EU Summit, and the panel is being...

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