Climate change at the heart of debates in Marrakech

The 4th International Conference on Climate Change and Development (CCDA-IV) will be held from 8 to 10 October in Marrakech, under the theme: “Africa can now ensure its food self-sufficiency: from knowledge to action”, announced the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).The conference “will focus on the opportunities offered by climate knowledge to transform agricultural production systems so that Africa can ensure its food self-sufficiency in a sustainable manner,” according to an ECA statement which highlights the impacts of climate change on vulnerable groups such as farmers, women, youth, and pastoralists.For Ms. Fatima Denton, Director of the Special Initiatives Division of the ECA, the strong participation of civil society is an essential element in this debate to expose the realities, opportunities, and challenges encountered on the ground “so that the policymakers…