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The Government of Mauritania hosted a workshop on financing for climate change projects in Nouakchott on 1-2 December 2009. The World Bank and the World Bank Institute presented information, including materials created by the TerrAfrica partnership, aiming to improve national authorities’ knowledge of existing funding mechanisms for climate changes issues. More than 30 people attended, [...]

A workshop was held in Accra, Ghana, on 2-3 November 2009, as part of the TerrAfrica support to enhance the exchange of experiences with Country Sustainable Land Management Investment Frameworks (CSIFs). 32 representatives from five African countries – Ghana, Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso and Uganda – attended. The participants aimed to deepen the common understanding [...]

During the TerrAfrica Executive Committee (TAEC) meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina (26-27 September 2009), new representatives from the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and African governments joined the TAEC. The new African country representatives are Ethiopia and Niger, which replaced Chad and South Africa. The CSOs PELUM Lesotho and CONGAD were replaced by the National NGOs-CBOs [...]

Among a suite of new knowledge products developed in 2009, the TerrAfrica Secretariat highlighted several that explore links between sustainable land management and climate change related issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. These TerrAfrica Knowledge Products aim to educate policy makers and development practitioners about the role sustainable land management plays in combating the effects of climate [...]

The World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT) organized a symposium in Bern, Switzerland, on 20 October 2008, the first day of the 13th WOCAT Annual Workshop and Steering Meeting. The symposium brought together partners, donors, and international development and agricultural professionals and institutions.