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Capacity Development Workshop, Bangkok, Thailand, 28-30 January 2009

Capacity Development Workshop on Improving Agricultural Productivity, Water Use Efficiency and Strengthening Rural Livelihoods

Presentations

Day 1: 28 January 2009

Name Affiliation/Title Presentation
Opening Session
Welcome/Opening Remarks
Noeleen Heyzer Executive Secretary,
UN ESCAP
Tariq Banuri Director DSD,
UN DESA
Luc Gnacadja Executive Secretary,
UNCCD
Ralf Klingbeil Senior Programme Officer,
UNW-DPC
Javad Amin-Mansour Vice-Chair of CSD-17
Session 1: Agricultural Development & Food Security
Thematic Presentations
Amitava Mukherjee UN ESCAP Food security, rural development and poverty reduction
Lisa Schipper SEI Agriculture development and adaptation to climate change
Estrella Penunia AFA Sustaining Smallholder farming systems: constraints and opportunities
Country Presentations
on: Assessment of Policy Reforms in Enhancing Agricultural Productivity
Andrew Daudi Ministry of Agriculture Country Presentation 1: Malawi
Maakmall Hossain Azad Ministry of Agriculture Country Presentation 2: Bangladesh
Session 2: Improving Agricultural Water Management
Thematic Presentations
Deborah Bossio IWMI Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture
Brett Ballard AusAID Cambodia Integrated land and water management for achieving food security: lessons learned
Thierry Facon FAO Technological and management innovations in irrigation water management and their impact on agricultural production
Country Presentations
 on: Institutionalizing Agricultural Water Management at Local Level: What Have We Learnt?
Bashuaib Salem Chairman of National Water Resources Authority Country Presentation 1: Yemen
Ms. K.R.S. Perera Ministry of Agricultural Development & Agrarain Servies Country Presentation 2: Sri Lanka

Day 2: 29 January 2009

Name Affiliation/Title Presentation
Session 3: Strengthening Rural Livelihoods
Thematic Presentations
Mechai Viravaidya PDA Non-farm interventions for strengthening rural livelihoods
Amitava Mukherjee UN ESCAP Reducing rural poverty by investing in rural infrastructure: lessons learned
Marlene Ramirez AsiaDHRRA Linking small farmers to markets: Opportunities for rural development and challenges
Country Presentations
 on: Rural Development Models: Lessons Learned & Experience Gained
Kota Tirupataiah Special Commissioner Rural Development Country Presentation 1: India
Mr.D Bat Erdene Director of the Information & Monitoring Department of the Ministry of Food & Agriculture Country Presentation 2: Mongolia
Session 4: Improving Land Use Planning & Management
Thematic Presentations
Yang Youlin UNCCD Institutional and policy framework for sustainable land use planning and management  to combat land degradation
Michael Taylor ILC Providing access to land: challenges and solutions
Salmah Zakaria UN ESCAP Adapting to climate change in managing land and other natural resources: Regional experiences
Country Presentations
 on: Land Management & Poverty Reduction
Davood Nikkami Soil Conservation & Watershed Management Research Institute Country Presentation 1: Iran
Abdul Qaddus Malik Director Agriculture Country Presentation 3: Pakistan

Day 3: 30 January 2009

Name Affiliation/Title Presentation
Session 5: Scaling Up of Good Practices in Agriculture & Resources Management
Thematic Presentations
Randy Stringer University of Adelaide Agricultural Research: Regional Challenges and Opportunities
Hitomi Rankine UN ESCAP Investing in watershed management: establishing a Payment for Environmental Services mechanism for water regulation and soil conservation
LeHuu Ti
&
Thierry Facon		 UNESCAP
&
FAO		 Successful policy experiences and practices in Asia - Part 1
Successful policy experiences and practices in Asia - Part 2
Way Forward and Closing Session
Recommendations of the Bangkok Workshop and Intersessional Meeting
[Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
Closing Remarks
Tariq Banuri CSD Secretariat Closing Remarks
H.E. Ms. Gerda Verburg Kingdom of the Netherlands
Chair of CSD-17		 Closing Remarks

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