Climate Adaptation and Economic Impact for African Agriculture and Food Systems
Africa’s agricultural and food systems support more than 60% of the population’s workforce. Climate change threatens livelihoods with challenges such as irregular weather patterns severely impacting crops and livestock. However, sustainable farming practices such as crop diversification, conservation agriculture, and promoting drought-resistant crops and livestock breeds can better prepare African countries to design agriculture and food systems that withstand the effects of climate change.
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Nicholas M. Bassey
Nicholas M. Bassey is Deputy Vice President for MCC’s Department of Congressional and Public Affairs, where he works to strengthen relationships with Congress, NGOs, businesses, government officials, and the U.S. public. His portfolio includes the planning, implementation, and oversight of domestic and international communications, media relations, events, and digital and outreach strategies, and as well as nurturing strategic relationships with key partners. Mr. Bassey previously served as Division Chief for Private Sector Engagement (PSE) Institutional Capacity in the U.S. Agency for International Development’s PSE Hub. There, he fostered strategic alliances to enhance the Agency’s capacity to leverage private sector resources for international development.
Degan Ali
Degan Ali is an internationally-renowned humanitarian leader who has been at the forefront of shifting power for decades. She is a Rockefeller Foundation Global Fellow for Social Innovation, a contributor to the Overseas Development Institute/Humanitarian Policy Group and the Global Food Security Journal. Degan is also the co-founder of the first Global South civil society network for local and national humanitarian organizations, the Network for Empowered Aid Response (NEAR). She is an innovator, translating ground-breaking ideas into action, such as pioneering the first large-scale cash transfer, in 2003 in Somalia, leading the transition to global acceptance of cash assistance.
Eric Rutayisire Muziga
Eric holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. As a seasoned systems engineer, he boasts a rich history in pioneering new technologies and tech products worldwide. In 2014, Eric established Charis UAS, the premier drone company in Rwanda, dedicated to furnishing aerial imagery for informed decision-making. Under his leadership, Charis UAS expanded its services to encompass diverse sectors including climate resilience, agriculture, mining, healthcare, and infrastructure across eight African nations. Recognized for his groundbreaking work, Eric earned a spot on the 2019 Forbes 30 under 30 list in the technology category and clinched a top-three ranking in the All Africa Business Leader Award's Young Business and Innovator category.
Pedro De Vasconcelos
Pedro De Vasconcelos is the Programme Manager of IFAD’s multi-donor Financing Facility for Remittances (FFR) and Lead Senior Technical Specialist on remittances, migration and inclusive finance. The US$62 million Facility, under his leadership, tests and scales innovative approaches on migration and economic development by maximizing the impact of remittances and migrant investment in migrants’ communities of origin. Mr De Vasconcelos has over 20 years of internationally recognized expertise in this field and contributes actively to national, regional and global policy agendas supporting the inclusion of remittances, migration, financial inclusion. In addition, he is also the originator and coordinator of IFAD’s UN-mandated International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR) and the Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development (GFRID).
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