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This week, ASB Partnership scientists are meeting in Bogor, Indonesia for a workshop to discuss and explore methodologies that can be used to effectively account for leakage, often seen as a situation where attempts to reduce carbon emissions from one place causes an increase in emissions in another place.

By Elizabeth Kahurani

As drylands ambassador of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Dr. Dennis Garrity, a Distinguished Board Research Fellow at ICRAF, highlighted success stories of the evergreen climate smart agriculture initiative at the Dryland Forest Summit and Land Day 5 events in Durban, South Africa.

Dr Dennis Garrity, ICRAF former Director General will give a keynote address at the Land Day 5 event to be held at the margins of COP 17 in Durban South Africa.

Making climate smart agriculture work for the poor

Date: Thursday 1 December 2011

Time: 1.15-2.45pm

Venue: Apies River Room , International Convention Centre