The International Research Institute for Climate and Society invites you to attend an event to learn about the first Columbia World Project, "Adapting Agriculture to Climate Today, For Tomorrow (ACToday)".
By creating solutions to climate risk through innovation and engagement, ACToday is helping combat hunger in six countries whose food systems are highly vulnerable to climate variability and change: Bangladesh, Colombia, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Senegal and Vietnam.
1:00pm – 1:10pm Welcome and overview of ACToday
Lisa Goddard & Walter Baethgen, Project Leads
1:10pm – 1:50pm Presentations from Country Leads
Ángel Muñoz, Colombia and Guatemala Country Lead
Tufa Dinku, Ethiopia Country Lead
Mélody Braun, Bangladesh Country Lead
1:50pm – 2:50pm Panel Discussion moderated by Francesco Fiondella
Walter Baethgen, Project Lead
Ana Bucher, Climate Change Specialist, World Bank
Ana Maria Loboguerrero, Head, Global Policy Research, CCAFS
Kathryn Milliken, Climate Change Advisor, World Food Programme
Laura Paterson, Coordination Officer, WMO
2:50pm – 3:00pm Closing
Lisa Goddard & Walter Baethgen, Project Leads
