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Daily Web Coverage/Daily Reports
IISD Reporting Services (IISD RS) has produced a summary report of the special seminar, daily web coverage and reports, and a summary and analysis of CGRFA 13. To download our report, click the HTML or PDF icons below. |
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Special Information Seminar on Climate Change and Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: State of Knowledge, Risks and Opportunities
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Thirteenth Session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA 13)
16 July 2011 and 18-22 July 2011 | FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy
Highlights for Saturday, 16 July 2011
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 On Saturday, 16 July 2011, in the prelude to the thirteenth regular session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA), a special information seminar was held at the headquarters of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, Italy, under the heading: “Climate Change and Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: State of Knowledge, Risks and Opportunities.”
In the morning, a panel discussion was held on the risks and opportunities of genetic resources for food and agriculture (GRFA) in the context of climate change, which included presentations on animal, plant, aquatic, forest, microorganism and invertebrate genetic resources.
The afternoon panel addressed challenges and responses in integrating GRFA concerns in climate change activities at different levels, and involved presentations on international, national and community level experiences. More information... |
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CGRFA 13 resources
 Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Website
CGRFA 13 meeting website
Provisional annotated agenda and time-table
Programme of the Special Information Seminar
IISD RS resources
IISD RS coverage of the Fourth Session of the Governing Body (GB 4) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR), 14-18 March, Bali, Indonesia
IISD RS coverage of CGRFA 12, 19-23 October 2009, FAO Headquarters, Rome Italy
IISD RS coverage of the Special Information Seminar - “Policies and Arrangements for Access and Benefit-sharing for Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture,” 17 October 2009, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy
IISD RS coverage of ITPGR GB 3, 1-5 June 2009, Tunis, Tunisia
IISD RS coverage of ITPGR GB 2, 29 October - 2 November 2007, UN Headquarters, Rome, Italy
IISD RS coverage of ITPGR GB 1, 12-16 June 2006, Madrid, Spain
IISD RS coverage of the First International Technical Conference on Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, 3-7 September 2007, Interlaken, Switzerland
IISD RS coverage of CGRFA 11, 11-15 June 2007, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy
IISD RS archive of meetings on Commission on Genetic Resources (CGRFA) and ITPGRFA
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