Conference Documents
Background documents, case studies and resources for the Hunger · Nutrition · Climate Justice Conference which took place in DUblin Castle on April 15th/16th are available below.
The Conference was broadcast live on www.eu2013.ie and people were invited to participate via Twitter using #HNCJ
Conference Report
Read the report of the Conference here:
HNCJ Post-Conference Report (PDF)
Conference Speeches
- Opening Address by President Higgins
- Opening Speech by An Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore
- Closing Remarks by An Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore
Conference Agenda
HNCJ Conference Provisional Agenda(PDF)
Conference Documents
HNCJ Conference Papers, including full case studies(PDF)
Case studies
For a full list of case studies click here
Building Resilience for Communities affected by Floods in Bangladesh (WFP)
The Great Green Wall, Senegal (WFP)
Building Walls against Wind and Water Erosion in Senegal (WFP)
MERET - Restoring Hope for Small Holder Farmers in Ethiopia (WFP)
Responding to Hunger and Climate Change in Ethiopia (Irish Aid)
Transforming Farming in Tigray, Ethiopia (Irish Aid)
Managing Risk in Mongolia (Mary Robinson Foundation)
Attendance
Due to capacity limitations at Dublin Castle, attendance at the conference is by invitation only.
However, the conference will be livestreamed on www.eu2013.ie and participation via social media is encouraged (follow us on Twitter: #HNCJ)
Case Studies
Case studies: local solutions
1) Empowering a local community to address climate risks and food insecurity in Lower Nyando, Kenya 35
2) Biogas for climate justice: a story of change in Nepal 39
3) Getting a seat at the table: fisherfolk empowerment for policy change in the Caribbean 43
4) Bangladesh’s Enhancing Resilience programme 47
5) Promoting empowerment and knowledge through smallholder farmers’ associations in Malawi 51
9) The Rural Resilience Initiative: building a risk management market for poor farmers 67
10) Food security in the face of climate risks – Mongolian herders’ experiences 71
12) Women’s land rights in a changing climate: a case study from Maradi, Niger 79
Case studies: policy responses
13) Linking local agriculture into national policy by studying climate change economics in Colombia 83
17) Enhancing climate resilience in Ecuador’s Pichincha Province and the Jubones River Basin 99
18) Building resilient cities from the community up: lessons from Manila 103