Partnerships are needed to build the resilience of coastal communities in West Africa. #WACA and #CALAO are building a community of actors to fight erosion, flooding and pollution. #IUCN https://t.co/2pWjZAcxXp
World Bank committed $5.6 billion for the Great Green Wall: $2.5 billion are being implemented and $1.4 billion were approved in new projects since January 2021. #IUCNcongress#GGW
Agriculture is a high priority in Sahelian countries:
-large proportion of GDP
-creates employment
-ensures food security.
Yet, the Sahel sees 80% of the agricultural land degraded. Climate is a major contributor to the region’s fragility. https://t.co/jKk69UBtki #WorldWaterDay
In “Groundswell: Preparing for Internal Climate Migration,” it was found that Sub-Saharan Africa could have >85 million of 143 million internal climate migrants by 2050 if concerted climate & development action is not made: https://t.co/pzeXQYDmKM
#OnePlanetSummit: The @WorldBank will invest more than than $5 billion across 11 countries of the Sahel, Lake Chad & Horn of Africa regions. Through this, we expect to build corridors of growth & transform the lives of millions: https://t.co/rPTjnMnKyW
@WorldBank Could you please share what we can do to make sure that we're building disability-inclusive climate resilience measures? Thank you! #resilientsahel
Why is #coastalresilience impt for the @worldbank?
West Africa’s coastal areas host ~1/3 of the region’s population & generate 56% of its GDP. Coasts must stay healthy to:
✔️Economic opportunities
✔️Build resilient communities
✔️Transform livelihoods
#WACAcall4Innovation#WACA
The @worldbank is trying to achieve 2 main goals in the Sahel:
1. Mobilize financial resources to protect a fragile environment
2. Help countries restore living conditions of population - @ousmane_diagana https://t.co/zaFR66y7dv
Takeaway from @TheAGRF:
1. Repurpose public support to the agri-food sector to provide incentives for nutritious food production,
2. Smart nutrition, and
3. Move from just thinking of agriculture as food security but an investment in your people for the future. #AGRF2020#AGRF
Efforts should be made to address nutrition outcomes like supporting ‘Nutrition-smart agriculture’:
- fortification & biofortification,
- reformulation,
- functional foods, and
- nutrigenetics biofortification #AGRF2020@TheAGRF https://t.co/aKOGXpXWWa
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Given rapid urbanization trends and changing diets across the developing world, we need to build back a food system that further enhances #rural and #urban linkages, as well as provides incentives and infrastructure to supply high-nutritious perishable foods. #AGRF2020@TheAGRF
Because malnutrition and obesity are taking a toll on people’s health and have high costs for countries’ economies, building a nutritious food system is central to building back our economies sustainably. @TheAGRF#AGRF2020@WorldBankAfrica