Tools for a resilient agriculture in the Caribbean
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Date
09-11-2022Author
Tirtopawiro, Laurenzo
Coipel, Kent
Thomas, Craig
Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA)
Caribbean Climate Responsive Agriculture Forum (CCRAF)
Programa de Acción Climática y Sostenibilidad Agropecuaria (PACSA)
Caribbean Soil-Centric Actions
Living Soils of the Americas
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
EbA Project - Strengthening Coastal and Marine Climate Resilience through Upland and Coastal Ecosystem Based Adaptation and Community Engagement
Editor
Gregoire Carai, Nekelia
St. Martin, Chaney
Vincennes, Marie-Edith
Martel, Mariana
Gourmelen, Noémie
Location
Dominica
Sustainable development goals
ODS 10 - Reducción de las desigualdades
ODS 11 - Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
ODS 12 - Producción y consumo responsables
ODS 13 - Acción por el clima
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Seminario web
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Mr. Laurenzo Tirtopawiro, Agricultural Technology and Innovation Specialist, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) - Suriname, Mr. Kent Coipel, Technical Specialist, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) - Dominica, Mr. Craig Thomas, National Specialist, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) - Antigua & Barbuda
Abstract
Mr. Laurenzo Tirtopawiro, Technical Specialist at the IICA Delegation in Suriname shares his experiences of enhancing the climate responsiveness of Suriname's agriculture sector through the promotion and implementation of climate-smart agriculture technology Mr. Kent Coipel, Technical Specialist at the IICA Delegation in Dominica shares his experiences of addressing the impacts of climate change through implementing vetiver grass as a green engineering and Nature-based solution for reducing soil erosion, slope stabilization, and soil water management, as well as community beautification and a complementary to grey engineering. Mr. Coipel also explains the process for installing the vetiver system and the various applications of the vetiver system. Mr. Craig Thomas, National Specialist at the IICA Delegation in Antigua and Barbuda shares the experiences of implementing vetiver grass as a green engineering and Nature-based solution at a landfill for reducing soil erosion, sedimentation, and contamination of coastal mangroves geared towards improving mangrove ecosystem health and biodiversity.
Keywords
Impacto ambiental||environmental impact||impacto ambiental||impact sur l'environnement, Cultivos||crops||cultura||plante de culture, Adaptación||adaptation||adaptação||adaptation, Adaptación al cambio climático||climate change adaptation||adaptation aux changements climatiques, Mitigación del cambio climático||climate change mitigation||atténuation des effets du changement climatique, Política ambiental||environmental policies||política ambiental||politique de l'environnement, Emisiones de la agricultura||emissions from agriculture||émissions dues à l'agriculture, Sostenibilidad||sustainability||sustentabilidade||durabilité, Agricultura sostenible||sustainable agriculture||agricultura sustentável||agriculture durable, agricultura climáticamente inteligente||climate-smart agriculture||agriculture intelligente face au climat, Riego||irrigation||irrigação||irrigation, Ingeniería agrícola||agricultural engineering||Engenharia agrícola||génie agricole, Caribe||Caribbean||Caraíbas||Caraïbes, 4864-00,
Delegation
Representación Santa Lucía
Representación Dominica
Representación Surinam
Representación Antigua y Barbuda
Publisher
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE36b_I6FIY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xZAscYzGGE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1XHJ_Yo8Fg
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https://repositorio.iica.int/handle/11324/21969Collections
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