WOCAT Symposium and 18th WOCAT Network Meeting (WNM) in Cali, Colombia 2017
The WOCAT
Symposium and 18th WOCAT Network Meeting co-organized by CIAT and FAO, were a great success. It was held with its thematic focus on
“WOCAT and the role of Sustainable Land Management in contributing to achieve
the Sustainable Development Goals” in Cali, Colombia, on June 13-16 2017.
The
event was attended by 52 participants from 25 countries and diverse
institutions ranging from Government, international organizations,
non-governmental organizations, to academia. Organized by the WOCAT Secretariat
in close collaboration with CIAT and with the support of FAO, the four days
were structured into three main parts: WOCAT Symposium, Field day, and WOCAT
Network Meeting.
The WOCAT Secretariat thanks everyone who has collaborated and made this event possible.
Please find below the documentation of the event.
Discover the proceedings of previous WOCAT Symposiums and Network Meetings.
1. Announcement & Programme
2. WOCAT Symposium
Topic 1: Challenges and opportunities for scaling up SLM practices in contribution to achieving the SDGs of the 2030 Agenda
Scaling up sustainable land management practices by smallholder farmers in Lao PDR
not availableClimate Smart Community Watersheds: the experiences of Ethiopian Sustainable Land Management Projects
not availableTopic 2: Use of SLM tools and methods of WOCAT and others in local, national and regional programmes for achieving the SDGs
Topic 3: Success stories of knowledge-based decision-making in SLM using tools and methods from the WOCAT network and other actors – Focus on experiences made by the FAO-WOCAT DS-SLM project in Latin America in Decision-Support in SLM
Topic 4: Special focus Latin America: Promotion and achievement of SLM through the application of SLM tools and methods of WOCAT and others with emphasis to strengthen partnerships
Closing Presentations
3. WOCAT Network Meeting
Session 1: Overview of the WOCAT Network and its recent achievements and how it can contribute to achieving the SDGs
Session 2: New SLM tools and methods (including lessons on approaches for scaling up)
Session 3: Learning from SLM projects
Session 4: Linking up WOCAT/SLM with SDGs, global conventions and other critical issues – practice and planning globally and in the regions and countries
4. Report
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