The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has announced in a statement that the 4th conference on Climate Change and Development (CCAD IV) will take place from October 8 to 10 in Marrakech.
According to the ECA special initiatives division director, Mrs. Fatima Denton, the theme of this Conference “Africa can feed itself now: From Knowledge to Action” has been chosen in accordance with the year 2014 declared as “the year of agriculture in Africa.”
The objective of this conference is to provide a platform for discussions on how Africa can make use of its climate knowledge to transform agricultural systems of production to ensure food self-sufficiency and improve the socio-economic well-being of its inhabitants.
The Morccan Times
