Making agriculture part of the solution to climate change-Building

Description What is done in the programme or project and why, what results are pursued, who benefits from the activities and who are involved in the implementation.

The project aims at enabling developing countries to better realize the opportunities of climate change mitigation in agriculture while improving food security and increasing resilience of farming systems. The project implementation is divided into five modules: 1) Better knowledge support 2) Increased awareness, participation and partnerships; 3) Strengthened technical consultative processes; 4) developed communities of practices and 5) Development and advice on options. The duration of the project is five years (2010-2014). The target contribution of the component financed by Finland is 6,36 million euros. So far Finland has supported the project with 2,51 million euros.