Water for Energy and Agriculture in Africa
24 November 2008 | Event
Water for Energy and Agriculture in Africa: The Challenges of Climate Change
Sirte, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, December 15-17, 2008
The Sirte Water and Energy Conference aims at unlocking the potential of water for development in Africa. In particular, it aims at:
- Assessing the challenges faced by the agricultural sector, in view of the impending/glooming food crisis in Africa taking into account the strong linkages with energy and climate change;
- Carefully examining how investment in the rural space can reverse trends to obtain well balanced sub-sectors that offset production risks, close food production gaps and ensure food security;
- Analysing bottlenecks and constraints to accelerated water development in support of the continent's food and energy needs;
- Proposing ways to promote and secure investment in water to maintain food and energy security in the region.
THE THEMES
- Prospects for food and energy demands by 2015 and projections for 2030-2050
- Defining the investment envelope
- Financing mechanisms and implementation strategies
