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Tackling Extreme Poverty and Climate Change Together: Solutions from the Global South

By Anu Kumar • November 17, 2022 • 1 minute read

This event was organized by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and BRAC.

The panel shared insights and experiences of different approaches including the Graduation approach, cash transfers and broader adaptive social protection systems, and takeaways on applying these approaches to poverty reduction and climate adaptation. Speakers shared concrete examples, practical insights, and evidence from the Global South where dual objectives around climate adaptation and poverty reduction are being achieved.

Moderator:

Alison Fahey, Executive Director, JPAL MENA

Speakers:

Faten Khamassi, Chief of Cabinet, Ministry of Agriculture, Tunisia

Stefanie Bitengo, Assistant Director, Social Development & Programme Coordinator, M&E & MIS – National Social Protection Secretariat, Kenya

Aghali Abdelkader, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister, Niger

This video is a recording of a panel discussion that originally took place on November 17, 2022.