On October 5, the Climakers Asian Community, including farmers and other stakeholders of the agricultural sector, convened digitally to shine a light on the best practices on climate change mitigation and adaptation implemented by the farmers and their organizations in the Asian region.

Hosted by the Institute for the Development of Agricultural Cooperation in Asia  (IDACA) under THE CLIMAKERS initiative, the one-day digital event “Farmers’ Solutions to Climate Crisis: Asian Stories from the Field″ offered an excellent venue to discuss the best practices farmers are implementing to cope with the devasting effects of climate change.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Best practice from Sri Lanka
  U.G. Dayananda, President of the Independent Farmers Network of Sri Lanka (IFN)
• Best practice from Vietnam
  Nguyen Thi Thu Hao, Program officer of the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance (VCA)
• Best practice from Turkey
  Unal Ornek, Coordinator of the Central Union of Turkish Forestry Cooperatives (Orkoop)
• Best practice from Japan
  Yosuke Ota, Assistant Manager of the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives (JA Zenchu) in Japan
• Best practice from Malaysia
  Abd. Sanih Nasri, Chairman of KOPEL – Eco-Tourism Cooperative in Malaysia
• Best practice from India
  Dr Nandini Azad, President of the Indian Cooperative Network for Women (ICNW)
• Best practice from Nepal
  Meena Pokhrel, Deputy General Manager of the Nepal Agriculture Cooperative Central Federation Ltd (NACCFL)
• Best practice from Cambodia
  Phanna Chhoem, Executive Secretary and Assistant of the Cambodian Farmer Federation Association of Agricultural Producers (CFAP)
• Best practice from Palau
  Leonard G. Basilius, Food Production and Employment coordinator at Palau Community Action Agency