FAO: Conference on «Water for Agriculture and Energy in Africa: the Challenges of Climate Change»
3 Dicembre 2008
A Conference of 53 African nations will examine a detailed plan prepared together with FAO for a $65 billion «Blue Revolution» designed to harness Africa’s
largely untapped water resources to produce more food and energy.
With its population set to double by 2050, Africa needs to triple its food production in the next four decades. It also needs to bring electricity to millions of factories and homes to
spur the continent’s economic development.
As chair of UN Water, the inter-agency mechanism coordinating the UN’s water-related activities, FAO prepared National Investment Briefs for each of the 53 countries detailing the
investments required and their cost.
The Conference is organized by FAO together with the Libyan Government, the African Union, the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW), the African Development Bank and the
Economic Commission for Africa, among others.
WHAT:
Conference on Water for Agriculture and Energy in Africa: The Challenges of Climate Change
WHO:
FAO, the African Union, the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW), the African Development Bank, the Economic Commission for Africa.
WHERE:
State Congress Palace, Sirte, Libya
WHEN:
15-17 December 2008
