Funded by the ASEAN-German Programme on Response to Climate Change (GAP-CC)/Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the consultative meeting is one of the key activities at the national level to support the regional initiatives of the ASEAN Technical Working Group in Agriculture and Research Development (ATWGARD).
Dr. Gil C. Saguiguit, Jr., SEARCA Director, welcomed the participants to the meeting. In his opening remarks, Dr. Saguiguit underscored climate change as a major threat to the region’s agriculture and food sector, and highlighted the importance of regional strategies and policies that are well-coordinated and directed towards addressing the effects of climate change in the agriculture sector.\