IACD PRACTICE EXCHANGE 2017 – SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA, CHILE 11-19 OCTOBER, 2017
“Andean – Amazonian knowledge and ancestral practices in agricultural systems: potential and challenges”
In 2017 we are partnering with REDAR Perú and CONDESAN and the Pueblo Likanantay de San Pedro de Atacama de Chile, to offer a Practice Exchange programme to South America. An article about the 2017 trip will appear in the forthcoming Americas issue of Practice Insights magazine, to be published in February 2018.
The aim of the 2017 Practice Exchange is to:
- Provide a space for Exchange, discussion and analysis about the Sumaq Kawsay or good living.
- Analyse the problem of water depletion and management in the territory through the exchange of experiences as a critical element for the sustainable socio-economic development of countries.
- Generate and promote synergies between the institutions that are committed to the research and development of the Andean region through shared activities.
What is the 2017 Practice Exchange About?
Participants share and exchange experiences between community developers from Andean countries and internationally. The Practice Exchange is led by experts in the subject, with working groups to share experiences among participants that allows them to recover their indigenous memory and to promote joint initiatives; together with plenaries to discuss the conclusions among the participants. This includes Three Master Classes: Researchers and experts on the issues presented cases/studies regarding the main themes.
