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Climate change, energy and food |
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High-Level Conference on World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy |
Rome, 3-5 June 2008 |
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Workshop on Climate Change and Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture 13 and 14 February, 2008
Malaysia Room - FAO HQ - Rome Organized by FAO and Bioversity International in partnership with the Platform for Agrobiodiversity Research and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity | Day 1: Wednesday, 13 February 2008, morning | 9.00 - 9.45 - Introductions and welcome (FAO, Platform and all participants)
- Highlights of the IPCC in relation to food & agriculture and ecosystem services (Hideki Kanamaru . Additional comments: Belgis Osman-Elasha )
- Future expectations and implications – models and scenarios (Hilton Silveira Pinto . Additional comments: Rudiger Glaser )
9.45 – 10.30 Session 1:Climate change, agricultural biodiversity, ecosystem services: Some current perspectives
- Objectives and expectations for Day 1 Questions and discussion (Toby Hodgkin and Linda Collette)
10.30 – 10.45 Coffee
10.45 – 13.00 Session 1: Climate change, agricultural biodiversity, ecosystem services: Some current perspectives
- Local and community perspectives (Jan Salick . Additional comments: Trevor Hill )
- Ecosystem and landscape perspectives (Ian Gordon )
- Soil and ecosystem services (Louise Jackson )
- Modelling distribution impacts in relation to agricultural biodiversity (Andy Jarvis . Additional comments: Irene Hoffman)
- General discussion
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break Day 1: Wednesday 13 February, afternoon 14:00 - 15:30 Session 2: Climate change, agricultural biodiversity, ecosystem services: identifying knowledge gaps and research needs - Discussion in working groups to identify research needs in:
- Assessing change;
- Adaptation;
- Mitigation.
- Working Groups report back to plenary and Summary of 1st day (Toby Hodgkin and Linda Collette)
Day 2: Thursday, 14 February 2008, morning9.00 – 9.15 - Objectives and expectations for Day 2 (Álvaro Toledo and Toby Hodgkin)
9.15 – 10.45 Session 3: Climate change and genetic resources for food and agriculture: current & future impacts and possible responses
- Sustainable forest management:
- Research needs in forest genetic resources (Antoine Kremer )
- Mainstreaming forest genetic resources (Tore Skroppa )
- Responsible fisheries and aquaculture:
- Genetic Diversity for Aquaculture (Roger Pullin )
- Managing biodiversity in capture fisheries (Jake Rice )
10.45 – 11.00 Coffee
11.00 – 13.00 Session 3: Climate change and genetic resources for food and agriculture: current & future impacts and possible responses
- Diverse crop production systems:
- Global management of plant genetic resources (Luigi Guarino )
- Local management of plant genetic resources (Bhuwon Sthapit )
- Livestock productions systems:
- Interface of animal genetic resources, biodiversity and climate change (John Woolliams )
- Genetics for adaptation and possible breeding strategies (John Williams )
- Discussion
13.00– 14.00 Lunch Break
Day 2: Thursday, 14 February 2008, afternoon14:00 - 15:30 Session 4: Climate change and genetic resources for food and agriculture: Elements for a long-term response strategy - Working groups to develop response strategies
- Working Group 1: Improving the knowledge base
- Working Group 2: Interface of policies: genetic resources & climate change
- Plenary: Working Groups reports, Summary of Day 2
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