Agriculture

Do Biofuels Destroy Forests? Link between Deforestation and Biofuel Use

SNA — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 09:51:11 +0000

Sustainable biofuels have the potential to foster rural development and to replace fossil fuels. Although there are concerns about food security, impacts on small-scale farmers, more competition for water, local pollution and increased deforestation, this knowledge package concludes that various difficulties make it impossible to quantify the relationship between biofuel production and deforestation and to map it at the global...Read more

Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation in the EU

SNA — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 10:37:39 +0000

Mainstreaming climate adaptation concerns into other policies can increase the effectiveness of reducing climate change impacts. The critical aspect of it is sufficient awareness of decision-makers on all levels that climate change impacts should be minimised. Therefore, information on potential impacts needs to be available,so that decision-makers are aware of them and a wide range of stakeholders is involved in...Read more

Technical Options for Climate Change Mitigation in EU Agriculture

SNA — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 11:09:23 +0000

Agriculture and land management play a central role in climate change mitigation in the EU. The potential of greenhouse gas mitigation measures differs according to regional characteristics and farming systems. Since there is great diversity in natural conditions and farming systems, selection of the most appropriate practices will vary according to context and depend on specific agronomic, environmental and climatic...Read more

Agriculture and Climate Change in the EU: An Overview

SNA — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 09:27:30 +0000

Agriculture is an important source of greenhouse gas emissions in the EU, while also being heavily affected by climate change. Mitigation and adaptation have to be prioritised by both farmers and policy makers in order to coordinate efforts to reduce emissions from the sector and meet demands for food. Balancing these sometimes competing interests presents a significant policy challenge. Read more

The European Climate Policy Mix

melanie.schlund — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 09:28:19 +0000

To realise the savings aimed at with the 20-20-20% targets for 2020, the European Union has introduced a mix of climate policies, using a variety of policy instruments and targeting all economic sectors. The different policies have fulfilled their purpose with varying success and different performances regarding environmental and cost effectiveness, as well as additional impacts on society. Read more

IUSS Conference on Soil Functions and Climate Change

asr — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 07:48:47 +0000

23 September 2015

Kiel

Germany

The IUSS Conference on Soils Functions and Climate Change will addresses the broad question: 'Do we underestimate the consequences of new disequilibria in soil properties?'. The conference aims to increase understanding of how interactions among physical, chemical and biological soil processes under different land-use systems and climate conditions will alter...Read more

Organizer:

International Union of Soil Sciences

Language:

English

Adaptation Futures 2016

asr — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 06:42:48 +0000

10 May 2016

Rotterdam

Netherlands

Adaptation Futures is the biennial conference of the Global Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PROVIA). In 2016 the European Commission and the Government of the Netherlands will co-host the fourth edition.

Adaptation Futures 2016 leads to major progress in climate change adaptation. It fosters...Read more

Organizer:

PROVIA, the European Commission, and the Government of the Netherlands

Language:

English

MACSUR Conference 2015: Integrated Climate Risk Assessment in Agriculture & Food

asr — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 06:05:58 +0000

9 April 2015

Reading

United Kingdom

The MACSUR Science conference will take place on Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th April 2015 in Reading UK, and will be followed on Friday 10th April with a workshop on within theme and cross cutting activities (aimed at those who will be involved in planning MACSUR 2).

The conference...Read more

Organizer:

MACSUR Project

Language:

English

Conference: Nature-based Solutions to Climate Change in Urban Areas and their Rural Surroundings

asr — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 06:26:17 +0000

11 November 2015

Bonn

Germany

This joint European conference (17-19 November 2015) in Bonn will bring together experts from science, policy and practice to highlight and discuss the importance of nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation in urban areas and their rural surroundings. The aim of the conference is to increase knowledge...Read more

Organizer:

German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ / German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), European Network of Heads of Nature Conservation Agencies (ENCA)

Language:

English

Our Common Future Under Climate Change

asr — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 06:18:43 +0000

7 July 2015

Paris

France

The International Scientific Conference “Our Common Future under Climate Change” will take place at UNESCO (Paris) from 7-10 July 2015.

This four-day conference will be the largest forum for the scientific community to come together ahead of the 21st ...Read more

Organizer:

ICSU, Future Earth, and UNESCO

Language:

English

European Climate Change Adaptation Conference (ECCA) 2015

asr — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 05:35:26 +0000

12 May 2015

Copenhagen

Denmark

The ECCA Conference 2015 on “Integrating climate adaptation action in science, policy, practitioners, and business” is an initiative of the European Commission, and is organised in a joint effort by three major European climate adaptation research projects: BASE, RAMSES, and TopDad. The conference will take place in...Read more

Organizer:

BASE, RAMSES & TopDAd projects

Language:

English