تغير المناخ، الطاقة والأغذية
المؤتمر الرفيع المستوى المعني بالأمن الغذائي العالمي: تحديات تغيّر المناخ والطاقة الحيوية روما5-3 يونيو /حزيران 2008

AGENDA

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:
    1. Assessing change;
    2. Adaptation;
    3. Mitigation.
  • Working Groups report back to plenary and Summary of 1st day (Toby Hodgkin and Linda Collette)


Day 2: Thursday, 14 February 2008, morning

9.00 – 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, afternoon

14:00 - 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