Can smallholders mitigate global warming? A
bio-geo-chemist presents the case for African
and Asian farmers
The Standard Assessment of Mitigation Potentials and Livelihoods in Smallholder Systems (SAMPLES)
project operates across east Africa and southeast Asia. Its aim is to measure greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions from current agricultural and manure management and contrast this with new and innovative
strategies.
This livestock live talk will provide background on the need for the project and
• Outline our approaches for collecting the required data
• Discuss some of the preliminary results of our studies.
• Explore how the results will be used to provide win-win solutions that contribute to mitigation of climate
change while increasing food security.
• Show case the benefits of a collaborative approach as a platform for institutional capacity building
Venue: John Vercoe Auditorium, ILRI Nairobi
Date: Wednesday 14 August 2013
Time: 1500 to 1600 hours
The 20-minute talk will be followed by a question-and-answer session.
About the speaker
Klaus Butterbach-Bahl is a bio-geo-
chemist working as a joint appointment
between ILRI and the “Institute of
Meteorology and Climate Research” in
Garmisch, Germany, where he is the
head of the “Bio-Geo-Chemical
Processes” department.
With over 20 years of experience, Klaus is
a well respected expert measuring trace
gas emissions from many different land-
uses. His research priorities include the
determination of greenhouse gas
emissions from different manure and
land-use management strategies and the
development of site-specific pro-poor
mitigation options.
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