This presentation was given by Lini Wollenberg, CCAFS Low Emissions Development Flagship, at a workshop on ICF transparency and long-term strategies for LED on September 28th, 2020.
Increasing the storage of carbon in the soil has been a controversial strategy for addressing climate change mitigation. What is the potential and why is there debate about this? How can we push beyond the debate to constructive action?
Lini Wollenberg, a Gund Fellow, is an anthropologist and natural resource management specialist concerned with rural livelihoods and the environment. She currently leads a research program on Low Emissions Agricultural Development for the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), based at the University of Vermont. Her work seeks to identify options for reducing the impacts of agricultural development and land use on the climate, while also improving livelihoods for the poor in developing countries.
This presentation was given by Lini Wollenberg, CCAFS, on September 11, 2020 as part of the GundxChange Series.
Scaling up soil carbon enhancement contributing to mitigate climate changeCIAT
This document summarizes Session 3 of a symposium on scaling up soil carbon enhancement to contribute to climate change mitigation. It discusses: 1) The potential for climate change
This presentation was given on 27 October 2021 by Sabrina Rose, Policy Consultant at CCAFS, during the webinar "Achieving NDC Ambition in Agriculture" organized by CCAFS, FAO and WRI.
Find the recording and more information here: https://bit.ly/AchievingNDCs
1) The document analyzes the economic value of climate change actions in agriculture through assessing existing studies on costs and benefits.
2) It finds that investments in climate adaptation and mitigation programs for agriculture often have benefit-to-cost ratios above 1, indicating net economic benefits.
3) The analyses show context-specific costs and benefits across locations, sub-sectors, and timeframes, but many practices can deliver positive returns if tailored appropriately.
This document discusses MRV (Measurement, Reporting and Verification) systems for soil organic carbon and soil carbon sequestration. It provides an overview of where current MRV systems and guidance are, including the IPCC guidelines, and what is still missing to fully utilize soils in climate mitigation efforts. Specifically, it notes that a clear signal of support from policymakers could help scale up investments in research, pilot projects and adoption of soil health practices. The unique opportunity presented by the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture to provide such a conclusion at COP could be a game-changer for soils to be fully considered in NDCs.
Poster resentation by Meryl Richards at Research Dialogue (RD 8) at SBSTA 44 on Thursday 19 May, 2016.
Related information available at https://ccafs.cgiar.org/MitigationTargetAgriculture
The document discusses the challenges of climate change and ensuring global food security. It argues that agriculture must be appropriately integrated into climate change agreements to address both climate change in the context of food security and food security in the context of climate change. Climate change is projected to reduce production of key crops like rice, maize and wheat by 2050 according to the models discussed, which could significantly increase food prices and malnutrition. Investments in agricultural adaptation and mitigation totaling $7 billion annually are needed to counteract the effects of climate change.
Increasing the storage of carbon in the soil has been a controversial strategy for addressing climate change mitigation. What is the potential and why is there debate about this? How can we push beyond the debate to constructive action?
Lini Wollenberg, a Gund Fellow, is an anthropologist and natural resource management specialist concerned with rural livelihoods and the environment. She currently leads a research program on Low Emissions Agricultural Development for the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), based at the University of Vermont. Her work seeks to identify options for reducing the impacts of agricultural development and land use on the climate, while also improving livelihoods for the poor in developing countries.
This presentation was given by Lini Wollenberg, CCAFS, on September 11, 2020 as part of the GundxChange Series.
Scaling up soil carbon enhancement contributing to mitigate climate changeCIAT
This document summarizes Session 3 of a symposium on scaling up soil carbon enhancement to contribute to climate change mitigation. It discusses: 1) The potential for climate change
This presentation was given on 27 October 2021 by Sabrina Rose, Policy Consultant at CCAFS, during the webinar "Achieving NDC Ambition in Agriculture" organized by CCAFS, FAO and WRI.
Find the recording and more information here: https://bit.ly/AchievingNDCs
1) The document analyzes the economic value of climate change actions in agriculture through assessing existing studies on costs and benefits.
2) It finds that investments in climate adaptation and mitigation programs for agriculture often have benefit-to-cost ratios above 1, indicating net economic benefits.
3) The analyses show context-specific costs and benefits across locations, sub-sectors, and timeframes, but many practices can deliver positive returns if tailored appropriately.
This document discusses MRV (Measurement, Reporting and Verification) systems for soil organic carbon and soil carbon sequestration. It provides an overview of where current MRV systems and guidance are, including the IPCC guidelines, and what is still missing to fully utilize soils in climate mitigation efforts. Specifically, it notes that a clear signal of support from policymakers could help scale up investments in research, pilot projects and adoption of soil health practices. The unique opportunity presented by the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture to provide such a conclusion at COP could be a game-changer for soils to be fully considered in NDCs.
Poster resentation by Meryl Richards at Research Dialogue (RD 8) at SBSTA 44 on Thursday 19 May, 2016.
Related information available at https://ccafs.cgiar.org/MitigationTargetAgriculture
The document discusses the challenges of climate change and ensuring global food security. It argues that agriculture must be appropriately integrated into climate change agreements to address both climate change in the context of food security and food security in the context of climate change. Climate change is projected to reduce production of key crops like rice, maize and wheat by 2050 according to the models discussed, which could significantly increase food prices and malnutrition. Investments in agricultural adaptation and mitigation totaling $7 billion annually are needed to counteract the effects of climate change.
Presentation by Liesl Wiese-Rozanova, International agricultural science and policy consultant, South Africa. The presentation was part of the Webinar on Soil carbon in the Nationally Determined Contributions hosted by CCAFS, the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture, and the 4 Per Mille Initiative and held on Earth Day, 22 April 2020.
Presentation by Akiko Nagano, Deputy Director for Climate Change Negotiations, Environment Policy Office, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Japan. The presentation was part of the Webinar on Soil carbon in the Nationally Determined Contributions hosted by CCAFS, the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture, and the 4 Per Mille Initiative and held on Earth Day, 22 April 2020.
Presentation by Lini Wollenberg, Flagship Leader for CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change Agriculture Food Security Low-Emissions Development flagship. The presentation was part of the Webinar on Soil carbon in the Nationally Determined Contributions hosted by CCAFS, the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture, and the 4 Per Mille Initiative and held on Earth Day, 22 April 2020.
Presentation at the Low Emissions Livestock: Supporting Policy Making and Implementation through Science in East Africa regional awareness raising workshop held at the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia between 2 and 4 July 2018.
IIASA's Stefan Frank presents results from modeling used to show mitigation of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and trade-offs with food security.
SBSTA 44 side event: Establishing country emission reduction targets in agriculture: What is fair, ambitious & feasible?
May 18, 2016
Presentation by Dr. Meryl Richards at the UN Climate Conference in Bonn, 18 May 2016. Read more about this work https://ccafs.cgiar.org/MitigationTargetAgriculture
2.4 Agriculture's Role in Global Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Towards the Below ...OECD Environment
2.4 Agriculture's Role in Global Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Towards the Below 2 degrees celsius warming objective - Ben Henderson. Biodiversity Workshop 25 October 2017
Eastern ontario local food 2050 - Allan DouglasLocal Food
This session will provide an overview of what climate change means for agriculture in Eastern Ontario. What does current scientific understanding predict for this region when it comes to growing conditions in the coming years? Concepts of adaptation and mitigation will be discussed, providing producers with practical suggestions to meet challenges and access opportunities that might arise from climate change. Current research and policy initiatives, designed to contribute to the resilience of the agriculture sector, will be introduced.
The document discusses allocating a global target for reducing agricultural emissions to meet the 2°C warming limit. It evaluates 9 approaches to allocating mitigation targets among countries based on principles like responsibility, capability, and equality. Results show most countries would need to reduce emissions by 0-30% under a historical responsibility allocation, while many developing countries could increase emissions under an equal per capita emissions approach. The mitigation targets of 11 countries aligned with 1.5-2°C limits, indicating high ambition is needed from other countries to meet global goals.
1. The Global Futures and Strategic Foresight program aims to improve quantitative modeling tools to inform priority setting in the CGIAR through scenario analysis and impact assessment.
2. The program involves all 15 CGIAR centers and other partners in building an integrated modeling framework and stronger community of practice for foresight.
3. The objectives are to improve modeling tools, strengthen the foresight community, improve assessments of alternative global futures, and inform research, investment, and policy decisions through collective scenario analysis.
Scientists have proposed that 1 Gigatonne of annual emissions reductions from agriculture by 2030 will be necessary to stay within the 2°C limit. Emissions reductions would would need to increase in the longer-term. The figure below shows estimated business-as-usual emissions from agriculture in the top line, and the maximum amount of emissions from agriculture in a 2°C world in the bottom line. The gap - 1 Gigagonne - is the aspirational mitigation target. Learn more: http://ccafs.cgiar.org/MitigationTargetAgriculture
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Nepal Agricultural Economics Society (NAES) are jointly organizing Annual Conference of Nepal Agricultural Economics Society on February 13-14, 2015 at Conference Hall, Trade Tower, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal. During the annual conference of NAES, a special session on “Convergences of Policies and Programs relating to Sustainable and Climate Resilient Agriculture” is being organized. The aim of this special session is to showcase the studies and experiences in South Asian countries on climate resilient agriculture and how they can learn from each other to formulate progressive and sustainable policies to promote climate smart agriculture in a regional perspective.
"Rethinking Agriculture for the 21st Century: Climate change mitigation opportunities and challenges" was presented by Lini Wollenberg online at the KfW Webinar on May 28, 2020.
This document provides an introduction to climate-smart agriculture (CSA) in Busia County, Kenya. It defines CSA and its three objectives of sustainably increasing agricultural productivity and income, adapting and building resilience to climate change, and reducing and/or removing greenhouse gas emissions. It discusses CSA at the farm and landscape scales and provides examples of CSA practices and projects in Kenya. It also outlines Kenya's response to CSA through policies and programs. The document describes prioritizing CSA options through identifying the local context, available options, relevant outcomes, evaluating evidence on options' impacts, and choosing best-bet options based on the analysis.
Keynote presentation by Philip Thornton, CCAFS Flagship Leader on Priorities and Policies for CSA, at the 3rd Conference on Agriculture and Climate Change in Budapest on 25 March 2019.
Revised Tier 1 Carbon Stock Change Factors for Agroforestry: A Critical Step ...Remi CARDINAEL
CCAFS Webinar "Making trees count: Measurement, reporting and verification of agroforestry-based carbon", 25/06/2019.
Cardinael, R., Umulisa, V., Toudert, A., Olivier, A., Bockel, L., Bernoux, M., 2018. Revisiting IPCC Tier 1 coefficients for soil organic and biomass carbon storage in agroforestry systems. Environ. Res. Lett. 13, 1–20. doi:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aaeb5f
I. Business-as-usual intensification alone will not achieve the necessary emissions reductions in agriculture by 2030 to limit warming to 2°C.
II. Plausible mitigation practices can achieve only 10-40% of needed reductions by 2030.
III. Significant mitigation can be achieved by reducing conversion of forests to agriculture, but requires location-specific interventions to avoid deforestation.
Presentation by Liesl Wiese-Rozanova, International agricultural science and policy consultant, South Africa. The presentation was part of the Webinar on Soil carbon in the Nationally Determined Contributions hosted by CCAFS, the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture, and the 4 Per Mille Initiative and held on Earth Day, 22 April 2020.
Presentation by Akiko Nagano, Deputy Director for Climate Change Negotiations, Environment Policy Office, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Japan. The presentation was part of the Webinar on Soil carbon in the Nationally Determined Contributions hosted by CCAFS, the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture, and the 4 Per Mille Initiative and held on Earth Day, 22 April 2020.
Presentation by Lini Wollenberg, Flagship Leader for CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change Agriculture Food Security Low-Emissions Development flagship. The presentation was part of the Webinar on Soil carbon in the Nationally Determined Contributions hosted by CCAFS, the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture, and the 4 Per Mille Initiative and held on Earth Day, 22 April 2020.
Presentation at the Low Emissions Livestock: Supporting Policy Making and Implementation through Science in East Africa regional awareness raising workshop held at the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia between 2 and 4 July 2018.
IIASA's Stefan Frank presents results from modeling used to show mitigation of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and trade-offs with food security.
SBSTA 44 side event: Establishing country emission reduction targets in agriculture: What is fair, ambitious & feasible?
May 18, 2016
Presentation by Dr. Meryl Richards at the UN Climate Conference in Bonn, 18 May 2016. Read more about this work https://ccafs.cgiar.org/MitigationTargetAgriculture
2.4 Agriculture's Role in Global Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Towards the Below ...OECD Environment
2.4 Agriculture's Role in Global Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Towards the Below 2 degrees celsius warming objective - Ben Henderson. Biodiversity Workshop 25 October 2017
Eastern ontario local food 2050 - Allan DouglasLocal Food
This session will provide an overview of what climate change means for agriculture in Eastern Ontario. What does current scientific understanding predict for this region when it comes to growing conditions in the coming years? Concepts of adaptation and mitigation will be discussed, providing producers with practical suggestions to meet challenges and access opportunities that might arise from climate change. Current research and policy initiatives, designed to contribute to the resilience of the agriculture sector, will be introduced.
The document discusses allocating a global target for reducing agricultural emissions to meet the 2°C warming limit. It evaluates 9 approaches to allocating mitigation targets among countries based on principles like responsibility, capability, and equality. Results show most countries would need to reduce emissions by 0-30% under a historical responsibility allocation, while many developing countries could increase emissions under an equal per capita emissions approach. The mitigation targets of 11 countries aligned with 1.5-2°C limits, indicating high ambition is needed from other countries to meet global goals.
1. The Global Futures and Strategic Foresight program aims to improve quantitative modeling tools to inform priority setting in the CGIAR through scenario analysis and impact assessment.
2. The program involves all 15 CGIAR centers and other partners in building an integrated modeling framework and stronger community of practice for foresight.
3. The objectives are to improve modeling tools, strengthen the foresight community, improve assessments of alternative global futures, and inform research, investment, and policy decisions through collective scenario analysis.
Scientists have proposed that 1 Gigatonne of annual emissions reductions from agriculture by 2030 will be necessary to stay within the 2°C limit. Emissions reductions would would need to increase in the longer-term. The figure below shows estimated business-as-usual emissions from agriculture in the top line, and the maximum amount of emissions from agriculture in a 2°C world in the bottom line. The gap - 1 Gigagonne - is the aspirational mitigation target. Learn more: http://ccafs.cgiar.org/MitigationTargetAgriculture
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Nepal Agricultural Economics Society (NAES) are jointly organizing Annual Conference of Nepal Agricultural Economics Society on February 13-14, 2015 at Conference Hall, Trade Tower, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal. During the annual conference of NAES, a special session on “Convergences of Policies and Programs relating to Sustainable and Climate Resilient Agriculture” is being organized. The aim of this special session is to showcase the studies and experiences in South Asian countries on climate resilient agriculture and how they can learn from each other to formulate progressive and sustainable policies to promote climate smart agriculture in a regional perspective.
"Rethinking Agriculture for the 21st Century: Climate change mitigation opportunities and challenges" was presented by Lini Wollenberg online at the KfW Webinar on May 28, 2020.
This document provides an introduction to climate-smart agriculture (CSA) in Busia County, Kenya. It defines CSA and its three objectives of sustainably increasing agricultural productivity and income, adapting and building resilience to climate change, and reducing and/or removing greenhouse gas emissions. It discusses CSA at the farm and landscape scales and provides examples of CSA practices and projects in Kenya. It also outlines Kenya's response to CSA through policies and programs. The document describes prioritizing CSA options through identifying the local context, available options, relevant outcomes, evaluating evidence on options' impacts, and choosing best-bet options based on the analysis.
Keynote presentation by Philip Thornton, CCAFS Flagship Leader on Priorities and Policies for CSA, at the 3rd Conference on Agriculture and Climate Change in Budapest on 25 March 2019.
Revised Tier 1 Carbon Stock Change Factors for Agroforestry: A Critical Step ...Remi CARDINAEL
CCAFS Webinar "Making trees count: Measurement, reporting and verification of agroforestry-based carbon", 25/06/2019.
Cardinael, R., Umulisa, V., Toudert, A., Olivier, A., Bockel, L., Bernoux, M., 2018. Revisiting IPCC Tier 1 coefficients for soil organic and biomass carbon storage in agroforestry systems. Environ. Res. Lett. 13, 1–20. doi:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aaeb5f
I. Business-as-usual intensification alone will not achieve the necessary emissions reductions in agriculture by 2030 to limit warming to 2°C.
II. Plausible mitigation practices can achieve only 10-40% of needed reductions by 2030.
III. Significant mitigation can be achieved by reducing conversion of forests to agriculture, but requires location-specific interventions to avoid deforestation.
Waste Not, Warm Not: Poverty, Hunger, and Climate Change in a Circular Food S...IFPRI-PIM
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The document discusses the challenges of climate change for agriculture and food security. It argues that resources and research need to focus on helping poor rural communities adapt. International climate agreements could impact food security depending on how agriculture is treated and funds are allocated. The document proposes specific policy actions and Copenhagen agreement language around incentivizing agricultural mitigation, increasing adaptation investment, and establishing a public technology network focused on climate-smart agriculture.
The document discusses proposed reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2020, with the following key points:
- Simplification and modernization of the CAP, higher ambitions on environment and climate, and fairer distribution of support across member states and farmers.
- Lessons learned show the need to improve the CAP's environmental performance, drive productivity through innovation rather than labor outflow, and address equity and simplicity questions.
- The proposed reforms emphasize strengthening environment and climate action, better targeting of support, and relying more on knowledge, innovation and technology.
- A new performance-based delivery model links expenditures to outputs and assesses progress toward objectives.
This presentation was used during CCAFS official side event at the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advica (SBSTA), Bonn, Germany. The topic at hand was on how agriculture could contribute to adaptation and mitigation.
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The document discusses a potential work program on agriculture under the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA). It outlines some of the key issues that would need to be addressed in developing such a work program, including defining its scope and focus areas. Some divergent views among parties are also identified, such as whether the focus should be on adaptation with mitigation co-benefits or distinguishing between large-scale and small-scale agriculture. The document concludes by considering the feasibility of SBSTA establishing a work program and some initial elements it could include, such as reviewing existing literature, identifying technical gaps, and developing tools to measure vulnerability and greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.
Presentation by Henry Neufeldt at the World Congress on Integrated Crop-Livestock-Forest Systems, 3rd international symposium on integrated crop-livestock systems. Brazil, July 2015
This document discusses the impacts of climate change on agriculture in Africa and policies to promote food security and mitigate climate change through agriculture. It finds that climate change will significantly reduce crop yields but economic factors can lessen the impacts. Existing climate-smart agriculture practices can help increase production and reduce hunger and emissions to some degree. However, greater investment in technologies, irrigation, and research are needed to provide full adaptation and mitigation. The same policies that promote agricultural growth, like research and irrigation investment, also support climate goals when focused on efficiency. Africa could achieve climate-smart growth through agricultural emissions reductions paired with reduced deforestation.
The document discusses using an integrated assessment model called GLOBIOM to assess tradeoffs between environmental outcomes and food prices under different Sustainable Development Goal scenarios. It finds that policies targeting individual SDGs can create tensions between goals. However, some policy portfolios can make progress toward multiple goals. The model is also used to evaluate Brazil's Forest Code reforms, finding impacts on forests, emissions, and agricultural sectors depending on specific policy details.
2020 perspectives on the role of forests in land-based mitigationCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented at the COP21 side event 'Forests, landscapes, climate & sustainable development – The evidence we need for the future we want' by Martin Herold on 3 December 2015.
Multifunctional Approaches in EU policies ExternalEvents
http://www.fao.org/about/meetings/agroecology-symposium-china/en/
Presentation of Laurent Bochereau, from the delegation oft he European Union to China, on multifunctional approaches in EU policies. The presentation was prepared and delivered in occasion of the International Symposium on Agroecology in China, held in Kunming, China on 29-31 August 2016.
The Accelerating Impact of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project works to deliver a climate-smart African future driven by science and innovation in agriculture.
AICCRA does this by enhancing access to climate information services and climate-smart agricultural technology to millions of smallholder farmers in Africa.
With better access to climate technology and advisory services—linked to information about effective response measures—farmers can better anticipate climate-related events and take preventative action that help communities better safeguard their livelihoods and the environment.
AICCRA is supported by a grant from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank, which is used to enhance research and capacity-building activities by the CGIAR centers and initiatives as well as their partners in Africa.
About IDA: IDA helps the world’s poorest countries by providing grants and low to zero-interest loans for projects and programmes that boost economic growth, reduce poverty, and improve poor people’s lives.
IDA is one of the largest sources of assistance for the world’s 76 poorest countries, 39 of which are in Africa.
Annual IDA commitments have averaged about $21 billion over circa 2017-2020, with approximately 61 percent going to Africa.
This presentation was given on 27 October 2021 by Mengpin Ge, Global Climate Program Associate at WRI, during the webinar "Achieving NDC Ambition in Agriculture" organized by CCAFS, FAO and WRI.
Find the recording and more information here: https://bit.ly/AchievingNDCs
This presentation was given on 27 October 2021 by Krystal Crumpler, Climate Change and Agricultural Specialist at FAO, during the webinar "Achieving NDC Ambition in Agriculture" organized by CCAFS, FAO and WRI.
Find the recording and more information here: https://bit.ly/AchievingNDCs
This presentation was meant to be included in the 2021 CLIFF-GRADS Welcome Webinar and presented by Ciniro Costa Jr. (CCAFS).
The webinar recording can be found here: https://youtu.be/UoX6aoC4fhQ
The multilevel CSA monitoring set of standard core uptake and outcome indicators + expanded indicators linked to a rapid and reliable ICT based data collection instrument to systematically
assess and monitor:
- CSA Adoption/ Access to CIS
- CSA effects on food security and livelihoods household level)
- CSA effects on farm performance
The document discusses plant-based proteins as a potential substitute for animal-based proteins. It notes that plant-based proteins are growing in popularity due to environmental and ethical concerns with animal agriculture. However, plant-based meats also present some health and nutritional challenges compared to animal proteins. The document analyzes opportunities and impacts related to plant-based proteins across Asia, including leveraging the region's soy and pea production and tailoring products to Asian diets and cultural preferences.
Presented by Ciniro Costa Jr., CCAFS, on 28 June 2021 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Webinar on Sustainable Protein Case Study: Outputs and Synthesis of Results.
Presented by Marion de Vries, Wageningen Livestock Research at Wageningen University, on 28 June 2021 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Webinar on Sustainable Protein Case Study: Outputs and Synthesis of Results.
This document assesses the environmental sustainability of plant-based meats and pork in China. It finds that doubling food production while reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions by 73% by 2050 will be a major challenge. It compares the life cycle impacts of plant-based meats made from soy, pea, and wheat proteins and oils, as well as pork and beef. The results show that the crop type and source country of the core protein ingredient drives the environmental performance of plant-based meats. The document provides sustainability guidelines for sourcing ingredients from regions with low deforestation risk and irrigation needs, using renewable energy in production, and avoiding coal power.
This document summarizes a case study on the dairy value chain in China. It finds that milk production and consumption have significantly increased in China from 1978 to 2018. Large-scale dairy farms now dominate production. The study evaluates greenhouse gas emissions from different stages and finds feed production is a major contributor. It models options to reduce the carbon footprint, finding improving feed practices and yield have high potential. Land use is also assessed, with soybean meal requiring significant land. Recommendations include changing feeds to lower land and carbon impacts.
This document summarizes information on the impacts of livestock production globally and in Asia. It finds that livestock occupies one third of global cropland and one quarter of ice-free land for pastures. Asia accounts for 32% of global enteric greenhouse gas emissions from livestock, with most emissions coming from India, China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Rapid growth of livestock production in Asia is contributing to water and air pollution through nutrient runoff and emissions. The document discusses opportunities for public and private investment in more sustainable and climate-friendly livestock systems through technologies, monitoring, plant-based alternatives, and policies to guide intensification.
Presentation by Han Soethoudt, Jan Broeze, and Heike Axmann of Wageningen University & Resaearch (WUR).
WUR and Olam Rice Nigeria conducted a controlled experiment in Nigeria in which mechanized rice harvesting and threshing were introduced on smallholder farms. The result of the study shows that mechanization considerably reduces losses, has a positive impact on farmers’ income, and the climate.
Learn more: https://www.wur.nl/en/news-wur/show-day/Mechanization-helps-Nigerian-farms-reduce-food-loss-and-increase-income.htm
Presentation on the rapid evidence review findings and key take away messages.
Current evidence for biodiversity and agriculture to achieve and bridging gaps in research and investment to reach multiple global goals.
The document evaluates how climate services provided to farmers in Rwanda through programs like Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) and Radio Listeners’ Clubs (RLC) have impacted women and men differently, finding that the programs have increased women's climate knowledge and participation in agricultural decision making, leading to perceived benefits like higher incomes, food security, and ability to cope with climate risks for both women and men farmers.
1) The document outlines an action plan to scale research outputs from the EC LEDS project in Vietnam. It identifies key activities to update livestock feed databases and software, improve feeding management practices, develop policies around carbon tracking and subsidies, and raise awareness of stakeholders.
2) The plan's main goals are to strengthen national feed resources, update the PC Dairy software, build greenhouse gas inventory systems, and adopt standards to reduce emissions in agriculture and the livestock industry.
3) Key stakeholders involved in implementing the plan include the Department of Livestock Production, universities, and ministries focused on agriculture and the environment.
The USDA EC LEDS Project aimed to improve the impact of research on low-emission development strategies in Colombia, Kenya, and Vietnam over 9 months. The project objectives were to 1) increase policymakers' use of research outputs to inform decisions, 2) improve policymakers' access to knowledge on low-emission development, and 3) synthesize lessons on best linking research to policymakers. The implementation process included evaluating impact pathways, co-designing action plans, implementing actions, and conducting a synthesis. Key lessons focused on co-developing outputs and outcomes tailored to policy needs and strategies. Potential future areas of work included mobilizing finance for climate strategies and bundling research with mitigation options to engage more actors.
This presentation was given by Dr. Barbara Amon at the kick-off meeting on "Piloting and scaling of low emission development options in large scale dairy farms in China" on September 28, 2020.
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The pathway(s) to seeding the massive black holes (MBHs) that exist at the heart of galaxies in the present and distant Universe remains an unsolved problem. Here we categorise, describe and quantitatively discuss the formation pathways of both light and heavy seeds. We emphasise that the most recent computational models suggest that rather than a bimodal-like mass spectrum between light and heavy seeds with light at one end and heavy at the other that instead a continuum exists. Light seeds being more ubiquitous and the heavier seeds becoming less and less abundant due the rarer environmental conditions required for their formation. We therefore examine the different mechanisms that give rise to different seed mass spectrums. We show how and why the mechanisms that produce the heaviest seeds are also among the rarest events in the Universe and are hence extremely unlikely to be the seeds for the vast majority of the MBH population. We quantify, within the limits of the current large uncertainties in the seeding processes, the expected number densities of the seed mass spectrum. We argue that light seeds must be at least 103 to 105 times more numerous than heavy seeds to explain the MBH population as a whole. Based on our current understanding of the seed population this makes heavy seeds (Mseed > 103 M⊙) a significantly more likely pathway given that heavy seeds have an abundance pattern than is close to and likely in excess of 10−4 compared to light seeds. Finally, we examine the current state-of-the-art in numerical calculations and recent observations and plot a path forward for near-future advances in both domains.
PPT on Direct Seeded Rice presented at the three-day 'Training and Validation Workshop on Modules of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Technologies in South Asia' workshop on April 22, 2024.
BIRDS DIVERSITY OF SOOTEA BISWANATH ASSAM.ppt.pptxgoluk9330
Ahota Beel, nestled in Sootea Biswanath Assam , is celebrated for its extraordinary diversity of bird species. This wetland sanctuary supports a myriad of avian residents and migrants alike. Visitors can admire the elegant flights of migratory species such as the Northern Pintail and Eurasian Wigeon, alongside resident birds including the Asian Openbill and Pheasant-tailed Jacana. With its tranquil scenery and varied habitats, Ahota Beel offers a perfect haven for birdwatchers to appreciate and study the vibrant birdlife that thrives in this natural refuge.
Mending Clothing to Support Sustainable Fashion_CIMaR 2024.pdfSelcen Ozturkcan
Ozturkcan, S., Berndt, A., & Angelakis, A. (2024). Mending clothing to support sustainable fashion. Presented at the 31st Annual Conference by the Consortium for International Marketing Research (CIMaR), 10-13 Jun 2024, University of Gävle, Sweden.
Immersive Learning That Works: Research Grounding and Paths ForwardLeonel Morgado
We will metaverse into the essence of immersive learning, into its three dimensions and conceptual models. This approach encompasses elements from teaching methodologies to social involvement, through organizational concerns and technologies. Challenging the perception of learning as knowledge transfer, we introduce a 'Uses, Practices & Strategies' model operationalized by the 'Immersive Learning Brain' and ‘Immersion Cube’ frameworks. This approach offers a comprehensive guide through the intricacies of immersive educational experiences and spotlighting research frontiers, along the immersion dimensions of system, narrative, and agency. Our discourse extends to stakeholders beyond the academic sphere, addressing the interests of technologists, instructional designers, and policymakers. We span various contexts, from formal education to organizational transformation to the new horizon of an AI-pervasive society. This keynote aims to unite the iLRN community in a collaborative journey towards a future where immersive learning research and practice coalesce, paving the way for innovative educational research and practice landscapes.
Microbial interaction
Microorganisms interacts with each other and can be physically associated with another organisms in a variety of ways.
One organism can be located on the surface of another organism as an ectobiont or located within another organism as endobiont.
Microbial interaction may be positive such as mutualism, proto-cooperation, commensalism or may be negative such as parasitism, predation or competition
Types of microbial interaction
Positive interaction: mutualism, proto-cooperation, commensalism
Negative interaction: Ammensalism (antagonism), parasitism, predation, competition
I. Mutualism:
It is defined as the relationship in which each organism in interaction gets benefits from association. It is an obligatory relationship in which mutualist and host are metabolically dependent on each other.
Mutualistic relationship is very specific where one member of association cannot be replaced by another species.
Mutualism require close physical contact between interacting organisms.
Relationship of mutualism allows organisms to exist in habitat that could not occupied by either species alone.
Mutualistic relationship between organisms allows them to act as a single organism.
Examples of mutualism:
i. Lichens:
Lichens are excellent example of mutualism.
They are the association of specific fungi and certain genus of algae. In lichen, fungal partner is called mycobiont and algal partner is called
II. Syntrophism:
It is an association in which the growth of one organism either depends on or improved by the substrate provided by another organism.
In syntrophism both organism in association gets benefits.
Compound A
Utilized by population 1
Compound B
Utilized by population 2
Compound C
utilized by both Population 1+2
Products
In this theoretical example of syntrophism, population 1 is able to utilize and metabolize compound A, forming compound B but cannot metabolize beyond compound B without co-operation of population 2. Population 2is unable to utilize compound A but it can metabolize compound B forming compound C. Then both population 1 and 2 are able to carry out metabolic reaction which leads to formation of end product that neither population could produce alone.
Examples of syntrophism:
i. Methanogenic ecosystem in sludge digester
Methane produced by methanogenic bacteria depends upon interspecies hydrogen transfer by other fermentative bacteria.
Anaerobic fermentative bacteria generate CO2 and H2 utilizing carbohydrates which is then utilized by methanogenic bacteria (Methanobacter) to produce methane.
ii. Lactobacillus arobinosus and Enterococcus faecalis:
In the minimal media, Lactobacillus arobinosus and Enterococcus faecalis are able to grow together but not alone.
The synergistic relationship between E. faecalis and L. arobinosus occurs in which E. faecalis require folic acid
MICROBIAL INTERACTION PPT/ MICROBIAL INTERACTION AND THEIR TYPES // PLANT MIC...
Target setting in agriculture
1. Target setting in agriculture
ICF Transparency and Long-term
Strategies for LED workshop
28 Sept, 2020
Lini Wollenberg
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
2. How much mitigation is needed
in agriculture?
A goal can help
• Guide ambition
• Indicate the relevance of
mitigation contributions
• Drive innovation
4. Technical or economic
potential?
Aspirational or conservative?
Tie to a policy target?
1.5 or 2 degrees?
2030
2050
Avg/yr to 2100?
2010-most recent data
2020-Paris Agreement
2030 baseline projections
Sector: CH4 and N2O
+ C sequestration
Sector-related
Ag-driven deforestation
Supply chains, including
diet shifts and waste
Full food security
Current % insecurity
Annual
8. Meeting the 2°C or 1.5°C goals requires mitigation of agricultural
emissions
Baseline emissions
van Vuuren et al. 2011
Emissions under the 2°C
scenario
9. 1.5 degrees IXMP Scenario
Explorer: https://data.ene.iiasa.ac.at/iamc-
1.5c-explorer/
To identify agricultural emissions targets
1. Filter for scenario
1. SSP2 –middle of the road
2. RCP 1.9 or RCP 2.6 plus baselines
2. Filter for AFOLU
3. Filter for CH4 and N2O
10. 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1970 1990 2010 2030 2050 2070 2090 2110
Emissionsfromagriculture(GtCO2e/yr)
Agriculture will need to
limit its emissions to
about
6-8 Gigatonnes
CO2 equivalents per
year by 2030
This requires
mitigation of
1 Gigatonne per
year
based on our
current trajectory.
The agriculture sector must reduce methane and nitrous oxide emissions by 1
Gigatonne per year by 2030 to stay within the 2°C limit
Baseline
2°C scenario
Wollenberg et al. 2016
13. What does a global target mean
at the country level?
Mitigation of
1 Gigatonne
per year
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14. Approaches for allocating targets
Principles of effort
sharing
Approach
Responsibility
1. Cumulative emissions from all sectors 1890-2010
2. Cumulative agricultural emissions 1960-2010
Capability
3. Cumulative agricultural emissions and gross domestic product,
weighted equally
4. Cumulative agricultural emissions and human development index,
weighted equally
Equality
5. Equal agricultural emissions per capita, with convergence by 2030
6. Equal agricultural emissions per capita, with convergence by 2050
Responsibility,
capability and need
7. Responsibility and capability index per the Climate Equity Reference
Calculator (Kemp-Benedict et al., 2017)
Equal cumulative per
capita emissions
8. Equal cumulative agricultural emissions per capita 1960–2030, per
Pan et al. (2014)
9. Equal cumulative agricultural emissions per capita 1960–2050, per
Pan et al. (2014)
15. Results: Equal cumulative agricultural
emissions per capita 1960–2050
If the target was allocated such that all countries have equal cumulative
emissions from agriculture by 2050, many developing countries could
increase their emissions from agriculture and still meet their targets.
16. Richards, M., Wollenberg, E., & van Vuuren, D. (2018). National Contributions to climate
change mitigation from agriculture: allocating a global target. Climate Policy.
http://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2018.1430018
Wollenberg, E., M. Richards, P. Smith, P. Havlík, M. Obersteiner, F.N. Tubiello, M. Herold, P.
Gerber, S. Carter, A. Reisinger, D. van Vuuren, A. Dickie, H. Neufeldt, B.O. Sander, R.
Wassmann, R. Sommer, J.E. Amonette, A. Falcucci, M. Herrero, C. Opio, R. Roman-
Cuesta, E. Stehfest, H. Westhoek, I. Ortiz-Monasterio, T. Sapkota, M.C. Rufino, P.K.
Thornton, L. Verchot, P.C. West, J.-F. Soussana, T. Baedeker, M. Sadler, S. Vermeulen,
B.M. Campbell. 2016. Reducing emissions from agriculture to meet the 2°C target.
Global Change Biology. doi:10.1111/gcb.13340
Lini Wollenberg
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
Thank you!
3 November 2020
SBSTA 44, Bonn
17. Principles for allocating targets
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992):
Parties to take action to mitigate climate change ‘on the basis
of equity and in accordance with their common but
differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities’
Paris Agreement (2015):
Implementation to ‘reflect equity and the principle of common
but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, in
light of differing national circumstances’
We know agricultural mitigation is probably necessary to meet climate targets. Can we do it?
Substantial mitigation possible based on estimates of what is feasible to adopt, but we also need 2 degree targets for these sectors
Low and high estimates just represent different sources
Agroforestry could also be on here- .39 Gt economic potential
Rogelj, J., D. Shindell, K. Jiang, S. Fifita, P. Forster, V. Ginzburg, C. Handa, H. Kheshgi, S. Kobayashi, E. Kriegler, L. Mundaca, R. Séférian, and M.V.Vilariño, 2018: Mitigation Pathways Compatible with 1.5°C in the Context of Sustainable Development. In: Global Warming of 1.5°C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, H.-O. Pörtner, D. Roberts, J. Skea, P.R. Shukla, A. Pirani, W. Moufouma-Okia, C. Péan, R. Pidcock, S. Connors, J.B.R. Matthews, Y. Chen, X. Zhou, M.I. Gomis, E. Lonnoy, T. Maycock, M. Tignor, and T. Waterfield (eds.)]. In Press.
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Agriculture currently contributes 10-12% of greenhouse gas emissions globally.
While that’s a relevant figure, and gives a sense of the scale of agriculture’s contribution to climate change, what’s really important in talking about setting targets for the future is that scenarios for a 2-degree world show agricultural and agriculture-related emissions will constitute the largest sector of surplus emissions in the future (Gernaat et al., 2015)
Excluding agricultural emissions from mitigation will increase the cost of mitigation in other sectors, or reduce the feasibility of limiting warming to 2°C (Reisinger et al. 2013)
Scenarios indicate that agricultural and agriculture-related emissions, including non-CO2 emissions, will constitute the largest sector of surplus emissions in the future, as other sectors are projected to reduce their emissions to the maximal extent by 2030, so agriculture is critical to meeting global climate targets (Bajzelj et al., 2014; Gernaat et al., 2015). If we want to attempt 1.5 degrees, we have to tackle agriculture.
Excluding agricultural emissions from mitigation targets will increase the cost of mitigation in other sectors (Reisinger et al., 2013) or reduce the feasibility of meeting the 2¡C limit.
To calculate the target emissions, we used the scenario prepared for the IPCC that represents the 2 degree world – Representative concentration pathway 2.6, so named for its radiative forcing, and identified the agricultural emissions associated with this scenario in 2030. We then compared the agricultural emissions in this 2-degree scenario to the agricultural emissions in the baseline, business-as-usual scenario. We examined the difference between the baseline and 2-degree scenario as implemented in 3 different integrated assessment models.
What we found was that to meet the target of limiting warming to 2-degrees in 2100, we will need to limit agricultural emissions to around 6-8 Gigatonnes per year, in 2030, which means mitigating about 1 Gigatonne of CO2-equivalent emissions per year by 2030, compared to what would happen if we took no action at all.
This is JUST for methane and nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture
That’s about equivalent to removing 210 billion cars from the road.
That is . . .
an 11-18% reduction relative to the 2030 business-as-usual baseline.
~4-5% of the 26 GtCO2e/yr in mitigation needed across all sectors in 2030 to achieve the 2°C limit.
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So we have a global target. But the Paris agreement is not based on a global climate regime, it’s based on contributions by individual countries. So what does that 1 gigatonne target mean for individual countries? How to allocate a global target across nations?
IPCC AR5 (Fleurbaey et al., 2014), using a review of existing approaches by Höhne, den Elzen, and Escalante (2014) grouped the approaches into six categories using particular definitions of equity principles (Pan et al., 2017): responsibility, capability, equality, responsibility-capability-need, equal cumulative per capita emissions and staged approaches.
We tested nine approaches to calculate a range of country-level mitigation goals, covering all categories of effort sharing approaches.
[I wouldn’t go into the details of how these were all calculated, it would take much too long, but the details are all in section 2.2 of the article]
In this approach, all countries’ per capita emissions converge to the same value in 2050, and every country’s cumulative per capita emissions from the historical start year (1960) up to year 2050 must also be equal (see schematic under “extra slides”)
Most developed countries, having already exceeded their per-capita allocation, were assigned mitigation targets close to or more than 100% of their baseline agricultural emissions.
For example, Australia had, as of 2015, already surpassed its cumulative per-person emission allocation for the period 1960–2030. Therefore, Australia would be assigned negative agricultural emissions during the years 2016 to 2029. Conversely, Ghana still had a large part of its cumulative allocation remaining in 2015, and would be allowed to increase its agricultural emissions substantially during the same period.
In the text of the UNFCCC, Parties agreed to take action to mitigate climate change ‘on the basis of equity and in accordance with their common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities’ (CBDR-RC). The Paris Agreement affirmed the principle of CBDR-RC – qualifying it with the clause ‘in light of different national circumstances’ (Article 2.2) and eliminated the distinction between Annex I (developed) and non-Annex I (developing) countries of the original Convention
Although there is not currently consensus under the UNFCCC on how to define a fair and ambitious mitigation contribution for each country (Pan et al., 2017; Winkler et al., 2017), numerous allocation schemes have been proposed to operationalize the principles of equity and CBDR-RC.