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Greetings from C-CIARN Agriculture Welcome to new C-CIARN Agriculture members C-CIARN agriculture's position paper (75 pages) is now available here “ This position paper reviews and summarizes the current state of knowledge about climate change risks and opportunities for the Canadian agri-food sector with a focus on adaptation strategies. The document also identifies research gaps and issues that need to be addressed if policy and programs for agricultural adaptation to climate change are to be timely and effective.” Soil and Water Conservation Society’s Annual Conference Rochester, New York on July 30 - August 4, 2005. Topics:
THE DEADLINE FOR PAPER AND POSTER PROPOSAL SUBMISSION IS NOVEMBER 29, 2004 AND ALL FINAL DECISIONS ON PROPOSALS WILL BE MADE ON JANUARY 8, 2005. Political Climate Modeling: Predicting Socio-political Responses to Climate Change in the Prairie Provinces (Adapted from: Risk and Climate Change-Perceptions of Policy-Makers in Canada by Stedman, R., D. Davidson, and A Wellstead. Risk Analysis (forthcoming, December 2004) A recent UK "Planning and Climate Change Guidance" document notes that "there is a real urgency to put in place regional and local planning policies on adaptation to climate change...". Article available here 1. The UNFCCC secretariat is pleased to announce the relaunch of its official website, which will take place on 11 October 2004. This relaunch will conclude a major project designed to make information more accessible, introduce a revised navigation structure and automate information management. 2. Climate change a focus of new research on how decisions are made National Science Foundation (NSF) Newswise — Five interdisciplinary research teams will share some $25 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) over the next five years to study important aspects of problems associated with understanding climate-related decisions under uncertainty. Research centers will be located at Arizona State, Carnegie-Mellon and Columbia universities. Other interdisciplinary teams will be conducting research at the University of Colorado at Boulder and Rand Corporation in Santa Monica, Calif. The increased knowledge generated by recent scientific research on the causes and consequences of climate change and variability has led to a growing need to better understand how decision makers make choices among the alternative courses of action. “NSF expects these teams to produce new insights of interest to the academic community, generate significant educational benefits and develop new tools that will benefit policy makers, decision makers and many different stakeholders.” Visit our “What’s in the News” Web pages for the latest news items on climate/weather conditions and agriculture. We have all articles listed in an Excel file and in hard copy. Contact us for more information. *** Please pass on this newsletter to colleagues who might be interested and encourage them to sign up to our network We always appreciate your comments and suggestions on how to improve our web site, updates, and networking activity. All for now, Ellen Wall Co-ordinator, C-CIARN Agriculture (Canadian Climate Impacts and Adaptation Research Network for Agriculture) Blackwood Hall (Room 202) University of Guelph Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1 Phone: 519 824 4120 ext 58480 Fax: 519 763 4686 www.c-ciarn.uoguelph.ca |
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