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Greetings from C-CIARN Agriculture, C-CIARN Agriculture is now in a transition phase as plans for developing and maintaining our services and resources are solidified. Thank you all for your continued support and interest in climate change impacts and adaptation for Canadian agriculture. We will continue to send monthly updates for the near future and look forward to working with those in industry, research, and policy to develop effective climate risk management strategies for the challenges and opportunities to come. 1. Climate Change and Agriculture: Promoting Practical and Profitable Responses. A Professional Development Workshop for Extension and Agricultural Service Providers. April 4, 2006 at the Ramada Inn, Windsor Conneticut Registration web page Funded by the USDA Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education program (NE-SARE) 2. Symposium on Impact Evaluation of Global Warming and Approach to Risk Analysis in East Asia October 31 – November 4 , 2006 Sponsored by: The Japanese Study Group for Climate Impact and Application, Global Change Research Center of National Taiwan University, and others Papers are invited on the following five topics: Features and connotations of the climate change in East Asia; Impacts on ecosystem and adaptation; Impacts on food production and adaptation; Impacts on human health and society; Risk assessment on global warming. Deadline for submitting an abstract: June 30, 2006 Send your abstract directly to GWEA2006@mail.tfrin.gov.tw Related information Climate Change Central (Alberta) Newsletter for March 06, features agriculture Adapting to Climate Change: An Introduction for Canadian Municipalities This document was prepared by C-CIARN for rural and urban communities across Canada wanting basic information on climate change impacts and adaptation. English version available here French version available here Gregory, P. J. Ingram, and M. Brklacich. 2005. Climate Change and Food Security. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 360:2139-2148. McKeown, A. J. Warland, and M. R. McDonald 2005. Long-term marketable yields of horticultural crops in southern Ontario in relation to seasonal climate. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 85(2): 431-438 The Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE), Centre for Earth and Environmental Technologies is soliciting Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for proposed projects in its Agriculture Research Cluster. There are two sub-clusters or areas of specific interest in the Agriculture Cluster: Greenhouse Technologies and Viticulture. Details here 1. International Development Research Centre has several job openings related to the Climate Change Adaptation Support Program for Action Research and Capacity Development in Africa. They are listed at: http://www.idrc.ca/careers/ 2. The Global Environment Facility (GEF) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) seeks three highly qualified individuals to develop and implement projects in Climate Change Adaptation, with a focus in capacity development. We are seeking highly motivated candidates with demonstrated strategic and leadership skills, programming experience, and preferably with a background in climate science, vulnerability and adaptation, and development economics. Regional Technical Advisor for West and Central Africa (Deadline for submissions: 31 March 2006) Regional Technical Advisor for Asia and the Pacific (Deadline for submissions: 21 April 2006) Regional Technical Advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean (Deadline for submissions: 12 May 2006) Details here All for now, Ellen Wall ewall@uoguelph.ca 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 http://www.c-ciarn.uoguelph.ca |
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