Addressing the climate challenge - what can agriculture do? Ideas from Europe and beyond
28 October 2008
Belgium
The symposium is an essential part of the FP6 project PICCMAT (Policy Incentives for Climate Change Mitigation Agricultural Techniques, http://www.climatechangeintelligence.org/piccmat/(opens in new window)). It will close this 2-year project and introduce the final results of the research, in particular on the mitigation potential of agriculture in Europe, and policy recommendations for the coming years.
The symposium provisional agenda and registartion form are provided on the website:
http://www.climatechangeintelligence.baastel.be/piccmat/(opens in new window)
International experts from New Zealand, the USA, and the United Nations will provide information on CC mitigation in agriculture outside Europe and globally. Then the PICCMAT main results will be introduced and linked to other European research projects. In the afternoon, four European Member States will then present how they deal with the issue in their own countries, with very interesting initiatives adapted to their national conditions.
The symposium provisional agenda and registartion form are provided on the website:
http://www.climatechangeintelligence.baastel.be/piccmat/(opens in new window)
International experts from New Zealand, the USA, and the United Nations will provide information on CC mitigation in agriculture outside Europe and globally. Then the PICCMAT main results will be introduced and linked to other European research projects. In the afternoon, four European Member States will then present how they deal with the issue in their own countries, with very interesting initiatives adapted to their national conditions.
Keywords
Climate change mitigation