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Coordination of International Research Cooperation on soil CArbon Sequestration in Agriculture

Project description

Adapting agriculture to climate change needs

The agricultural sector plays a crucial role in addressing the challenges presented by climate change. By implementing changes in soil management, farms can enhance their productivity and growth while minimising their environmental impact. However, a significant obstacle to adopting these changes lies in the requirement for enhanced specialized identification, monitoring, and implementation. To tackle this issue, the EU-funded CIRCASA project will develop essential synergies within Europe. Its primary objectives include promoting international research collaboration on agriculture and soil carbon sequestration, enhancing soil carbon research, comprehending the knowledge requirements and perspectives of stakeholders, and preparing an international research consortium.

Objective

Targeting ambitious changes in agricultural practices that would preserve restore and enhance soil carbon and soil health requires an increased coordination of international research cooperation. The specific challenge lies in the identification, implementation and verification of agricultural soil management practices which create a positive soil/ecosystem carbon budget at the farm and landscape levels, sequester carbon, improve soil structure and soil quality and provide climate change adaptation while contributing to sustainable development. In this context, the CSA CIRCASA has an overarching goal to develop synergies on research in this field at European Union and global level, targeting four realistic and highly complementary objectives:
O1. Strengthen the international research community on agricultural soil carbon sequestration;
O2. Provide an improved understanding of agricultural soil carbon sequestration and its potential for climate change mitigation and adaptation and for demands of increased food production;
O3. Synthesizing stakeholder’s views and knowledge needs on agricultural soil carbon sequestration and climate change
O4. Favor a more structured approach, by preparing an International Research Consortium (IRC)
These four objectives will produce measurable outputs during the time frame of the project and create significant outcomes for the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and of the Paris agreement (COP21, 4 per 1000 voluntary initiative) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). CIRCASA will benefit from the participation of three major initiatives: the Global Research Alliance on agricultural greenhouse gases (GRA), the Joint Programming Initiative on Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (FACCE JPI) and the 4 per 1000 - Soils for Food Security and Climate - initiative, and from the contribution of the CCCAFS and the WLE programs of the CGIAR.

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CSA - Coordination and support action

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(opens in new window) H2020-SFS-2016-2017

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INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE POUR L'AGRICULTURE, L'ALIMENTATION ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT
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€ 550 422,50
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Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris
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