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RTOACC Workshop 1: Member workshop of the Round Table on Organic Agriculture and Climate Change (RTOACC) at FiBL, Frick, Switzerland, May 10 and 11, 2010
Contents
About the workshop
- First RTOACC workshop on May 10 and 11, 2010, at FiBL in Frick, Switzerland
On May 10 and 11, 2010, the first workshop on Climate Change and Organic Agriculture took place at the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL in Frick, Switzerland.
Issues:
- In-depth scientific exchange on the available data on GHG emissions and the carbon sequestration potential of organic crop and livestock systems.
- Discussions on gaps in the available data and ideas on how these could be filled
- The climate change mitigation potential of organic farming systems and the development of a methodology for the carbon market.
- Discussions on the co-benefits of carbon trading to enhance income and food security
Summary document
Agenda
Programme May 10, 2010
11.00-14.00 | Arrival of the Participants at the FiBL Room “Sitzungszimmer” | |
14.00 | Start of the Workshop and Welcome | Eric Wyss, FiBL |
14.10 | Introduction and Aims of the Meeting | Andreas Gattinger, FiBL |
14.20-16.00 | Session 1: Reduction of GHG emissions through Organic Agriculture: Facts and Figures and Case studies | Moderated by Matthias Stolze, FiBL |
Input 1: | Adrian Müller, FiBL | |
Input2: | Paul Mäder, FiBL | |
Input 3: | Luis Lassaletta, SEAE | |
Input 4: | Peter Klocke, FiBL | |
16.15 | Break | |
16.30 | Group discussion to main topics of session 1 | Andreas Gattinger, FiBL |
17.30 | Conlcusions from group discussions and joint discussion | |
18.15 | Apéro in the FiBL wine cellar and Dinner | |
20.00 | Session 2:
Joint discussion, Implications for RTOACC | Andreas Gattinger, FiBL |
22.00 | End of the Meeting | |
Programme May 11, 2010
09.00 | Review of the Outcome of Session 1 and 2 and Agreement on the Outcome Paper | Urs Niggli |
10.00
| Session 3: Carbon trading to enhance income and food security | Andreas Gattinger |
Input 5: | Alberte Bondeau: PIK Potsdam | |
Input 6: | Vice Yu, South Centre, Geneva | |
10.45 | Break | |
11.00-12.45
| Input 7: Questions/Remark | Adrian Müller, FiBL |
Input 8: | Roman Schibli, South Pole Carbon Ltd. | |
Input 9: | G. T. Svendsen, University of Aarhus Erik Fog, Danish Agricultural Advisory Service. | |
12.45 | Lunch | |
14.00 | Introduction into the group discussions | |
14.20 | The potential of organic agriculture in the carbon market Four thematic groups:
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15.30 | Break | |
16.00 | Reports from the four working group and synthesis |
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16.30 |
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17.30 | End of the Workshop Final get together / transports to the train station etc. |
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