RTOACC Workshop 3: Member workshop of the Round Table on Organic Agriculture and Climate Change (RTOACC), Rom, Italy, November 22, 2010

Aims of the Workshop

Finalizing activities of 2010 and compilation of end reports on 1) In-depth scientific exchange on the available data on GHG emissions and the carbon sequestration potential of organic crop and livestock systems incl. gaps in the available data and ideas on how these could be filled, 2) The climate change mitigation potential of organic farming systems and the development of a methodology for the carbon market and 3) Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) - methods, models and databases with focus on GHG emission and sequestration potential of organic farming systems and organic food.
Developing mid- and longterm concepts for the RTOACC/organizational aspects
Defining activities for 2011

Minutes

Meeting minutes of the Round Table for Organic Agriculture and Climate Change (RTOACC) (158.5 KB)

Programme

9.30	Welcome and introduction to programme and tasks Andreas Gattinger (FiBL), Nadia Scialabba (FAO)
9.45	Session 1: In-depth scientific exchange on the available data on GHG emissions and the carbon sequestration potential of organic crop and livestock systems incl. gaps in the available data and ideas on how these could be filled; Moderation: Nadia Scialabba (FAO) Carbon levels in agricultural soils under organic and non-organic management (991.7 KB); Andreas Gattinger (FiBL) GHG Emissions and C sequestration in Mediterranean Croplands: Available information and Gaps (561.8 KB); Eduardo Aguilera Fernández (SEAE) Concept for the end report Andreas Gattinger (FiBL) Joint discussion of session 1 contents/conclusions
11.15	Break
11.30	Session 2: The climate change mitigation potential of organic farming systems and the development of a methodology for the carbon market; Moderation: Lise Andreasen (ICROFS) Organic farming systems and the development of a methodology for the carbon market (674.1 KB) – state of the art/Concept for the end report Adrian Müller (FiBL) Joint discussion of session 2 contents/conclusions
13.00	Lunch Break
13.45	Ex-act, a carbon balance tool Marianne Tinlot (FAO)
14.15	Session 3: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) - methods, models and databases with focus on GHG emission and sequestration potential of organic farming systems and organic food; Moderation: Urs Niggli (FiBL) Presentation of Draft Report on: LCA research, data gaps and LCA method development and databases for organic farming systems (1.9 MB) Marie Trydeman Knudsen and Dr. John E. Hermansen, Aarhus University, Denmark Concept for the end report Lise Andreasen (ICROFS) Joint discussion of session 3 contents/conclusions
15.30	Break
15.45	Session 4: Future of RTOACC Moderation: Andreas Gattinger (FiBL) Goals/organizational structure/funding Noémi Nemes (FAO)/future activities Joint discussion of session 4/conclusions
17.30	End of meeting

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Contact

Andreas Gattinger, FiBL, Frick, Switzerland

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