International Conference on Climate Change and Food Security (ICCCFS)
One of the great challenges for the 21st century will be to ensure that the global food supply is able to meet sustainably the needs of an unprecedented number of people and to withstand the difficulties posed by climate change. Success in meeting this challenge will require a steady stream of technical and institutional innovations geared towards increasing food production as well as successful adaption to changing climatic conditions.
One of the great challenges for the 21st century will be to ensure that the global food supply is able to meet sustainably the needs of an unprecedented number of people and to withstand the difficulties posed by climate change. Success in meeting this challenge will require a steady stream of technical and institutional innovations geared towards increasing food production as well as successful adaption to changing climatic conditions.
In response, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) are pleased to jointly host an International Conference on Climate Change and Food Security in Beijing, China. This conference will provide a forum for leading international scientists and young researchers to present their latest research findings, exchange their research ideas and share their experiences in climate change and food security studies.
There will be technical sessions, poster sessions, and social events.
Topics
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Framing climate change and agricultural vulnerability: the facts, the future and uncertainty;
- Estimating trends in impacts of climate change on food security: cropping patterns, crop yields, pests and diseases, irrigation, carbon fertilization, food storage and distribution, food accessibility and utilization, household income;
- Managing climate variability and risk: seasonal forecasts, index-based insurance, climate information services;
- Accelerating adaptation to progressive climate change: technology development, agricultural practices;
- Enabling policy interventions and actions: policy supports, economic incentives;
- Improving measurement and monitoring: data, models and systems.
CCAFS will be represented by Theme Leader Gerald C. Nelson, from research theme 4.3 Policy Analysis and Regional Program Leader Pramod Aggarwal who covers the Indo-Gangetic Plains.
For further information about the Symposium, you may contact Ms. Xie Ankun or Dr. Yu Qiangyi via ccfs2011vip [at] gmail [dot] com (e-mail) or telephone number: +8610-82105635
To read more about the event and see the drafted program please download the document (PDF) below or visit the event webpage.
