GFCS Dialogue Side Event:

Food and Agricultural Organization –

Data, tools and methods for climate information services for food and agriculture

Noon, Friday 26 October

Salle 18 (Level -1)

Objective:

FAO can offer a wide range of data, tools and methods for the assessment of climate impact and vulnerabilities, as well as for planning of climate change adaptation practices as related to agriculture and food security. This side event provides an overview about key FAO climate services to support agricultural communities. Building on the existing national, regional and international collaborations, presentations elaborate on FAO’s tools, methods and approaches in developing countries.

Overall Idea

The FAO data, tools and methods covers Global Agroecological Zoning (GAEZ), agrometeorological services, including software, agroclimatic database management system, crop yield forecasting toolkit, and a standardized methodology on climate change impact assessment on agriculture. The side event describes FAO’s recent efforts on development of customized climate information products and services and Medium-Term Warning Systems for Food Security, presenting few experiences in implementing those methodologies.

Speakers

Global Agro-ecological Zoning (GAEZ) - Overview and Data Portal

Renato Cumani, Land and Water Division, FAO, Rome

Climate prediction in sub-Saharan Africa: Impacts and adaptations (CLIMAFRICA)

Stefano Materia, Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Bologna, Italy

FAO tools and methods for climate impact assessment and adaptation planning in Agriculture

Selvaraju Ramasamy, Climate, Energy and Tenure Division, FAO.

Implementation of Climate Impact Assessment Methodology and Decentralized Climate Information services for Agriculture in Bicol Region, The Philippines

Flaviana D. Hilario, Acting Deputy Administrator for Research and Development, Philippines Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Manila

Discussion and conclusions

Further links

Concept note

Last Update 25-Oct-2012

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