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Parallel Session Agenda （ draft ）发布日期: 2024-10-02 21:57

Climate Change: Innovations in Agricultural Adaptation and Mitigation

I.About the Forum

Agriculture is one of the sectors most affected by climate change. Climate change leads to temperature increase, changes in precipitation patterns and more frequent occurrence of extreme weather events, and all these will have far-reaching impacts on agricultural and food production. Against this backdrop, the 2024 World Agriculture Forum (WAFI) is themed around "Climate Change and Food Systems Transformation," with a pre-conference spotlight on " Climate Change: Innovations in Agricultural Adaptation and Mitigation". This parallel session aims to foster a deeper scientific understanding of how climate change impacts agriculture and to explore innovative technological strategies for adaptation and mitigation. It seeks to facilitate an exchange of knowledge and best practices among leaders in agriculture, climate science, and technology.

The parallel session will consist of keynote presentations and dialogues. In Keynote Presentations, prominent speakers will deliver insights on the latest research findings regarding the impact of climate change on agriculture and the potential of innovative technologies to build resilience and sustainability in the sector. In Dialogues and Panel Discussions, interactive sessions will encourage dialogue on the following key topics: (1) The current state of climate change's impact on global agriculture; (2) Strategies for upscaling successful initiatives and technologies; (3) Policy frameworks that support agricultural innovation in the face of climate change; (4) Innovative technological solutions for climate-resilient agriculture.

II.Organization:

Hosts: College of Resources and Environment, China Agricultural University
Organizers: Department of Meteorology, China Agricultural University
Sponsors: Journal of Climate-Smart Agriculture

III.Time & Venue:

Time : 13:30-18:00, October 9th, 2024
Venue : China Agricultural University International Conference Center, 3rd Floor Auditorium, Jin Ma Building, Haidian, Beijing, China

IV.Size :

100 people

V.Agenda :

Chair	Lixing Yuan, Dean of college of Resources and Environment, China Agricultural University
13:30-13:35	Opening remarks Qixin Sun, President, China Agricultural University, Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences
13:35-14:50	Keynote speeches
13:35-13:50	1. David Nabarro, Former Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Food and Nutrition2018 World Food Prize Laureate Title: Interactions between the transformation of agri-food systems and climate change
13:50-14:05	2. Qingchen Chao, Director of the National Climate Center of China
14:05-14:20	3. Patrick Caron, Vice-President of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
14:20-14:35	4. Yang Xiaoguang, China Agricultural University
14:35-14:50	5. Anand Patwardhan, Co-Chair of the Scientific Committee of the World Adaptation Science Programme (WASP), Co-Chair of the Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA), and Professor at the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Parker
14:50-15:00	Tea Break
15:00-16:00	Panel I: Climate change and food security development strategies
Moderator:	Suresh Babu, IFPRI Senior Research Fellow/Head of Capacity Strengthening
Panelists	1. Lisa Moon, President and Chief Executive Officer, Global Food Bank Network 2. Fang Sun, Senior Manager of the Climate-Smart Agriculture Program at EDF 3. Bob Tansey, China Senior Policy Advisor and Global Policy Lead for Degraded Land and Restoration at the Nature Conservancy 4. Xiaozhe Zhang, Regional Manager, South-South Cooperation, Asia-Pacific, United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development 5. Shakuntala Thilsted, Director, Nutritional Health and Food Security Impact Area Platform, CGIAR, the winner of the 2021 World Food Prize 6. Yinlong Xu, Researcher at the Institute of Agricultural Environment and Sustainable Development, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
16:00-17:00	Panel II: Climate change and sustainable agricultural development practices
Moderator:	Chuang Zhao, Dean of the Department of Meteorology, China Agricultural
Panelists:	1. Bibi Giyose, Special Adviser to the Chief Executive Officer of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) 2. Zhanxiang Sun, Vice President of Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences 3. V. K. Ramachandran, Vice-Chairperson, Kerala State Planning Board, Government of Kerala, and Retired Professor and Head, Economic Analysis Unit, Indian Statistical Institute. 4. Xiaoyu Zhang, Chief Engineer of the Meteorological Science Research Institute of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 5. Bruce Friedrich, President & Founder, The Good Food Institute 6. Guiman Wang, Director of the Agricultural Extension Station of Lishu County, Jilin Province
17:00-17:10	Concluding Remarks: Yang Xiaoguang, China Agricultural University