Inception workshop for the ADMIT project held in Beijing
The inception workshop for the 2-year project on ＾Harmonising Adaptation and Mitigation for agriculture and water in China￣ was held at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Beijing, 13th of March 2010. 15 representatives from involved partners (CAAS, CCAP, NDRC, Cranfield University, UEA) and interested organisations (DFID, WWF) met to discuss the objectives and work program for the project. The overall aim of the project is to make preliminary estimations of the ｀carbon cost¨ of adaptation to climate change in agriculture with focus on water use.
Three main elements to the project include:
- Assessing/describing main impacts of climate change on agriculture in China
- Deriving adaptation policy scenarios to sustain agricultural production in China
- Developing preliminary estimates of energy consumption in agricultural water use, using case study data
Project activities will include several workshops, UK-China collaboration visits, surveys, modelling, fieldwork, and literature reviews. The findings will be communicated as policy briefs and scientific publications.
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