Objective
Compared to the manyfold potential impacts of climate change on agroecosystems, potential adaptation measures are even more complex because of the high number of options available through the human factor. New policies must therefore be adopted under climate change conditions considering all potential and realistic adaptation measures especially on the regional and farm level to secure sustainability of agricultural crop production. Despite of the recognised relevance of climate risk assessments for agroecosystems, they have been not noticeable applied for supporting adaptation within agricultural decision-making within Europe, neither worldwide, because of its uncertainty and lack of knowledge by decision-makers. On the other hand, the European research funds concerning agricultural climate-change impact assessments have been addressed mainly to theoretical issues rather than to research-results applications. According to the above statement, a new SSA is proposed in order to analyse and evaluate potential and actual adaptation measures in agriculture for different climatic and agroecosystem regions under risk in Europe. The various questions as formulated under Task 18 of this SSP call will be investigated at the scientific level as well as at the farm level by the partners in selected vulnerable regions. The SSA will consider not only future scenarios and results based on modelling tools, but also already visible (or known) ongoing changes and adaptation measures for a better and realistic assessment of potential future adaptation measures at the regional level. Furthermore, probably changes in the European policies as the CAP or the WFD will be taken in account as well, since final decisions of farmers would be based on several issues additionally to climate risks. The SSA should establish a continuous interacting information and discussion network, connecting the research level with decision makers and support a holistic approach to solve the related problems.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringecosystem-based managementclimate change adaptation
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and management
- social sciencespsychologyergonomics
Topic(s)
Call for proposal
FP6-2005-SSP-5-A
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Funding Scheme
SSA - Specific Support ActionCoordinator
VIENNA
Austria