Sustainable Food Production and Air Pollution, Milan - Main contents
| date | July 10, 2015 |
|---|---|
| city | Milan, Italy |
| organisation | Joint Research Centre (JRC) i |
This event is organised as part of the JRC's EXPO 2015 activities
The JRC, in close collaboration with scientists and policy makers from the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) and other key international organisations, is organising a conference on 'Sustainable food production and air pollution: reducing emissions generates many benefits', which will be held on the morning of 10 July 2015, in the Barceló Hotel, Milan
Four keynote lectures will be given on the interactions between sustainable food production and air pollution, the benefits of sustainable agriculture for health, ecosystems and climate, and potential solutions that lead to lower levels of air pollution and increased crop production, while avoiding other trade-offs. Roundtable discussion will focus on future actions to control rising levels of air pollution with benefits for food production, as well as the potential for reducing the influence of agriculture on air pollution, the value of regional cooperative efforts, and the role of global institutions in raising awareness.
Registration is free, and can be made through the JRC's Register for Events Module.
Given the restricted number of seats in the meeting room, we can accept a maximum of 80 registrations. If accepted, you will be contacted by the workshop organisers.
Programme
Friday 10th July, 9:30-12:45
EXPO Milano 2015, Barcelò Hotel, Milan
Sustainable food production and air pollution: reducing emissions generates many benefits
9:00 Registration
9.30 Welcome address - David Wilkinson, Director, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Italy.
9:45 How are air pollution and agriculture related? - Frank Dentener, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Italy; Co-chair of the Task Force on Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution.
10:05 Ozone and agriculture: an unknown threat - Lisa Emberson, Director, Stockholm Environment Institute, York, UK.
10:30 Break
11:00 How can emission reductions help to bring multiple benefits? - Markus Amann, Programme Director, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria.
11:25 Controlling environmental nitrogen, how can it be done, how will it reduce impacts? - Mark Sutton, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, UK, co-chair of the Task Force on Reactive Nitrogen.
11:50-12:45 Roundtable discussion with policy makers and scientists; Conclusions
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