COST Action 734 - CLIVAGRI
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COST Action 734 Impacts of climate change and variability on European agriculture: (CLIVAGRI) |
| Abstract |
The main objective of the Action is the evaluation of possible impacts arising from climate change and variability on agriculture and the assessment of critical thresholds for various European areas. This goal will be achieved through the accomplishment of intermediate aims, in order to define the current and future levels of critical thresholds and hazards for agricultural activity and environmental resources. The Action concentrates on four different tasks: agroclimatic indices and simulation models review and assessment of tools used to relate climate and agricultural processes; evaluation of the current trends of agroclimatic indices and simulation model outputs describing agricultural impacts and hazard levels; developing and assessing future regional and local scenarios of agroclimatic conditions; risk assessment and foreseen impacts on agriculture. The work is carried out by four respective Working Groups. The activity of WGs has been structured like a matrix, presenting on the rows the methods of analysis and on the columns the phenomena and the hazards. Each intersection point describes the evaluation of past, present and future trends of climate and thus the impacts on agriculture. Based on these results, possible actions (specific recommendations, suggestions, warning systems) will be elaborated and proposed to the end-users, depending on their needs.
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| Key words |
climate change, climate scenarios, meteorological hazards, risk assessment
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| Contact person |
Prof. dr. sc. Simone Orlandini, e-mail: simone.orlandini(at)unifi.it, tel. +39 0553288257
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| Duration |
2006-2010 |
| Cooperation |
27 european countries and WMO
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