Platform_Salzburg

International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council

IPCSpecial Events

Climate Change, Agriculture and Trade on the Road to Copenhagen

May 12, 2009

Salzburg, Austria

9:00 am - 6:30 pm

Following on its earlier meetings held in Poznan and Bonn – the ICTSD-IPC Platform on Climate Change, Agriculture and Trade will convene in Salzburg alongside IPC’s international seminar on Food and Environmental Security. The objective of the meeting is to explore additional areas at the nexus of climate change, agricultural and trade policy and to begin formulating Platform recommendations in the run-up to the Copenhagen COP-MOP.
Each panellist shall speak for maximum 10 minutes in order to allow more time for interactive debates and discussions. Speakers and participants are encouraged to participate in their personal capacity, with a view to generating knowledge and exchanging experiences.

Meeting Information

Agenda

Presentations

Session 1: Financial Related Incentives for Climate Mitigation and Adaptation

What Box(es) for Environmental Payments?

Tim Josling, Senior Fellow and Professor Emeritus, Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, IPC Member

EU CAP Reform and Climate Change
Franz Fischler, former EC Agricultural Commissioner, IPC Member
US Domestic Support and Climate Change
Robert L. Thompson, Gardner Endowed Chair in Agricultural Policy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IPC Member
Crafting Financial Incentives for Agricultural Producers in Developing Countries
Wendy Mann, Senior Advisor, Natural Resources and Environment Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Session 2: Climate Change and Standards

Private Standards – Creating Coherence
Jane Earley, Earley and White Consulting Group LLC
Best Practices and Goals for the Private Sector
Willem-Jan Laan, Director Global External Affairs, Unilever, IPC Member
Food Miles vs. Comprehensive Life Cycle Analyses
Hasit Shah, Chairman, Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK)
Impact of Climate Change on Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health, and on the Development and Implementation of SPS Related Standards
Marlynne Hopper, Agriculture and Commodities Division, WTO

Session 3: Platform Recommendations in Three Parts

Agriculture In The Run-Up To Copenhagen

Setting Priorities
Hayden Montgomery, Senior Policy Analyst, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, New Zealand
Ensuring Effective Adaptation and Mitigation and Food Security
Daniel Martino, Carbosur, Coordinating Lead Author of Agriculture Chapter for IPPC AR4
The Need to Consider Development Impacts
Raul Montemayor, President, Federation of Free Farmers Cooperatives, Inc., The Philippines, IPC Member

WTO Considerations

The Key Issues
Carlos Perez del Castillo, Former Representative of Uruguay to the WTO
Defining the Process
Michel Petit, Institut Agronomique Mediterraneen, IPC Member

Development policy

Africa’s Food Security and Climate Change Adaptation Needs
Namanga Ngongi, President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
Aid for Trade & Climate Change Funding for Adaptation and Mitigation
Ann Tutwiler, University of Maryland Eastern Shore