"Seasonal forecasts for agriculture in the Mediterranean"
Dal 22/09/2014 ore 09.00 al 26/09/2014 ore 17.00
Area di Ricerca Cnr
Via Madonna del Piano, 10
50019 - Sesto Fiorentino
Florence - ITALY
The purpose of this week-long course is to build capacities for the application of climate seasonal forecasts for water and crop management, with a special focus on the Mediterranean crop production systems.
Climatic variability and related risks are affecting crop production with impacts rising particularly for smallholders farming systems. Since late 90’s seasonal forecasts experienced a growing role, despite the large uncertainties still present. Precipitation and temperature anomalies knowledge, available a few months early, could be useful for technical services and organizations on managing water resources, crop calendars and varieties to be used. At the same time, methods and scientific results are still underexploited and not easily accessible and comprehensible for potential users.
According with the Global Framework for Climate Services, the course addresses the need to develop mechanisms for delivery of climate services for the agricultural community and for enabling risk mitigation strategies at various levels and identifying research and transfer demand by end users. The training course wish to contribute in the strengthening of existing regional networks for the application of seasonal forecast (MedCOF, PRESANORD, SEECOF) in agriculture.
Organizzato da:
Istituto di Biometeorologia - WMO-RTC
Referente organizzativo:
Vieri Tarchiani
Cnr - Istituto di Biometeorologia
Via Giovanni Caproni, 8
50145 Firenze
v.tarchiani@ibimet.cnr.it
055-3033711
Modalità di accesso: registrazione / accredito
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