AGRICULTURE IS THE SOLUTION! for Climate Change
Date: May 13th -15th 2019
Venue: Biwako-hall Otsu-City, Shiga Prefecture, JAPANLanguage: English and Japanese Translation
Free of Participation fee.
49th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is scheduled from
8 to 12, May 2019 at in Kyoto City, right next to Otsu City.
OUTLINE
Agriculture, including forestry and fishery is an industry which is vulnerable to climate change, and is also a significant emission source of greenhouse gasses. Sustainable food production under climate change is a global common challenge.
Agriculture must adapt to climate change, increase production, and at the same time reduce greenhouse gasses, in order to continue to feed and nourish the global population!
How?
Everything possible to make this happen will be showcased and discussed during this exciting and important 3-day event at a beautiful scenery over the biggest lake in Japan.
But remember—this cannot be achieved by farmers alone. Everyone needs and deserves delicious food. Join us and act today!
PROGRAM
＊Visitors including presenters are encouraged to wear light clothes (without a tie and jacket)
while the air conditioning is set at 28 degrees in venue to reduce CO2 emissions and electricity use.
Thank you for your cooperation!
Monday, May 13th
10 : 00 - 18 : 00
Public Symposium
Maximum capacity: 800 persons
Venue: Biwako-hall chu-hall
10：00 Opening
Mr. Takamori Yoshikawa, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Mr. Taizo Mikazuki, Governer of Shiga Prefecture
“Shiga Prefecture Agriculture is the Best Solution to Climate Change!”(PDF : 2,733KB)
Part 1(PDF : 810KB) Part 2(PDF : 2,078KB)
10：20 Key note speech
Ms. Marta Andrea Alfaro Valenzuela
Review Editor for Vol.4 of the 2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
“The Role of Agriculture, Forestry and other Land Uses in the World of Global Warming”(PDF : 2,218KB)
Part 1(PDF : 1,000KB) Part 2(PDF : 1,260KB)
10：50 Introduction of the policy in Japan
Ms. Maiko Kubo
Director, Environment Policy Office, Minister's Scretariat, MAFF
“What approach should agriculture take for climate change?”(PDF : 2,319KB)
Part 1(PDF : 1,248KB) Part 2(PDF : 1,145KB)
11：00 Break
11：15 Session 1: Setting the scene
Moderator:
Mr. Martial Bernoux
Natural Resources Officer, Climate Change and Environment Division, FAO
“Setting the scene”(PDF : 1,669KB)
Speakers:
1) Mr. Dirk Nemitz
Programme Officer, Mitigation, Data and Analysis, UN Climate Change Secretariat
“Agriculture under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change”(PDF : 1,492KB)
2) Mr. Tekini Nakidakida
Senior Research Officer for Crops Agronomy, Ministry of Agriculture of Fiji
“The Koronivia Story in Fiji”(PDF : 2,038KB)
3) Ms. Donia Hassan
Agricultural Engineer, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Agriculture Economics Administration, Head Department of Research and economic and environmental studies, Sudan
“Agriculture and Climate Change in Sudan”(PDF : 2,640KB)
Part 1(PDF : 1,860KB) Part 2(PDF : 845KB)
12：35 Lunch break
14：00 Session 2: Sharing good Practices 1
Speakers:
1) Ms. Victoria Hatton
Senior Policy Analyst, Ministry for Primary Industries, New Zealand
“Picking up the gauntlet: NZ farmers producing more with less”(PDF : 2,182KB)
Part 1(PDF : 1,829KB) Part 2(PDF : 553KB)
2) Mr. Masakazu Shiwa
Senior Researcher, Tea Research Institute, Agricultural Technology Promotion Center of Shiga Prefecture
“Technique to reduce N2O emissions derived from farmers’ efforts to preserve water quality in tea fields”(PDF : 3,374KB)
Part 1(PDF : 1,819KB) Part 2(PDF : 1,688KB)
3) Ms. Gianna Braun
4 per 1000 Initiative, Executive Secretariat
“Carbon Sequestration in the Soil for Agriculture and Mitigation”(PDF : 1,692KB)
4) Ms. Eseri Nankya
Soil Scientist, National Agricultural Research Organisation, Uganda
“Biochar Production and Field Application “A” Multiple-win success story for farmers in Uganda.”(PDF : 1,673KB)
15：05 Break
15：25 Session 3: Sharing good practice 2
Speakers:
5) Mr. Masakazu Hori
Senior researcher, National Research Institute of Fisheries and Environment of Inland Sea, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency
“Sequestration and strage ability and process of blue carbon in shallow coastal ecosystems”(PDF : 2,444KB)
Part 1(PDF : 1,906KB) Part 2(PDF : 753KB)
6) Mr. Tatsuhiko Yamada
Director, Center for Advanced Materials, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute of Japan
“Wood-drived advanced materials lead sustainable system of material utilization to the future”(PDF : 1,755KB)
7) Mr. Toshio Nishimura
Former Representative Director of Shinmen Agricultural Union in Otsu City
“Greenhouse gas reduction through growing Hanafuji Rice”(PDF : 1,320KB)
8) Mr. Matthew Reddy
Director, Climate Smart Agriculture, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
“Holistic Value Chain Approaches in Agriculture”(PDF : 3,222KB)
Part 1(PDF : 1,482KB) Part 2(PDF : 1,966KB)
16：35 Break
16：45 Wrap up: Way forward “Agriculture is the solution, with your participation!”
Moderator:
Mr. Mikitaro Shobayashi
Professor and Vice president, Gakushuin Women University
Panelists:
1) Mr. Akihiro Kadonaga
Director, GAP Promotion Division, National Federation of Agricultural Coorperative Associations (ZEN-NOH) of Japan
“JA Group’s GAP Initiatives”(PDF : 1,250KB)
2) Ms. Yuuko Iizuka
General Manager, Sustainability Department, Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd
“Towards Sustainable Management Sumitomo Forestry”(PDF : 1,495KB)
3) Ms. Yumie Kawashima
Manager, CSR Department, Aeon Co. Ltd
“AEON Decarbonization Vision for 2050”(PDF : 917KB)
4) Mr. Tobias Baedeker
Agriculture Economist, Agriculture Global Practice, World Bank
5) Mr. Kazuhiko Shimada
Deputy Director General, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council Secretariat, MAFF
Presentation file(PDF : 601KB)