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Monitoring the impact of climate change on agriculture
India hosted an international workshop on 17 to 18 December 2009 to explore how to advance global cooperation on addressing the impacts of climate change on agriculture.
The workshop was jointly organized by the ISPRS (International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) Working Group VIII/6 on Agriculture, Ecosystem & Biodiversity; the GEO Global Agricultural Monitoring System of Systems Task; and the Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS). It was held at the Space Application Center in Ahmedabad and attended by 127 delegates, including 11 international delegates from nine countries.
The technical sessions addressed Earth observation for climate change studies, climate change impacts on agriculture, agricultural monitoring, long-term changes, climate variability and agriculture, and mitigation and adaptation measures. A particular focus was the role of Earth observation data for studying climate change.
The workshop concluded that:
- Climate change is an urgent issue, especially for monsoon-based agriculture;
- Earth observation data is an essential input for impact models and regional level study;
- There is need for free and easy availability of remote sensing data for the user community; and
- Coordination amongst international organizations can contribute to work on impacts assessment.
The workshop report, resolutions and other information are posted here. |
