Third Global Science Conference on Climate Smart Agriculture

Following the Wageningen (2011) and Davis (2013) conferences, the 3rd Global Science Conference on Climate Smart Agriculture will bring 500 participants from all world regions in a major event leading up to COP21. Distinguished key-note speakers and up to 500 delegates are expected at the conference venue, downtown Montpellier. This major conference is organized with support of the CCAFS program of the CGIAR, the University of Wageningen (The Netherlands) and the University of California, Davis (USA).

Five objectives are identified:
1. Updating the science basis
2. Showcasing key scenarios for agriculture and food systems
3. Identifying priorities for early action
4. Interfacing with policy forums through the integration of key research issues
5. Designing a roadmap to move forward and identify an action plan.

Discussion sessions will be devoted to a range of topics including: metrics of adaptation, mitigation and food security; uncertainties and risks; synergies and tradeoffs; economics and low hanging fruits; barriers, drivers and incentives.
The conference will be organized around plenary sessions and parallel sessions covering a wide range of disciplines and topics. Particular emphasis will be placed on sessions that mix disciplinary perspectives and on solution-oriented sessions showing how to develop climate smart agriculture in a range of regional contexts and of agriculture and food systems.

- Call for communications: June 15, 2014
- Deadline for early bird registration: December 15, 2014

You will shortly receive a more detailed note, including a website link

Dr. Patrick Caron, CIRAD, Chair of the Organization Committee
Dr. Jean-Francois Soussana, INRA, Chair, Chair of the Scientific Committee
Dr. Jean-Luc Chotte, IRD, Co-Chair of the Organization Committee