While IATP staff (among many other delegates, NGOs and even country delegates) have been struggling to stay on schedule in Copenhagen due to over-booking (on the part of the UNFCCC), our press conference today (December 15) went on as scheduled. We focused on the importance of including agriculture in the climate negotiations with a panel including:
- Jim Harkness, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
- Niggli Urs, International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
- Dale Wen, International Forum on Globalization
The discussion addressed the adaptation and mitigation potential of agriculture as related to climate change, and the importance of the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD)—a global blueprint for a transition in agriculture that both addresses food security and climate change.
The press conference can be viewed on the COP 15 on-demand page or below:
