Round table: Support to development of a national strategy for adaptation of agriculture to climate change in the Republic of Belarus
Date: 21 April 2017
Time: Full day
Venue: Hotel Victoria, Minsk, Belarus
Organized and provided under the support of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental protection of the Republic of Belarus and Clima East Project “Support to Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in the Eastern Neighbourhood countries and Russia”
The agenda is available to download in English and in Russian
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9:30-10:00 |
Registration and welcome coffee |
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10:00-10:30 |
Opening of the Workshop. Keynote statements
Opening speech: (in English)
Presentation: (in English) |
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Session 1: Adaptation Pack of CE EF Projects: Current Results and Power the Future Moderator: Mr. Sergey Zavyalov, Head of the Department of Atmospheric Air and Water Resources Impact Regulation at the MNREP |
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10:30-11:30 |
Presentation of findings of Clima East Agriculture Climate Change Zoning in Belarus assignment
Presentation (1): (in Russian) Presentation (2): (in Russian) Questions and answers, discussion |
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11:30-12:30 |
Presentation of results of Clima East Assessment of Agricultural Vulnerability to Climate Change
Presentation: (in English) Questions and answers, discussion |
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12:30-13:30 |
Presentation of findings and recommendations of Clima East Assignment ‘Practical experience analysis and development of recommendations for agricultural sector adaptation to climate change (for plants protection) on the basis of the EU experience’
Presentation: (in Russian) Questions and answers, discussion |
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13:30 – 14:30 |
Lunch |
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Session 2: Adaptation policy making in agriculture: progress achieved and the way forward Moderator: Mr. Mikhail Kozeltsev, Clima East key expert |
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14:30 – 15:00 |
Eastern Partnership relevant experience in agricultural adaption, examples from Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
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15:00 – 16:30 |
National Adaptation Strategy of Agriculture to Climate Change in the Republic of Belarus: general overview and discussion of application and next steps
Presentation: (in Russian) Integrating components of the EU experience into the National Adaptation Strategy
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16:30-17:10 |
Conclusion remarks provided by the representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus |
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17:10-17:30 |
Final discussion and closing of the event |
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