MEYCAUAYAN COLLEGE MEYCAUAYAN CITY, BULACAN GRADUATE SCHOOL 2011 TITLE: CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION ACTION PLAN IN AGRICULTURE

SCOTLAND (2013)
This Action Plan has been developed to be a live document. The agriculture sector will consider adapting to climate change on an ongoing basis. New actions will emerge and develop as knowledge increases and will be included.

List of Current and Planned Actions:

PILLAR ONE - Understanding the consequences of a changing climate:

Action Delivery Review relevant SG, MRPs, agriculture and Agriculture climate change and Climate research to Change strengthen current Stakeholder evidence base on Group. adaptation and inform actions that equip land managers with skills and tools and integrate adaptation into policy and regulation. Identify key SG, MRPs, research priorities Scottish by shaping the SG Universities. funded 5 year Strategic Research Programmes with Main Research Providers and the Centre of Expertise on Climate Change.

Timescale Deliverables Outputs from Analysis of outputs completed SG from completed SG funded Strategic funded Research Research Programmes 2006 Programmes -2011 with Main 2006 -2011 will Research Providers or be available MRPs, making use of from April the collective expertise 2011. of the Agriculture & Climate Change Stakeholder Group by August 2011.

New Research Contribute towards Programmes developing and and Climate commissioning Change Centre research needs for of Expertise will agriculture in the new commence in Strategic Research 2011 and will Programmes 2011 run until 2016. 2016 and the workplan for the Climate Change Centre of Expertise adaptation work stream by March 2011.

Back to top PILLAR TWO - Equip decision makers with skills and tools:

Action Enhance existing advice and guidance to enable and support land managers taking up voluntary adaptation measures.

Delivery SG, Soil Association Scotland, SAC, Lantra, Key Stakeholders.

Timescale Provision of advice and guidance to land managers is ongoing.

Deliverables Soil Association Scotland to deliver a further 7 training events under the Adapting to Climate Change Skills Programme between January 2011 and October 2011. Scottish Agricultural College to further develop the Farming For a Better Climate initiative to integrate adaptation; specifically: Development of comprehensive guidance on adaptation by June 2011;

Update the Farming For a Better Climate website to include practical guides on climate change impacts and adaptation by August 2011; and

Stimulate the provision of adaptation advice by awareness raising at Farming for a Better Climate open days and Focus Farm events throughout 2011.

Lantra to liaise with key stakeholders to identify skills gaps and training needs for climate change adaptation to be included in 2011 - 2012 work-plan by March 2011.

Back to top PILLAR THREE - Integrate adaptation into public policy and regulation:

Action Support climate change adaptation objectives during the negotiations for the EU Common Agricultural Policy post 2013.

Delivery SG, UK Government, European Union.

Timescale Deliverables Work is Consider already recommendations underway to of Inquiry into the Future shape the CAP Support of Agriculture in post 2013. Scotland, in particular the EU unveiled role of CAP in building formal plan for resilience to climate CAP reform in change by November November 2011. 2010. Develop robust Timetable for negotiating lines for the negotiations support of climate change will evolve adaptation in CAP throughout negotiation at EU level by 2011 and 2012.November 2011. Create strategic alliances with other Member States for the support of climate change adaptation in CAP negotiation at EU level during the negotiating process.
October 22, 2011 Prof. Ma. Teresa J. Decilio, Ph. D

Paul A. Gutierrez MAED AS FINAL EXAMINATION