LIFEPlatformMeetingon

ClimateChangeAdaptationinAgricultureandForestry

intheMediterraneanRegion

Madrid,13-14March2018

FINALREPORT

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CONTENT

Introduction–BackgroundandAimofthePlatformMeeting......................................................3

PARTI–Summary.......................................................................................................................4

PARTII–SessionSummaries.......................................................................................................6

Session1-ClimateChangeImpactsonMediterraneanAgricultureandForestry,andRelated

AdaptationPolicies...............................................................................................6

Session2-ClimateServices,KnowledgeSharingandStakeholderEngagement.......................9

Session3a.ClimateChangeAdaptationinMediterraneanAgriculture–AViewfromtheField

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Session3b.ClimateChangeAdaptationinMediterraneanForestry–AViewfromtheField..14

Session4.ThematicWorkingGroups.....................................................................................17

Annexes…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..20 Annex1:Agendaofthemeeting

Annex2:Listofspeakersandfacilitators

Annex3:Participatingprojects

Annex4:Sitevisits

Annex5:HostProject–LIFEAgriAdapt

Annex6:Listofparticipants

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INTRODUCTION – BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE PLATFORM MEETING Climate change is a fundamental threat to global food security. As in many other regions of the world, Mediterranean agriculture is being adversely affected by the climate change impacts. Observed effects are rising temperatures, increased temperature variability, changes in levels and frequency of precipitation, a greater frequency of dry spells and droughts, increased intensity of extreme weather events, rising sea levels, salinisation of arable land and freshwater, and pest and disease outbreaks. While most of the above factors related to agriculture also affect Mediterranean forests, the latter are facing a major threat in the form of fires. Forest fire risk depends on many factors, including climatic conditions, vegetation, forest management practices and other socio-economic factors. The burnt area in the Mediterranean region has significantly increased since 1980. It is expected that, in a warmer climate, the fire-prone areas will expand northwards and longer fire seasons are projected in southern Europe. Following the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Climate Change 2014, Adaptation is defined as “The process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and its effects. In human systems, adaptation seeks to moderate or avoid harm or exploit beneficial opportunities. In some natural systems, human intervention may facilitate adjustment to expected climate and its effects.”1 A broad range of adaptation measures is being tested to support farmers and foresters in introducing climate-smart production methods in the EU’s Mediterranean regions. The purpose of this platform meeting held in Madrid, Spain, on 13 - 14 March 2018, was to bring together beneficiaries of relevant projects funded by the EU's LIFE Programme (http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/), competent authorities and other stakeholders, from the public and private sectors, to discuss and further develop best practices, identify key lessons and inform policy-making and resource allocation at EU and national levels. This report presents the valuable results of the meeting, as they emerge from the intense discussions held at plenary sessions and working groups, as well as the visits made to relevant agriculture and forestry projects in the vicinity of Madrid. LIFE Climate Action is a sub-programme of the LIFE Programme for Environment and Climate Action, with a budget of €864 million (25% of the total LIFE Programme) for the period 2014-2020. LIFE Climate Action is the only EU programme dedicated to developing innovative responses to the challenges of climate change across the EU. It supports the implementation of the strategic priorities of EU climate policy within the Union and is therefore also an important element of the overall mainstreaming of climate action within the EU budget. The sub-programme for Climate Action has three priority areas:

(a) Climate Change Mitigation; (b) Climate Change Adaptation; (c) Climate Governance and Information

The LIFE Programme has supported climate action even before the latter’s elevation to a distinct sub-programme from 2014 onwards.

1 IPCC, Climate Change 2014 – Synthesis Report, Annex II (Glossary), p. 118.

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PART I – SUMMARY Some thirty expert speakers, among them representatives of regional, national and European institutions and professional associations, as well as representatives of forty-three LIFE and other relevant projects, were among the more than one hundred participants of this two-day meeting, which was hosted by the project LIFE AgriAdapt. The first day was organised into two plenary and two parallel sessions, the latter dedicated to agriculture and forestry issues respectively. In addition, four working groups discussed different aspects of adaptation to climate change. The second day was spent on two parallel field visits, during which participants had the opportunity to experience concrete adaptation actions in agriculture and forestry, as implemented by LIFE projects. The speakers of the first plenary session illustrated the climatic threats to Europe’s Mediterranean agriculture and forestry, emphasising the negative effects on natural resources, such as soil, water and biodiversity. They also focussed on the importance of carrying out appropriate vulnerability assessments prior to designing adaptation plans. European Commission representatives presented the overall EU Strategy on adaptation to climate change, and how it meets the Paris Agreement objectives. Insights were offered into the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), explaining that it will be characterised by greater subsidiarity, namely it will make it possible to better take into account local conditions and needs. At the second plenary session the speakers presented a range of data and tools for adaptation provided by the Copernicus Climate Change Service, as well as the features of the European Climate Adaptation Platform “Climate-ADAPT” and other knowledge-sharing tools. Furthermore, strategies for engaging stakeholders were discussed. This was followed by two parallel sub-sessions, where speakers presented views of stakeholders from the farming and forestry sectors respectively on climate change effects and related adaptation strategies. During all of the above sessions, views from relevant LIFE projects were also presented, as an important source of relevant case studies and good practices worth sharing. The four Working Groups that followed had been organised to identify lessons learned and good practices from LIFE projects from around the EU. Participants discussed how those practices may serve EU policy objectives and how they can best be shared with interested professional associations and the industry for further replication and scaling up. The rest of this summary for policy-makers focuses on points primarily brought up at the Working Groups.

InnovativefarmingandforestrypracticesforadaptationSeveral good practices were identified for the Mediterranean environment. Some are traditional farming methods, which have been neglected over time because of the process of intensification and standardisation of agricultural practices. Others consist of advanced technologies, which minimise impacts on natural resources (e.g. water saving), and of strategies capable to give more commercial value to the products obtained through climate-smart practices. For forestry, resilience to climate change can be ensured by diversification of forest “stands” (uniform communities of trees) and varied forest use, as well as by proper planning and management. Most of the proposed solutions have been or are being successfully tested by LIFE projects and thus are ready to be transferred elsewhere by adapting to the specific local conditions. Participants stressed that all solutions call for a profound redesign of the agricultural system according to agro-ecological principles, with the aim of enhancing ecosystem services as nature-based defences against the adverse impacts of climate change.

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ImplementingadaptationpoliciesThe EU’s Adaptation Strategy, although generally positive and well targeted, is lacking specific details and only provides a soft framework for action, unlike the more focused and measurable EU mitigation

targets or other strategies on biodiversity, fisheries, etc. In general, policies at European and national level should permit more flexibility for their meaningful implementation at regional and local level, through tailored adaptation strategies. For instance, regulations related to water quality, soil nitrogen levels or forest fire protection should consider more the local conditions and the actual needs of entities and people who were called upon to implement them.

Furthermore, it emerged that climate action and climate change adaptation in particular is not yet fully mainstreamed in major sectoral policies like the Common Agricultural Policy, and resource allocation through them is not optimised with climate action in mind. Educating all those involved in policy making and implementation is crucial. This means that not only farmers or foresters need to be educated about EU, national and regional adaptation policies, but policy-makers at all levels should understand better the requirements and working methods of the relevant sectors of society and the economy at the micro level. Finally, the LIFE Programme itself should be more specific about adaptation priorities, on which the selection of proposals to be funded would be based.

UptakeofclimateresilientpracticesbykeystakeholdersinagricultureandforestryThere is no uniform level of awareness among key stakeholders regarding the impact of climate change on farming and forestry, and its relevance. There are also significant variations in the knowledge of innovative tools to manage climate impacts and the willingness to use them. The differences arise from a diverse range of variables, such as the type of sector, geographic area, age of the incumbents, etc. The uptake of climate resilient practices should be promoted by developing services, tools and actions adapted to each type of stakeholder and their needs. Not only individual farmers and foresters should be targeted by awareness campaigns on adaptation, but also their associations and advisers, who often link farmers/foresters to public administrations. The EU policy framework, and specifically the CAP, has to be the guiding light for the farming and forestry sectors to implement practical climate adaptation & mitigation measures. EU funds are an important tool for convincing stakeholders to apply climate adaptation practical measures, complemented by specific training programmes on using and applying new tools/solutions. The outcomes of LIFE projects should be taken into high consideration when designing EU policies in relation to climate change adaptation.

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PART II – SESSION SUMMARIES The Platform Meeting included four sessions, which started after the welcoming statement by Mr. Eduardo De Miguel Beascoechea, representing the host project, LIFE AgriAdapt, and its Spanish Associated Benefiaciary, Fundación Global Nature. Opening statements were also made by Mr. Eduardo Gonzàles, Deputy Director General of the Spanish Climate Office, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment and Ms. Joëlle Noirfalisse, Senior Project Adviser at EASME. Session 1 - Climate Change Impacts on Mediterranean Agriculture and Forestry, and Related Adaptation Policies Plenary Session 1, moderated by Ms. Joëlle Noirfalisse (EASME), focused on vulnerability assessment and the EU policy context. Relevant LIFE projects also presented their views. Mr Blaz Kurnik (EEA-European Environmental Agency) drew the attention of the audience on the increase of air temperature over the period 1980 - 2020, and on the financial losses which are caused by the ever more frequent extreme climatic events, such as dry spells, flooding, landslides, etc. He

highlighted that agriculture, the economic sector most negatively affected by climate change, plays also an important role in CO2 emission. If no adaptation measures are properly implemented by 2030, agricultural income will drastically decrease in southern Europe, as shown in recent EEA reports 2 . Mr. Kurnik then presented the main European policies,

regulations and technical means available to advance climate change adaptation in agriculture and forestry, i.e. the Climate Adaptation Strategy, the Common Agricultural Policy, the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) regulation, the Climate Change and Land Monitoring Services of the Copernicus Programme. Furthermore, he illustrated Horizon 2020 and the LIFE Programme as valid instruments for identifying innovative solutions for building resilience and decreasing vulnerability to the adverse effects of climate change in the agriculture and forestry sectors. Ms Thaïs Leray (Climate Change Adaptation, DG CLIMA, European Commission) gave an overview of the Paris Agreement, and briefly described the main goals and results obtained so far. She then presented the priorities of the European Strategy on adaptation to climate change, and how it meets the Paris Agreement objectives. The Strategy has three priorities: 1) Promote action by all member states; 2) Make EU-level action 'climate-proof', and 3) Make decision-making better informed. As a result, nowadays 25 Member States have their own National Adaptation Strategy. Ms Leray also 2 https://eea.europa.eu/publications/climate-change-impacts-and-vulnerability-2016; https://eea.europa.eu/publications/climate-change-adaptation-and-disaster

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illustrated the EU funding for climate action, explaining that half of the approved funds of the European Fund for Strategic Investment (€315 billion) are climate related. Moreover, at least 20% of whole EU budget 2014-2020 has been allocated to climate-related actions, including development cooperation (€180 billion). In particular, the LIFE Programme has a budget of more than €800 million for financing climate projects in 2014-2020 (between mitigation and adaptation). Ms Leray also described the measures of the Common Agricultural Policy which contribute to the adaptation processes, specifically cross-compliance and greening, together with the important role played by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. Finally, she communicated that the EU

Adaptation Strategy is currently under evaluation, also through public consultation. The evaluation documents are available at https://ec.europa.eu/clima/consultations/evaluation-eus-strategy-adaptation-climate-change_en. Mr Nicola Di Virgilio (DG AGRI, European Commission) described the opportunities offered by the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for mitigating GHG emission from agriculture and to increase farming systems’ resilience to climate change. He stressed that sustainable management of natural resources and sound climate action are key factors to preserve the competitiveness and to meet the needs of future generations. CAP’s main instruments to achieve these goals are: Cross-compliance mechanism, which links direct income payments to farmers’ compliance with basic legal requirements concerning the environment, animal welfare, food safety, plant and animal health as well as to maintaining farm land in a good agricultural and environmental condition (e.g. creation of buffer strips, soil erosion control, maintenance of soil organic matter, etc.) Green Direct Payment, representing 30% of the direct payment budget, supporting farming methods that go beyond basic environmental protection (e.g. crop diversification, conservation of permanent grassland, establishment of ecological focus areas, etc.). The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) plays a pivotal role in achieving the environmental objectives of the CAP and combatting climate change. It was explained that 57% of the support is dedicated to climate and environment related actions/measures. In the last programming period Members States allocated in their rural development plans between 39% and 87% of the funds to support climate and environmental objectives. Mr Di Virgilio then illustrated the potential of EAFRD specific measures for adaptation processes. Finally, he presented the main objectives of the new CAP, as proposed by the European Commission. It would

Tree species and habitat suitability 2000, 2050, 2080 Example: Quercus petraea

JRC:http://forest.jrc.ec.europa.eu/efdac/

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incorporate the concepts of circular economy and bioeconomy and would define more ambitious targets related to cutting greenhouse gases and reducing biodiversity loss. The proposed new CAP would also be characterised by greater subsidiarity, which would make it possible to better take into account local conditions and needs, against objectives and targets. Ms Vanessa Sánchez Ortega (Fundación Global Nature and LIFE AgriAdapt) presented the project “Sustainable adaptation of typical EU farming systems to climate change” - LIFE AgriAdapt. This ongoing project is being implemented in four rural pilot areas, representing different climatic zones, particularly vulnerable to climate change. The main project’s objective is to develop a knowledge-base for the assessment and monitoring of climate change vulnerability at farm level. To this purpose, a common decision supporting tool is being developed, integrating agro-climatic data and farm characteristics. Sustainable adaptation measures are also promoted among present and future farmers by raising awareness and disseminating tailored training packages. Know-how and best practices will be also transferred to political, agricultural and food business stakeholders. Mr Salvador Hernández Navarro (LIFE OPERATION CO2) illustrated the project “Integrated agroforestry practices and nature conservation against climate change” - LIFE OPERATION CO2. The

overall objective of this project is to demonstrate the economic viability and environmental validity of agroforestry carbon sequestering projects in Europe. The first pillar of the project has promoted active nature conservation and carbon management in natural forests over an area of 4,500 ha, having the goal of achieving long-term improvement of carbon sequestering in natural forests through implementing targeted forest and carbon actions. The project intended to deliver certification of carbon credits for the forest area that will subsequently be released on the Voluntary Carbon Offsets Market. The second pillar of the project was the

transformation of two naturally degraded areas – each covering 25 ha - into agroforestry ecosystems, characterised by plantations of (mycorrhized) woody species integrated with cropping systems. Ms Anna Pons (Fundación Biodiversidad and LIFE SHARA) illustrated the project “Sharing awareness and governance of adaptation to climate change in Spain” - LIFE SHARA. The objective of the project is to improve the governance of adaptation to climate change and to increase climate resilience in Spain and Portugal. The project aims at strengthening the government technical capacities in dealing with adaptation to climate change. It will also improve cooperation among stakeholders in the two Mediterranean countries, including exchange of information on shared vulnerabilities, and it will raise awareness about the issue throughout society.

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Session 2 - Climate Services, Knowledge Sharing and Stakeholder Engagement Plenary Session 2, moderated by Mr. Jordi Domingo, presented a range of data and tools for adaptation, the features of the European Climate Adaptation Platform “Climate-ADAPT” and other knowledge sharing tools. Furthermore, strategies for engaging stakeholders were discussed. Relevant LIFE projects also presented their perspectives. Mr. Dick Dee (Copernicus Climate Change Service, ECMWF) gave an overview of the Copernicus Programme, which basically consists of advanced observation systems of the planet Earth, based on a sophisticated network of satellites. Among others, Copernicus provides detailed climatic datasets and

information through monthly reports close to real time. The Climate Change Service in particular makes seasonal forecast data and sector indicators and tools available for the users, to support adaptation actions. A specific tool, named AgriCLASS, aims at improving the understanding of the impacts of climate change on crops. It combines climate variables with agricultural data to create down-scaled region-specific crop impact indicators. Furthermore, the tool can deliver information in a format directly useful for crop growers and

managers, food manufacturers, retailers and policy makers. Mr Dee communicated that a Climate Data Store is going to be launched by Copernicus. It will allow easy access to climate data and tools for adaptation; as well as to climate models simulations and applications. Mr. Blaz Kurnik (EEA - European Environment Agency) presented the European Climate Adaptation Platform (CLIMATE-ADAPT), which originates from a partnership between the European Commission (DG CLIMA, DG Joint Research Centre and other DGs) and the European Environment Agency. This initiative, available at www.climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu, is linked to Priority 2 (Better informed decision making) of the EU Adaptation Strategy by sharing information and practical experiences on adaptation. Content and type of information available on the portal deal with climate change impacts and vulnerability; adaptation policies and measures; guidance for policy and planning; and dissemination at European scale. CLIMATE-ADAPT provides information on EU policies for twelve socio-economic sectors, including agriculture and forestry, with links to key resources, case studies and specific indicators. Mr Kurnik also explained that the intended users of the platform are mostly experts, researchers and decision makers on EU, transnational, national and sub-national levels. Ms. Beatriz Guimarey Fernandez (EIP-AGRI) presented the European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural productivity and Sustainability (EIP-AGRI). It aims to foster a competitive and sustainable agriculture and forestry sector that "achieves more from less". To this purpose EIP-AGRI, through its Service Point, brings together innovation actors and helps to build bridges between research and practice. The Service Point acts as a mediator within the EIP-AGRI network, enhancing communication and cooperation between farmers, forest managers, researchers, advisers, businesses, environmental groups, consumer interest groups and other NGOs. The Service Point offers a helpdesk to answer questions from stakeholders and to feed the EIP-AGRI network with publications, and to coordinate the

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online Meeting Point. It also organises thematic Focus Groups, addressing specific challenges in agriculture and forestry. The EIP-AGRI brings together relevant actors in so-called Operational Groups to share insights, generate ideas and find solutions to specific issues or to develop concrete opportunities. Funding sources that can support agricultural innovation projects include the LIFE Programme, the European Rural Development Funds and the EU's research and innovation programme Horizon 2020. The EIP-AGRI helps integrate different funding streams so that they jointly contribute to the same goal and enhance results. Mr Ricardo Miguelañez (Agrifood Comunicación) illustrated the business characteristics of his company, Agrifood Comunicación, which is specialised in communication for the food sector, putting

the emphasis on the food value chain approach. The company created a Sustainable Innovation Group (GIS), which gathers several food companies and public institutions. Several dissemination events are organised to spread the concept of the value chain and technical innovations.

Ms Joanna Montesinos (Climate-KIC) explained that Climate-KIC is a European knowledge and innovation community, working to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon economy. It is backed by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology and aims at identifying and supporting innovation that helps society to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Partners in the worlds of business, academia, and the public and non-profit sectors are brought together to create networks of expertise, through which innovative products, services and systems can be developed, brought to the market and scaled-up for impact. Ms Montesinos described the sustainable land use activities carried out by Climate-KIC, namely; the Climate-Smart Agriculture Booster Flagship programme (CSAb), the Food and agri-food value chains, and the Forestry and Integrated Landscape. In particular, the CSAb is a multi-stakeholder programme made up by public and private sector partners. It incubates and catalyses the application, adoption and scaling of Climate-Smart Agriculture solutions across Europe. Examples of CSAb applications are the Barley-IT project for reducing fertiliser inputs and NO2 emission; the DryGro project for growing animal feed in arid environment, reducing water use by 99%; and the Danone Fruit Value Chain project, which involves 6,700 farmers who are testing new guidelines for climate-smart fruit production, pest resistance, genomics and soil management.

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Mr Ernesto Rodriguez-Camino (Spanish Agency of Meteorology - AEMET and project MEDSCOPE) illustrated the project “MEDiterranean Services Chain based On climate PrEdictioncs”, which was

financed by the European Research Area for Climate Services (ERA4CS). He clarified that seasonal forecasts provide very valuable information about the probability of occurrence of climate anomalous conditions in the coming seasons, thus helping farmers to tackle possible severe impacts on their fields and activities at an early stage. The overall objective of MEDSCOPE is to enhance the exploitation of climate predictions from seasonal to decadal timescales,

maximising the potential of their application in different economic sectors, public and private, of relevance for the Mediterranean region (Mediterranean basin and surrounding areas). Session 3a. Climate Change Adaptation in Mediterranean Agriculture – A View from the Field This parallel session, moderated by Mr Nicola Di Virgilio, presented the views of stakeholders from the farming sector. LIFE projects also shared lessons learned. Mr Juan Sagarna (COPA and COGECA) explained that both organisations, combined by a joint secretariat, represent one of the biggest lobby organisations for farmers and fishermen in Europe. The Secretariat of the General Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives in the European Union (COGECA) merged with that of the Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations (COPA) on 1 December 1962. The former, in particular, currently represents the general and specific interests of some 40,000 farmers’ cooperatives employing some 660,000 people throughout the enlarged Europe. Since its creation, COGECA has been recognised by the European Institutions as the main representative body and indeed the spokesman for the entire agricultural and fisheries cooperative sector. The joint mission of COPA-COGECA is to ensure a viable, innovative, competitive EU agriculture and agri-food sector capable of meeting growing food demand. However, according to Mr Sagarna, the negative effects of climate change on agriculture makes achieving this objective increasingly difficult. Alien pests and diseases have invaded large areas of the European farming system, and they are hardly controllable. Desertification is progressing in southern Europe. Plant and animal biodiversity is being depleted. Water is becoming scarce and unsuitable for agricultural uses, in quantity and quality. He concluded that European farmers and fisheries do fully support the EU Strategy on Adaptation and they are open to introduce innovative solutions and plans. Ms Eva Plazas Torné (Cavas Vilarnau and LIFE Vineyards4Heat) presented the adaptation strategies implemented by the wine farm Cavas Vilarnau. A certain number of reservoirs enables the winery to recycle rain water, which is reused at the farm after treatment. Vineyards are organically certified, which led the farm to reduce agro-chemicals by 50%. No herbicides nor chemical fertilisers are applied anymore, which also reduced the winery’s GHG emission. Furthermore, Ms Plazas Tornè illustrated the activities carried out by the farm to save energy during its participation in the project “Vineyards for carbon footprint reduction: a sustainable strategy to use biomass for heat & cold in wineries” - LIFE Vineyards4Heat. Through the project the farm successfully tested a biomass converter which allowed to completely eliminate the use of fossil fuels (from 25,000 litres of diesel in 2014 to

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zero litres in 2017). All the energy amount required by the winery is now produced by combustion of vine cuttings and organic materials taken from woody areas around the farm. Mr. Egbert Sonneveld (Volterra Ecosystems S.L. and LIFE Crops for Better Soil) presented the project “Profitable organic farming techniques based on traditional crops: contrasting soil degradation in the Mediterranean” - LIFE Crops for Better Soil. The project has demonstrated how the application of a

suitable combination of good organic practices made cultivation of semi-arid land in Spain agronomically feasible and economically viable. Mr Sonneveld showed a number of farming practices, which proved to be quite effective in controlling soil erosion and increasing soil water retention in the target areas. Tested methodologies were crop rotation, fertilisation with compost, minimum tillage and reintroduction of traditional crops. The whole combination of these techniques demonstrated that adaptation to climate change is possible, even in dry areas.

Mr. Lorenzo Furlan (LIFE WSTORE2) presented the project “Reconciling agriculture with environment through a new water governance in coastal and saline areas” - LIFE WSTORE2. The project aimed at demonstrating the effectiveness of an innovative process designed to optimise the use of groundwater in rural coastal areas, to serve both natural wetlands and agricultural fields in a context of climate change. In particular, efficient management of available freshwater has been implemented, through diverting the water to different locations based on its quality (salinity) and on the priorities established by the stakeholders. A cropping programme was also devised to take advantage of the new water management system capabilities. New drought resistant crop varieties were introduced within a sustainable crop rotation pattern, associated to high efficient irrigation methods. The field trials led to the development of a benchmark tool for the simulation of short- and long-term impacts as a function of a set of parameters.

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Mr Bartolomeo Dichio (LIFE AgroClimaWater) illustrated the project “Promoting water efficiency and supporting the shift towards a climate resilient agriculture in Mediterranean countries” - LIFE AgroClimaWater. The project aims at developing a comprehensive strategy for adaptation to climate

change for olive, citrus and peach orchards under Mediterranean agro-climatic conditions, in Crete (Greece) and southern Italy. As clarified by Mr Dichio, farmers in 30 pilot sites are implementing a combination of good practices - including soil conservation, cover crops, organic fertilisation, etc. - with a special focus on improved water management techniques (driven by DSS and remote sensing). The scope is to improve the usual farming practices in order to attain the highest possible yield in an agro-ecosystem which is characterised by low or erratic water availability.

Mr. Luis Gonzaga Santesteban (LIFE ADVICLIM) presented the project “Adaptation of Viticulture to Climate change: High resolution observations of adaptation scenarios for viticulture” - LIFE ADVICLIM. He first explained how crop failure (with also implications on wine quality) in specific vineyard areas of Spain is possibly related to the unsuitability of the currently used vine varieties and pruning systems, and to the selection of inappropriate plantation sites, which are increasingly affected by climate change. Therefore, the project is investigating the possibility to re-introduce traditional and indigenous vine varieties which typically show higher adaptation potential to local dry conditions. Also, new tree training systems are being investigated, while taking into account the farmers’ traditional knowledge. The project will then develop tools and climate models to identify the best responses to mitigate and locally adapt to the impact of climate change in Mediterranean vineyards. Mr Christos Giannakopoulos (LIFE ADAPT2CLIMA) presented the project “Adaptation to Climate change Impacts on the Mediterranean islands' Agriculture” LIFE ADAPT2CLIMA. The project aims to build a solid knowledge base on climate change and its impacts on the agricultural sector in three Mediterranean islands, namely in Crete, Sicily and Cyprus. In particular, it has the purpose to reduce vulnerability and increase resilience of agriculture to climate change by assessing the effectiveness of the available adaptation measures. He then explained the work of the beneficiaries to develop, implement and demonstrate a decision support tool for enabling well-informed decision-making for adaptation planning in agriculture, specifically on the three target islands. The tool simulates the impacts of climate change on crop production and the effectiveness of certain adaptation options, which are selected in partnership with the local farmer organisations.

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Session 3b. Climate Change Adaptation in Mediterranean Forestry – A View from the Field This parallel session, moderated by Ms. Darline Velghe (NEEMO EEIG), presented the views of stakeholders from the forestry sector. LIFE projects also shared lessons learned. On behalf of the Association of Mediterranean Forests Owners (ARCMED) and the Confederation of European Forest Owners (CEPF), Mr Joan Rovira stated that family forests and small forestry

enterprises represent most of the private properties in Europe. And, as there is a general lack of knowledge about climate change basic facts and motivations for acting, it is necessary to improve forest owners’ awareness and capacity. He also considers that it is urgent to promote measures and incentives against the abandonment of forestry and to encourage sustainable forest management. Public policies are mostly focused on forest fire control and post-fire restoration measures instead of investing in sustainable interventions. According to Mr Rovira more practical tools and initiatives are necessary to promote innovative approaches to suitable forest management techniques, effective pest and disease control and proper forest planning. A benchmarking analysis should be carried out among Mediterranean regions for assessing strengths, weaknesses, bottlenecks and available best practices. He finally recommended promoting participation, flexibility and goal-oriented

governance structures to improve public - private cooperation. Mr Francisco Carvalho (Amorim Forestal S.A. and LIFE SUBER) presented the project “Integrative management for an improved adaptation of cork oak forests to climate change” - LIFE SUBER. Amorin Forestal S.A. is a Portuguese company focused on cork processing, and it expressed great concern on behalf of the agri-business sector over the threat posed by the impact of climate change on the natural resources that are the base of their business, and the uncertainty of the consequences for companies on the short, medium and long- term. Climate predictions by 2050 for the cork oak (Quercus suber) in Portugal worry forest owners and industry very much. As explained by Mr Carvalho, main consequences of climate change affecting cork forests are the decrease of water available and the increase of forest fires and alien pests and diseases (e.g. the pest Coraebus undatus). The increase of water stress and drought will affect not only the quantity (extension of cork oak areas) but also the quality of the product (density and thickness of cork bark). Through the project LIFE SUBER, new forestry techniques and management tools are being tested, looking for the transferability of successful experiences to local actors and the involvement of politicians in Portugal, Spain, France and Italy.

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Mr Vasiliki Chrysopolitou (LIFE AdaptFor) presented the project “Adaptation of forest management to climate change in Greece” - LIFE AdaptFor. This was the first project implemented in Greece targeting climate change, in four pilot sites distributed all over the state, and overlapping with Natura 2000 sites. The action was developed in public forest areas which are managed for wood production and/or biodiversity conservation. Main problems detected, and common to all areas, were changes in vegetation (intrusion of conifer species into broadleaved forest) and dieback of conifers (Greek fir and Scots pine) due to bark beetles and fungi outbreaks. The vulnerability analysis highlighted a clear correlation between the aforementioned problems and climate changes/trends in the meteorological parameters, enhanced by the intensive and inappropriate management applied in the forest areas. The project finally elaborated a set of measures for the sustainable forest management, with emphasis on adaptation, of those areas considering both ecosystem and socio-economic aspects. These measures were then incorporated into the forest management plans of the areas, making their implementation compulsory. Mr Chrysopolitou explained that in the end the project managed to convince the Hellenic Ministry for the Environment and Energy to include climate change considerations into everyday forest management practices countrywide. Mr. Vicenç Carabassa (CREAF and LIFE Green Link) presented the project “Restore desertified areas with an innovative tree growing method across the Mediterranean border to increase resilience” -LIFE Green Link. The project seeks to contribute to the development of effective adaptation strategies by testing an innovative seedling growing method to restore degraded areas: the so called “cocoon”. It consists of a small water reservoir (25 liters) that slowly releases the water to the seedling by means of wicks, which drip water straight to the roots. The cocoon is being tested for agricultural crops and forest plants. At laboratory scale, solutions are under study to overcome the diverse problems detected in the field related to cocoon design and installation. Despite the results obtained being still preliminary, high survival ratio of seedlings grown in cocoons was recorded, with only 3% of losses, compared to the control group (without cocoon), where the mortality ratio was 30%. Ms Rut Aspizua Cantón (LIFE ADAPTAMED) illustrated the project “Protection of key ecosystem services by adaptive management of climate change endangered Mediterranean socio-ecosystems” - LIFE AdaptaMed. The objective of the project is to mitigate the negative effect of climate change on key ecosystem services provided by three representative Mediterranean natural protected areas through implementing an adaptive management framework tested in pilot sites of Spain-Andalusia (Doñana, Sierra Nevada, and Cabo de Gata), with very different ecosystems and climate conditions. Mr Aspizua Cantón explained that the management framework is expected to improve the resilience of the targeted socio-ecosystems. A temporal and spatial multi-scale system of indicators is also being developed to monitor the impact of the project actions at landscape scale, at field scale,

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and in terms of ecosystem services as well. The project runs between 2015-2020 and there are still no results available. Ms Juliane Casquet (LIFE FORECCAsT) presented the project “Adapting forests to climate change” - LIFE FORECCAsT. The project takes place in the Haut-Languedoc (France) where the forest occupies 67% of the territory and therefore the challenge of renewing and managing forest to adapt to climate change is essential. She explained that the project targets forest owners and managers, with a dual objective, namely to develop a set of decision criteria based on climate change scenarios and to adapt their management strategies at forest stand scale. A mobile app is being developed as a decision-making support tool for direct users, taking into account local and climatic criteria. The app informs stakeholders on the current level of vigilance for specific forest species, and the vigilance expected in case of the climate conditions change. Testing experimental forest renewal has just begun in 22 trial sites. A survey system and an action plan to anticipate climate crises, based on daily weather predictions, consultations to stakeholders, and participatory reporting systems is also being developed. The project runs from 2016 to 2019. Ms. Teresa Cervera (Generalitat de Catalunya and LIFE Pinassa) presented the project “Forest management and Integration of Biodiversity” - LIFE PINASSA. The main objective of the project is to improve the conservation state of Black Pine forests (Pinus nigra) within the Catalonian Natura 2000 Network, currently subject to degradation and regression caused by large forest fires, low natural forest regeneration, inadequate forest structure, changes in land uses, etc. The sub-Mediterranean Black Pine forests occupy a significant area in Catalonia, 50% of which are mixed formations. The actions of the project are carried out in ten different sites, five of them located in the Catalonian pre-Pyrenees and central bio-geographic region, while the others are located in the southern region. The project applies adaptive management by means of specific forestry treatments aimed at creating

dead wood, conserving microhabitats, improving young and destabilised structures, and applying controlled fires. The areas where the conservation actions are being implemented will act as demonstration sites for sustainable habitat management.

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Session 4. Thematic Working Groups In this session, four Working Groups (WGs) were organised to draw conclusions on good practices emerging from the activities of relevant LIFE or H2020 projects; to understand how those practices serve EU policy objectives and how they can best be shared with relevant stakeholders, interested professional associations and the industry for further replication. Identification of barriers, including how they might be overcome, and opportunities was also part of the discussion. Each WG examined a different aspect of the adaptation process in agriculture and forestry. Topics debated in the WGs and summary of their conclusions are presented below. WG 1: Ensuring the Resilience of Staple Mediterranean Crops and their Growers Working group participants identified and discussed a number of problems affecting European Mediterranean farming, which are exacerbated by climate change:

• Rise of new pests and diseases (including weeds), which are hardly controlled by natural mechanisms existing within the local agro-ecosystems, thus requiring more external inputs;

• Dry spells, which make it increasingly difficult growing several staple crops under rain-fed conditions. This ultimately limits the range of available crops and crop varieties able to grow without irrigation. In addition extreme heat (heat waves) causes the sudden death of crops;

• High intensity rains, which cause flooding of cultivated fields and endanger hydro-geological stability of the sloping lands, thus increasing the removal of fertile soil (soil erosion);

• Strong winds/mini cyclones, which destroy the crops and cause soil erosion;

• Deterioration of quality of the crops and animal products in view of their processing (e.g. low quality wine/olive oil; reduced milk quality due to animal stress caused by high temperature; etc.);

• Soil and water salinity increase, especially on coastal agriculture land. This makes it impossible to grow most of the crop varieties.

The participants concluded that the combination of the above mentioned threats does jeopardise agriculture productivity, risking to drastically reduce the income of the farmers and their capacity to even continue profitable farming. This in turn may lead to land abandonment with dramatic consequences, in the midterm, on the food security of Mediterranean countries. The Working group participants therefore highlighted a number of agronomic, technological and management/marketing strategies which, on the basis of their experience and knowledge, should be able to counteract the above problems, with the aim of increasing the resilience of the Mediterranean agricultural system. Most of the solutions have been or are being successfully tested by the projects and thus they are ready for being transferred or replicated elsewhere by adapting to the specific local conditions. It is noted that the following strategies and solutions call for a profound redesign of the agricultural system according to agro-ecological principles, with the aim of enhancing ecosystem services. The identified agronomic strategies are:

• Diversify crop species and varieties, crop rotation including cultivation of cover crops. Reduce or eliminate mono-cropping;

• Keeping soil covered by plants and/or crop residues all year long; • Adapting stocking rates to changing vegetation cover (in livestock farms); • Choice of crops which are genetically more suitable to extreme weather conditions, such as

drought/salt-resistant crops, animal breeds more tolerant to environmental stress, etc.;

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• Recover of heritage crop varieties, typically more resilient although less productive (yield stability);

• Implementation of conservation agriculture measures (zero and/or minimum tillage);

• Adaptation of cropping calendars and use of early maturing crop varieties (short cycle varieties);

• Agro-forestry practices; • Proper organic matter management for soil improvement,

with effects on increase of water retention, water infiltration, less runoff, less erosion; • Use of compost, animal manure, green manuring, etc.;

The identified technological approaches are: • High efficiency irrigation methods and adoption of deficit irrigation methodology; • Use of Decision Support Systems in the farm, based on updated weather forecasts (early

warning); • Precision farming for efficient use of resources (irrigation, pest & disease control, fertilisation,

etc.); The identified farm management and design, and marketing strategies are:

• Availability of - and access for the farmers to - skilled and independent advisory services; • Short value chain; • Environmental labelling, to emphasise to consumers the “climate change-compatible” products; • Set up of plant wind breakers along farm perimeter; • Reuse of treated water for irrigation; • Design adaptation plans specific for the farm, based on farm vulnerability assessment; • Extension of forest areas.

WG 2: Increasing the Resilience of Forests and Maintaining Forest Outputs All the Working group participants strongly agreed that increased fire risk, water stress, pests and diseases are the main threats that climate change poses to Mediterranean forests. These threats have a strong impact and need to be addressed. Combined with the management choices that have been made in the past, climate change has already resulted in fragile forest ecosystems, lower forest productivity and vulnerable local communities. The methods that are currently being tested and applied as an answer to these threats focus on:

• Diversification of the forest stands; • Diversification of the income (for example biomass for energy production); • Proper planning and management. While the planning allows to choose the most adequate

timing for forest work based on predictions and historic data, the management choices aim at creating a more resilient forest in the (near) future;

• Elements of close-to-nature forestry and increased biodiversity; • Redirecting the focus on the most profitable forest products, for example through selective

felling. These methods proved successful so far. Good collaborations are set up and working tools are in place, but the results are still preliminary and the actions scattered. Long-term monitoring is indispensable and of vital importance, for assessing results and provide feedback to the management. This information is also needed to further build capacity of the sector and the authorities and to increase awareness among the stakeholders. Through appropriate financial

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incentives and a strong cross-sector and cross-level collaboration, an integrated package of solutions should be created to increase forest resilience to climate change. WG3: Implementing Adaptation Policies – Opportunities and Challenges Working Group participants were generally positive about the climate action vision offered by EU-level policies and the resources mobilised for implementation, including the LIFE Programme. At the same time, they noted that the EU’s Adaptation Strategy was lacking specific details and only provided a soft framework for action, unlike the more focused and measurable EU mitigation targets or other strategies on biodiversity, fisheries, etc. Participants raised the following issues, including recommendations for European- and national-level policy makers, from their projects and organisations’ experience:

• Policies at European and national level often need more flexibility for their meaningful implementation at regional and local level.

• Permitting adjustments to European and national policies by regional and local decision-makers would allow to take into account the actual needs, traditions and requirements of entities and people who were called upon to implement those policies.

• EU legislation often imposes strict limits across the board for issues like water quality, nitrates levels or fire protection but does not take into account sectoral or local requirements and needs. For example: o The Water Framework Directive is considered focused on ensuring high water quality but

not equally focused on securing the quantities of water needed for agricultural purposes throughout Europe.

o Limits set on the use of fertilisers do not take into account the differences in soil fertility across the EU and the need to secure the income of farmers throughout.

o The prohibition of specific forest works during summer does not even allow the controlled removal of flammable material like scrubs, which are the cause of forest fire spreading.

Again, such problems and contradictions could be resolved with a more flexible adaptation of rules to local conditions and needs.

• Policies propagated for different sectors by different European or national institutions often serve contradictory objectives, thus: o Climate action and climate change adaptation in

particular is not fully mainstreamed in major sectoral policies like the Common Agricultural Policy, and resource allocation is not optimised with climate action in mind.

o Similar contradictions are evident between climate and environment policies, on the one hand, and industrial and trade policies, on the other, as priorities diverge significantly. The situation is improving, though, and at least at the EU level the mainstreaming of climate action is advancing, including through the periodic review and eventual revision of the various policies and strategies.

• It is crucial to educate people at all levels and all groups of policy making and implementation about the needs and priorities of each other, so that common ground can be found for successful and broadly beneficial implementation. o This means that not only farmers or foresters need to be educated about EU, national and

regional adaptation policies, but policy-makers at all levels should understand better the requirements and working methods of the relevant sectors of society and the economy at the micro level.

• Successful policy making and implementation requires a combined top-down and bottom-up approach, also respecting the principle of subsidiarity among the various levels of government.

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• More targeted incentives are needed to advance adaptation policies, including affordable insurance, smart subsidies and reliable extension services.

• The LIFE Programme itself should be more specific about adaptation priorities, on which the selection of proposals to be funded would be based.

WG4: Ensuring the Uptake of Climate Resilient Practices by Key Stakeholders in Agriculture and Forestry According to the opinion of the participants, there is not a unified level of awareness among key stakeholders regarding the impact of climate change on farming and forestry and its relevance. In the same way, there are significant variations on the knowledge of innovative tools to manage climate impacts and the willingness of using them. Regarding both issues, differences depend on a diverse range of variables: the type of sector (e.g. wine-growing sector is much aware of and willing to use innovative practices), geographic areas, age of the incumbents (positive approach generally from young people, but also elder people looking for solutions to their problems), functions performed and responsibilities in land management, etc. Having this fact in mind, it can be asserted that even if the concept of climate change is not fully clear (and often misled with weather), a minimum level of awareness has arisen over the last years among farmers and foresters. Main problems detected:

• Gap between research outputs and farmers/ foresters. Necessary to transform the latest advances in science and technology to comprehensive practices for the final users and to inform them extensively and quickly.

• Innovative tools are complicated and not useful. Stakeholders feel these tools are not adapted to their needs and not suitable to solve real problems on the ground. A certain tiredness is seen in some sectors when a new tool is promoted (one more website platform? for what?).

• Strong attachment to traditional practices and reluctance to try new ones. • Policy level (national/ regional/ local): lack of understanding on climate change issues and/or

lack of real interest to implement climate actions on the ground. There are scarce examples of converting policy frameworks (climate strategies, action plans, etc.) into practical actions.

• Inadequate approach to stakeholders from public administrations on climate change issues, which has brought them to a disconnection with these sectors.

The following proposals were highlighted as main actions put in practice:

• Develop services, actions and tools adapted to each type of stakeholder and their needs. Applying “general formulae” products is not effective, discouraging people to use them and even preventing them against the use of new applications in the future. Suggestion: adapt tools already available to specific sectors instead of developing new ones. Develop easy- to- handle tools focusing on practical issues and cutting to the chase.

• Change the way of approaching the different sectors. Farmers/ foresters are quite suspicious about persons outside their communities but, on the contrary, they largely rely on local corporations or associations and other farmers/ forester’s opinions. Suggestion: approach firstly local associations, representatives, or front-runners/ pioneers in applying innovative tools before launching the product and counting on them to disseminate it.

• Develop tailored training programmes for specific stakeholders and sectors on using and applying new tools/ products, counting also on a short number of local testers in order to fine-tune it before launching the new product.

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• Promote the role of intermediate technicians as the link between public administrations and farmers/ foresters. Develop capacity training programmes to increase their knowledge on innovative tools and on how to put climate change policies into practice.

• Policy framework, and specifically the CAP, has to be the guiding light on practical climate adaptation & mitigation measures, pushing farming and forestry sectors to implement them. EU funds may be a convincing tool to incentive stakeholders to apply climate adaptation practical measures. Suggestion: a better adjustment of the agricultural/ rural funds, more tailored to specific climate objectives and considering the specificities of the sectors and the biogeographical regions; increasing information to stakeholders on the different EU funding opportunities in the field of climate change adaptation.

• Input from LIFE projects into EU policies: take into consideration outcomes of LIFE projects for other EU policies in relation to CCA, in order to provide useful recommendations keeping key stakeholders in the loop.

• Mainstreaming climate adaptation into concerned sectors and policies, promoting collaboration between institutions at European, national and regional level.

• Increase communication on the economic relevance of the climate change impact among different stakeholders (public administrations, farmers and forestry managers, food industry) to better understand the high cost of inaction and the socio-economic benefits of applying CCA good practices.

• Enact and promote new eco-labels and certifications. • Foster synergies between EU projects and other key public and private entities. • Promoting multi-stakeholder networks at local and regional level to enhance the implementation

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Annexes Annex 1: Agenda of the meeting

TUESDAY,13MARCH201808:30-9:00 Registrationofparticipantsandcoffee

09:00-09:30 WELCOMESTATEMENTSMODERATOR:EDUARDODEMIGUELBEASCOECHEA,FUNDACIÓNGLOBALNATURE

Fromthehostproject• EduardodeMiguelBeascoechea,GeneralDirector,FundaciónGlobalNatureandLIFE

AgriAdaptProject

FromtheSpanishClimateOffice• EduardoGonzález,Sub-DirectorfortheCoordinationofActionsAgainstClimate

Change,SpanishClimateChangeOffice(OficinaEspañoladeCambioClimático-OECC),MinistryofAgricultureandFisheries,FoodandEnvironment

FromtheLIFEProgramme/EASME• JoëlleNoirfalisse,SeniorProjectAdvisor,ExecutiveAgencyforSmallandMedium-

sizedEnterprises(EASME)

Fromtheexternalmonitoringteam/meetingorganisers• MaríaJoséAramburuandCorneliaSchmitz,LIFEMonitoringExperts,NEEMOEEIG

09:30-10:45

SESSION1.CLIMATECHANGE IMPACTSONMEDITERRANEANAGRICULTUREANDFORESTRY,ANDRELATEDADAPTATIONPOLICIESMODERATOR:JOELLENOIRFALISSE,EASME

Vulnerabilityassessment• BlazKurnik,EuropeanEnvironmentAgency(EEA)

Policycontext–EUAdaptationStrategy,theCommonAgriculturalPolicy(CAP)• ThaïsLeray,PolicyOfficer,ClimateChangeAdaptation,DGCLIMA,European

Commission• NicolaDiVirgilio,SeniorAdvisor,DGAGRI,EuropeanCommissionAviewfromrelevantLIFEprojects• VanessaSánchezOrtega,FundaciónGlobalNatureandLIFEprojectAgriAdapt• SalvadorHernándezNavarro,TechnicalManager,LIFEprojectOPERATIONCO2• AnnaPons,FundaciónBiodiversidadandProjectManager,LIFEprojectSHARAQ&A

10:45-11:15 Coffee-Break

11:15–12:30 SESSION2.CLIMATESERVICES,KNOWLEDGESHARINGANDSTAKEHOLDERENGAGEMENTMODERATOR:JORDIDOMINGO,FUNDACIÓNGLOBALNATURE

DataandToolsforAdaptationprovidedbytheCopernicusClimateChangeService• DickDee,DeputyHeadofCopernicusClimateChangeService,EuropeanCentrefor

Medium-RangeWeatherForecasts(ECMWF)

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EuropeanClimateAdaptationPlatformClimate-ADAPTandotherKnowledge sharingtools• BlazKurnik,EuropeanEnvironmentAgency(EEA)• BeatrizGuimareyFernandez,EuropeanInnovationPartnershipforAgricultural

ProductivityandSustainability(EIP-AGRI)ServicePoint

Engagingstakeholders• RicardoMiguelañez,DirectorGeneral,AgrifoodComunicación• JoannaMontesinos ,ClimateKnowledgeandInnovationCommunity(Climate-KIC)

Aviewfromrelevantprojects• ErnestoRodriguez-Camino,SpanishAgencyofMeteorology,(AEMET)andproject

MEDSCOPE

Q&A12:30–13:30 LunchBreak

13:30–15:00

SESSION 3A. CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION INMEDITERRANEAN AGRICULTURE – A VIEW FROMTHEFIELDMODERATOR:NICOLADIVIRGILIO,EC/DGAGRIAviewfromthefarmingsector–Farmers/Industry/Authorities• JuanSagarna,Vice-Chair,Copaand

CogecaWorkingPartyonResearch• EvaPlazasTorné,QualityManager,

CavasVilarnau,externalcollaboratoroftheLIFEprojectVineyards4Heat

LessonsfromLIFE• EgbertSonneveld,Volterra

EcosystemsS.L.andLIFEprojectCropsforBetterSoil

• LorenzoFurlan,LIFEprojectWSTORE2• BartolomeoDichio,LIFEproject

AgroClimaWater• LuisGonzagaSantesteban,LIFE

projectADVICLIM • ChristosGiannakopoulos,LIFEproject

ADAPT2CLIMA

Q&A

SESSION 3B. CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION INMEDITERRANEANFORESTRY–AVIEWFROMTHEFIELDMODERATOR:DARLINEVELGHE,NEEMOEEIGA view from the forestry sector – Forestrysmallholders/Industry/Authorities• JoanRovira,Associationof

MediterraneanForestOwners(ARCMED),MemberofConfederationofEuropeanForestsOwners(CEPF)

• FranciscoCarvalho,AmorimForestalS.A.,PortuguesepartnerintheLIFEprojectSUBER

LessonsfromLIFE• VasilikiChrysopolitou,LIFEproject

AdaptFor• VicençCarabassa,Centrode

InvestigacionEcologicayAplicacionesForestales(CREAF)LIFEprojectGreenLink

• RutAspizuaCantón,LIFEprojectADAPTAMED

• JulianeCasquet,LIFEprojectFORECCAsT• TeresaCervera-Generalitatde

Catalunya,LIFEprojectPinassa

Q&A15:00–15:30 CoffeeBreak

15:30–17:30 SESSION4.THEMATICWORKINGGROUPSTAKINGPLACEINPARALLEL

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WORKING GROUP 1: ENSURING THE RESILIENCE OF STAPLEMEDITERRANEAN CROPSANDTHEIRGROWERSFACILITATION:CARLOPONZIO,NEEMOEEIG

WORKING GROUP 2: INCREASING THE RESILIENCE OF FORESTS AND MAINTAINING

FORESTOUTPUTSFACILITATION:DARLINEVELGHE,NEEMOEEIG

WORKING GROUP 3: IMPLEMENTING ADAPTATION POLICIES - OPPORTUNITIES AND

CHALLENGESFACILITATION:GEORGIOSKOSTAKOS,NEEMOEEIG

WORKINGGROUP4:ENSURINGTHEUPTAKEOFCLIMATERESILIENTPRACTICESBYKEYSTAKEHOLDERSINAGRICULTUREANDFORESTRYFACILITATION:MARIA-JOSÉARAMBURU,NEEMOEEIG

17:30-18:00 WRAPUP• KeypointsfromparallelsessionsandworkinggroupsClosingofthemeeting

Networkingreceptionafterendofthemeeting

WEDNESDAY,14MARCH2018

08:00 –17:30

PROJECTSITEVISITAGRICULTUREPROJECTVISIT:LIFEAGRIADAPTPROJECT-SUSTAINABLEADAPTATIONOFTYPICALEUFARMINGSYSTEMSTOCLIMATECHANGE(LIFE15CCA/DE/000072)• VisittothefacilitiesofthearablecropspilotfarmEcomanjaratLastrasde

Cuéllar(Segoviaprovince)• VisittothefacilitiesofthedairymilkpilotfarmatNavadelaAsunción(Segovia

province)FORESTRYPROJECTVISIT:LIFEENERBIOSCRUB-SUSTAINABLEMANAGEMENTOFSHRUBSFORMATIONSFORENERGYPURPOSES(LIFE13ENV/ES/000660)• VisittothefacilitiesofthecoordinatingbeneficiaryCIEMAT(Centreforthe

Research,Energy,EnvironmentandTechnology)atLubia(Soriaprovince)

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Annex 2: List of speakers and facilitators Eduardo de Miguel

Beascoechea

He is the managing Director of the Fundación Global Nature since 1998 and was the Secretary -General of the NGO European Natural Heritage Fund (Fondo Patrimonio Natural Europeo) between 1996 and 1999. He has drafted or managed more than 20 projects funded by the European Commission, mainly under the LIFE and INTERREG programmes, dealing with habitat and wetland conservation, land stewardship, sustainable agriculture, endangered species management, climate change or international cooperation. Eduardo holds a Degree on Technical Agricultural Engineering.

Fundación Global Nature is a private non-profit foundation dedicated to nature protection, which has been awarded 20 different national and international prizes related to biodiversity conservation. Fundación Global Nature has been working for 25 years on the conservation of habitats and species, with a focus on wetland conservation & restoration (more than 88 wetlands recovered, comprising 2,700 hectares), and also on farming and agrifood sustainability. The land stewardship network organized and hosted by Fundación Global Nature comprises more than 8,000 hectares and 300 agreements with private owners in Spain.

Eduardo Gonzàlez

He holds a PhD in mining engineering from the University of Oviedo and a MBA from the IE Business School. Eduardo is currently working as Sub-Director for the Coordination of Actions against Climate Change, in the Spanish Agency for Climate Change (OECC- Oficina Española de Cambio Climático); previously, he was working at the same entity as Sub-Director for Mitigation and Technology. Between 2004-2005, he worked as team manager of the Supply Chain for the project Pegasus in UK, France, Spain and Italy, developed by the BPB Gyproc company. Above, he also worked for the Rio Tinto Group, a metals and mining corporation.

Joëlle Noirfalisse

She is a Senior Project Advisor within the LIFE Unit of the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) since 2015. She is in charge of the overall coordination of the evaluation process and of a portfolio of climate projects more particularly focusing on adaptation in agriculture and forestry. Before joining EASME, Joelle worked as a freelance consultant as well as for the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) and for the European Development Cooperation General Directorate (DevCo) on programmes for environmental protection. Joelle holds a Master's degree on Development Economics from the London School of Economics and a Master's degree in Environmental Management from the University of Brussels.

Cornelia Schmitz

She holds an MSc in Agricultural Economics with specialisation on sustainable management of natural resources and provided technical assistance in environmental projects in Asia, Africa, the Mediterranean Region and Europe. Since 2007 she is Regional Coordinator of the German/ Austrian “LIFE” monitoring team. Her tasks include consulting and controlling projects acting in nature conservation, climate change adaptation / mitigation and river restoration. Further, Ms Schmitz is working in viticulture, testing new grape varieties and cultivation methods that are better adapted to climate change. The management practices enhance ecosystem services such as nutrient cycling, decomposition of wastes, pest and disease regulation, generation of soils, water flow, and climate regulation.

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María- José Aramburu

She works as monitoring expert for the LIFE programme in Spain and Portugal (Nature & Biodiversity, Climate Action, and Integrated Projects) since January 2016. Previously, she worked for 10 years as expert evaluator for the LIFE Programme (Nature and Biodiversity). María- José has a broad experience on planning, implementing and managing projects dealing with the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable management of natural resources in protected areas (Natura 2000 network, UNESCO- Biodiversity Reserves) and on climate change adaptation also (vulnerability criteria for habitats and species of Community interest and adaptive management for the Natura 2000 network of Spain). She holds a BSc in Biological Sciences- Zoology from Complutense University of Madrid, a PGCert in Management and Conservation of the Ecological Heritage from IMAF- Training Institute of Madrid, and the PRINCE2 certification (Foundation and Practitioner) for project management from ILX Group (UK).

Blaz Kurnik

He works as a project manager at the European Environment Agency (EEA) for the Air and Climate Change Programme since 2010. He is responsible for various tasks related to climate change impacts and adaptation. In particular, since 2016 he has been leading assessments on climate change and agriculture, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction and on economic losses from extreme weather and climate. He also contributes to the developments of the European Adaptation Platform – Climate-ADAPT.

Prior joining the EEA, Blaz worked at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission and in the Slovenian Meteorological Service. He holds a PhD degree on Physics.

Thaïs Leray

She is a Policy Officer in the Adaptation Unit of the DG Climate Action of the European Commission, where she is responsible for mainstreaming climate adaptation in agriculture, forest, water and environment policies. During the last 15 years, she has been working on policies and projects at the nexus of economic development, environment and climate change in the Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO) of the European Commission, as well as for the private sector and international organisations prior to joining the European Commission in 2010. Thaïs holds 3 Masters in Business Administration, Environmental Management and International Economics.

Nicola Di Virgilio He is a Seconded National Expert from the National Research Council of Italy (Institute of Biometeorology), working as Policy analyst at the DG Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission (Unit D.4 - Environment, climate change, forestry and bio- economy). Main policy topics he deals with are Common Agriculture Policy, Climate change and Agriculture, Bioeconomy. His main research topics are agronomy of fibre and biomass crops, land suitability studies and spatial environmental impact of crop cultivation, innovation in agriculture and climate change. Nicola holds a PhD on Agriculture Ecosystems and Graduated at University of Bologna on Agriculture productions.

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Vanessa Sánchez Ortega

She joined Fundación Global Nature in 2002. Since then, she has been involved in different projects related to nature protection, rural development and agri-food sustainability. She currently coordinates the LIFE “AgriAdapt” which objective is to demonstrate how sustainable adaptation measures can help livestock, arable and permanent crop farms become more climate resilient. Previously, she has coordinated other European projects, such as the LIFE+ project “Local Action Plan to prevent Climate Change in Las Rozas de Madrid: Application and Evaluation of Municipal Management Methods (Las Rozas por el Clima)”, or the INTERREG project Ecoverger, carried out in France, Spain and Portugal, coordinating also a national campaign on the Common Agrarian Policy addressing young people. Vanessa holds a BSc in Environmental Sciences.

Salvador Hernández Navarro

He is Professor and Researcher at the University of Valladolid, acting as thesis director and tutor of doctorate and master programmes on environmental and forestry issues. He actively collaborates in numerous research projects and particularly, he has participated in four LIFE Projects targeting mitigation and adaptation to climate change. Salvador holds a MSc and PhD in Forestry Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid.

Anna Pons

She is the manager of the LIFE SHARA project “Sharing Awareness and Governance of Adaptation to Climate Change”, leaded by Fundación Biodiversidad (Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment of Spain) since September 2016. Previously, she worked for 8 years as project manager at FIIAPP (International and Ibero-American Foundation for Administration and Public Policies) targeting projects on institutional building for environmental policies within the public sector, mainly related to the EC Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA). Anna holds a BSc on Environmental Biology and a PGcert on International Cooperation and Project Management from the Complutense University of Madrid.

Dick Dee

He is the Deputy Head of the Copernicus Climate Change Service at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). He is an expert in climate reanalysis and data assimilation. Since receiving a doctorate in Applied Mathematics from New York University, he has worked as a math professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) in Brazil, as research scientist at Delft Hydraulics in the Netherlands, and physical scientist at NASA/GSFC in the United States.

Beatriz Guimarey Fernandez

She grew up on a small family farm in the Galicia region (NW Spain), and is a Forestry Engineer with a Master’s Degree in Sustainable Land Planning from the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain). Since 2015 she is Science & Research Officer at the EIP-AGRI [European Innovation Partnership – ‘Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability’] Service Point. Her main duties involve organisation and facilitation of EIP-AGRI events (Workshops, Seminars and Focus Group) and communication with research institutions. She actively contributes to the EIP-AGRI publications as well. Furthermore, at the University of Santiago she works as a researcher at the Land Laboratory and the Territorial Information System Platform. There she participates in projects related to GIS and remote sensing techniques applied to spatial planning, rural development and landscape management.

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Ricardo Miguelañez

He is an Agronomical Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and also has an MBA from IDE-CESEM Business School. Ricardo specialises in communications for the food and agriculture sector. Since 2009 he has been General Manager at Agrifood Sector Communication, S.L., based in Madrid. He is also the Manager of the Spanish Association of Cereal Technicians (AETC).

Joanna Montesinos

She is a Business Analyst, responsible for scoping the European landscape in Agriculture, Forestry and Integrated Landscape areas to develop Sustainable Land Use strategy and portfolio. She is part of the Forest Flagship team, who have been developing this programme over the last years in EIT [European Institute of Innovation & Technology] Climate-KIC [Knowledge & Innovation Community] by analysing stakeholders, market demand and partners’ needs to highlight new challenges and barriers. She is keen on developing new ideas and projects with project teams. Passionate traveler, Joanna is involved in different NGOs and associations to defend agroecology development. Her background is in European Project Management and Policies.

Ernesto Rodríguez-

Camino

He is expert in atmospheric numerical modelling, particularly focused on surface processes and land-atmosphere interaction, and climate modelling. He works for the Spanish Agency of Meteorology (AEMET) as Head of Climate Evaluation and Modelling [2005-present] and is responsible for all activities in AEMET related with climate modelling from seasonal to century timescales. He participates in the MEDSCOPE project (Mediterranean Services Chain Based on Climate Predictions)

Juan Sagarna

He is Vice-Chair of Research Working Group of COPA COGECA and Coordinator of several projects focusing environmental issues on farmer´s cooperatives. He is Department Manager of Services, Quality and Innovation on Spanish Agrifood Cooperatives and in charge of environmental issues and climate change. He is in charge of coordinating the project IEE-TESLA, transferring energy save laid on Agroindustry and H2020-SCOoPE Saving cooperative energy. Further, he is responsible for actions on farmer´s cooperatives in projects addressing circular bioeconomy, such as IEE-SUCELLOG, H2020-AGROinLOG, FP7-EUROPRUNING, H2020-MAGIC, H2020-PANACEA.

Eva Plazas Torné

She holds a degree in Technical Agricultural engineering and is specialized in agrarian and food industries. She has a Master’s Degree in Viticulture and Enology and since more than 20 years she is enologist in charge of making base wines for Cavas and wines with Penedès Denomination of Origin at the company Cavas Vilarnau.

The company Cavas Vilarnau was external collaborator in the LIFE project Vineyards4Heat.

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Egbert Sonneveld

He studied agricultural economics at Wageningen University in the Netherlands and lives in Palencia in Spain for almost 15 years. Through several companies he participated in some ongoing and already closed Life projects on sustainable farming, forestry and livestock and a mix of these. With Sven Kallen he is founding partner of Volterra Ecosystems, a company aiming to put into practise the outcomes of Life and Horizon 2020 projects of the EU but that also makes new proposals especially on Climate Change projects. Egbert presented the project LIFE Crops for Better Soil.

Lorenzo Furlan

Lorenzo Furlan graduated in Agricultural Sciences and is currently the manager of the Agricultural Research Department at Veneto Agricoltura (a branch of Veneto’s Service for Regional Agricultural Activities). He was teaching Plant Pathology and Entomology at the Department of Agruicultural Sciences of Università of Foggia. He has researched soil insects (wireworms, blackcutworms and western corn rootworms), as well as other main arable crops insects, since 1981. A significant part of his research is devoted to IPM strategies against pests of arable crops and sustainable agriculture. He is currently a member of the Italian Ministry of Agriculture’s National Working Group on Precision Farming. He has taken part in several national (e.g. APENET http://www.reterurale.it/apenet) and European research projects.

Bartolomeo Dichio

He is Research Professor at University of Basilicata UniBas, Department of European and Mediterranean Cultures: Architecture, Environment, and Cultural Heritage (DICEM), located in Potenza, Italy. His research interests include climate smart agriculture in Mediterranean fruit and olive tree orchards. He has participated in many research and pilot projects, including LIFE AgroClimaWater: Promoting water efficiency and supporting the shift towards a climate resilient agriculture in Mediterranean countries.

Luis Gonzaga Santesteban

He currently works in the Advanced Fruit and Grapevine Growing research team and as Head of the Agricultural Production Department and collaborates with the project LIFE ADVICLIM. He is coordinator of RedVitis network, a structure funded by the Spanish Government aiming at improving coordination among Spanish researchers in Viticulture. He started his activity working on grapevine water relations, although at this point his research scope includes also other aspects of grape growing such as canopy management and fertilization, precision viticulture, proximal sensing and genetic diversity. Most of his work raises from side-to-side collaboration with wineries and winegrowers, combining the pursuit of new knowledge and field implementation of current developments.

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Christos Giannakopoulos

He is Research Director at the National Observatory of Athens (NOA). His research focuses on climate change modelling of extremes and impacts on various sectors such as energy demand, health, agriculture, tourism, forest fires. He was a lead author of UNEP’s IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) 4th Assessment Report (2007) on Climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. He is NOA’s Principal Investigator in several major climate change related EU projects, such as LIFE ADAPT2CLIMA (which focuses on adaptation options for Mediterranean islands) and H2020 MED-GOLD (which provides climate services for MEDiterranean Grape, OLive and Durum wheat food systems). He also has experience in the field of global chemical transport models and has participated in the World Climate Research Program.

Joan Rovira

He is Secretary General of Consorci Forestal de Catalunya, the Catalan forest owners association, and director of FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA SCCL, a forest cooperative founded by the association. Forest owner, forest engineer and MBA in ESADE School, he has large experience in private forestry, forest policy and he has had the opportunity to participate in many projects and initiatives related to innovation, communication and capacity building. Currently, Rovira is responsible of the LIFE project "Integrative management for an improved adaptation of cork oak forests to climate change «Life+ SUBER»" lead by Consorci Forestal, and promotes the collaboration of forest owners with diferent I+D+i centers to improve Sustainable Forest Management and forest products mobilization in Mediterranean forests.

Francisco Carvalho

He is Director and Board Member of Amorim Florestal, S.A., a cork industry company that participates in the project LIFE SUBER. He holds a Master in Marketing and Strategic Management and a Degree in Management from the University of Minho, Portugal. He is member of the Business Unit of Raw Materials of the Corticeira Amorim, of the Board of AIFF - Association for the Competitiveness of Portuguese Forestry, of the Stakeholder Council of CITAB - Centre for Research and Agro-Environmental and Biological Technologies of UTAD industries and of the Board of Directors of several companies in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.

Vasiliki Chrysopolitou

She is Biologist MSc. and has been working at The Goulandris Natural History Museum / Greek Biotope Wetland Centre (EKBY) since 2006 (Department of Biotic Resources and Management of Protected Areas). Her work experience is focused in the inventory, monitoring and conservation of species, habitats and ecosystems (Birds and Habitats Directives – Natura 2000 Network) and also in environmental issues under the effects of climate change. She has participated in a number of LIFE and other EU-funded projects and she was the project manager of the project LIFE+ AdaptFor ‘’Adaptation of forest management to climate change in Greece’’.

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Vicenç Carabassa

He holds a Degree in environmental sciences from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and MA in soil science from the University of Lleida. He is active member of the Catalan Institute of Agrarian Studies, the Spanish Society for Soil Sciences and the Society for Ecological Restoration. Since 2004 he is collaborating in CREAF as technician, researcher and Project Manager of I&D Projects. His research focuses on the field of ecological restoration and rehabilitation of degraded soils, specialized in the valorization of organic wastes in soil remediation. In terms of technology and knowledge transfer he works in close cooperation with private companies and public administration in monitoring the restoration process of degraded lands (quarries, road slopes, landfills, etc.), as well as in developing new techniques for technosols creation. Since 2015 he is coordinating a Working Group on restoration of mining activities, which aims to set the foundations for a new regulatory framework. Vicenç is also the technical coordinator of the project LIFE Green Link.

Rut Aspizua Cantón

She is Forest Engineer at the Agencia de Medio Ambiente y Agua. Her work focuses on nature conservation and forest management to promote diversification, resilience capacity and adaptation to climate change in Sierra Nevada BR. She has been responsible for the technical coordination of Sierra Nevada Global Change Observatory, including the monitoring of climate, atmosphere, water and biological parameters. For the last decade she has worked in transdisciplinary teams, building bridges between science and management. At the moment she is technical co-coordinator of Life Adaptamed project, aiming on the promotion of ecosystem services conservation by assessing the effectiveness of pilot active management practices in three Natural Protected Areas: Sierra Nevada National and Nature Park, Doñana National and Nature Park and Cabo de Gata Natural Park.

Juliane Casquet

She is the coordinator of the LIFE FORECCAsT project. Prior to that she was researcher in ecology, biodiversity and evolution, working notably on insular biodiversity in tropical environments. After several years, she left the academic world to put her knowledge to good use in the society. Among other things, she worked as a collection manager for the French National Natural History Museum, as a lecturer in sustainable agriculture for Agrocampus Ouest engineering school and as a science educator for several associations, universities, and the Beauval zoo. In November 2017, she joined the FORECCAsT team at the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park as the project coordinator.

Teresa Cervera

She is Head of the Sustainable Forest Management Section at Generalitat de Catalunya (Regional Government). She is the manager of some projects financed by the EC, mainly LIFE and FEDER funds such as LIFE Pinassa, coordinated by the Forest Ownership Centre of Catalonia. She also works as Professor at the University of Lleida. Teresa holds a PhD in Environmental Sciences and a MSc in Social Economy from the University of Barcelona, and a BSc in Forest Engineering from the University of Lleida.

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Jordi Domingo

Jordi is a Spanish biologist that has been working on nature conservation and sustainable agriculture for the last 20 years. During the first years, he worked at the University of Valencia for reducing the impact of light pollution on wildlife in the Albufera Natural Park (Valencia, Spain). This was a project founded by the LIFE programme. Later on the projects turned around the impacts of agricultural production on nature and on the landscape, mostly developed for the Regional Authority of Valencia (Spain). In the last 7 years he has been working on Fundación Global Nature, managing agrienvironmental projects, both private (for agrifood companies) or public (funded by LIFE and Spanish National funds). Lately, Jordi’s work is focused on two LIFE projects (AgriAdapt and Food Standards) and on developing Sustainable Sourcing Measures for agrifood companies and public labels.

Georgios Kostakos

He holds MA and PhD degrees in International Relations (Kent, UK), and a Mechanical Engineering degree (NTUA, Greece). He served on various positions at the United Nations, including as Senior Adviser and Acting Deputy Executive Secretary of the UN Global Sustainability Panel (GSP), as climate change focal point in the Secretariat of the UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB), and on UN field missions. He has also worked with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat, the University of Athens and the University of Kent, among others. He is currently LIFE Climate Action Sector Coordinator for NEEMO EEIG.

Panos Fetsis

Working as a Climate Change Expert in the LIFE Communications team, Panos is responsible for the active analysis and dissemination of the results of the LIFE Programme. Due to his concern over environmental degradation, he sought to combine his background in economics and 4 years of work experience at Ernst&Young with environmental and sustainable energy generation projects. At Piraeus Bank, as a coordinator in the first “Green Banking branch” in South-Eastern Europe, he provided consulting services in the field of environmental technologies, including economic, technical and policy advisory. Panos has actively participated in the elaboration of various EU environmental projects, mainly focused on three areas: socio-economic impact of natural resource management; climate change economic risks and opportunities; climate change mitigation technologies. Panos holds a Master degree in Economics for Natural Resource and Environmental Management. He speaks Greek, English and French.

Carlo Ponzio

Carlo holds PhD, is an agronomist with 20 years international experience on organic farming and Mediterranean agriculture. He has been travelling in twenty-two countries, mostly in the Middle-East and East Africa, providing technical assistance to farmers for implementing agro-ecological solutions, with the goal of improving their livelihoods and those of who will follow. He has also learnt a lot from farmers’ knowledge and integrated it in his expertise. The strategies of adaptation to climate change effects on agriculture systems are among his major interests.

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Darline Velghe

Darline holds a MA degree in Bio-engineering and has +10 years of experience in forest management and nature policy. She has a research background and experience with several NGOs both in the Benelux and Ecuador. She has been involved in many projects related to Natura 2000, Green Infrastructure, the LIFE fund, and sustainable development on EU level and national/regional level in Benelux, France and Western Balkans. Since 2010 she is part of the LIFE monitoring team. First as technical monitor, since 2015 as Benelux Regional Coordinator and since 2018 as Nature Sector Coordinator.

Raquel Navarrete

She holds PhD in Forestry Engineering. Referring to her professional experience, she has been working on environmental issues since 1996. After a period of 4 years working with INYPSA at its local office in Madrid, since 2002 she works as Project Manager in the Environmental Department at IDOM Engineering and Consulting, also in Madrid. She has mainly developed her professional career in air quality field but always in close participation in the forestry projects developed in IDOM, mainly focused on the availability of Forestry biomass (present and future) for viability of biomass plants. She has been working as monitor in the LIFE program since 2012.

Luis Saúl Esteban

He holds a PhD in Forest Engineering by the Polytechnic University of Madrid. Since 1993, Luis currently works as Senior Research Scientist in the Biomass Unit of CIEMAT, a public body for energy, technology and environmental research, assigned to the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (Spain). During this time, he has focused on R & D activities, mainly on diverse aspects of biomass production for energy (resources assessment, pre-treatment by drying, grinding and densification), being responsible for several research pilot projects at the facilities of CEDER-CIEMAT. He is the author of the on-line web tool BIORAISE and coordinator of the LIFE ENERBIOSCRUB project.

Substantive and logistical support for the platform meeting was also provided by: Fundación Global Nature:

• Alba Page Arias • Laura García-Pierna • María del Saz González

NEEMO: • Barbara Emmerich • Borja Domínguez • Dolores Hedo • Maria Rodríguez • Sara Barceló

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Annex 3: Participating projects

LIFE project financed in 2008

AdaptFor Adaptation of forest management to climate change in Greece (LIFE08 ENV/GR/000554)

This project aimed to demonstrate that forest management can be adapted to climate change, while enhancing the capacity of forest services. The project also informed all stakeholders why it is necessary to adapt forest management to climate change.

LIFE projects financed in 2010

Crops for better soil

Profitable organic farming techniques based on traditional crops: contrasting soil degradation in the Mediterranean (LIFE10 ENV/ES/000471)

The Crops for better soil project aimed to show that the application of organic farming techniques can make cultivation of semi-arid land economically viable, by demonstrating an alternative to current erosive farming practices and land abandonment in areas with vulnerable dry soil types. The project examined optimal combinations of methodologies (crop rotation; fertilisation with compost; and re-introduction of traditional crops) to achieve the best soil and crop quality results for specific soil and climate conditions.

LIFE projects financed in 2011

AgroStrat Sustainable strategies for the improvement of seriously degraded agricultural areas: The example of Pistachia vera L. (LIFE11 ENV/GR/000951)

This project developed and demonstrated an integrated approach for the sustainable management of intensively cultivated areas in the Mediterranean, such as the pistachio producing areas on the island of Aegina. It identified and characterised practices that contribute to soil degradation; defined soil quality indicators; and developed a software tool so that farmers and farmers' networks can monitor soil quality.

RESILFORMED Resilience to Climate change in Mediterranean forests (LIFE11 ENV/IT/000215)

The project's broad aim was to preserve forest ecosystems in the face of the risks related to climate changes, by promoting naturalisation processes and biodiversity increase, and by improving the resilience of ecosystems to environmental stress. The specific objective of the project was to implement a regional forest policy that increases the resilience of Sicilian forests and favour biodiversity conservation.

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WSTORE2

Reconciling agriculture with environment through a new water governance in coastal and saline areas (LIFE11 ENV/IT/000035)

The WSTORE2 project aimed to demonstrate the effectiveness of an innovative process designed to maximise and optimise the use of groundwater in rural coastal areas. The project planned to analyse the different subsystems in coastal areas, including Natura 2000 sites, agricultural areas and areas used for tourism and recreational purposes. The process would enable the efficient management of available freshwater, diverting it to different locations based on the water’s quality (particularly the degree of salinity) and the priorities established by the stakeholders.

OPERATION CO2 Integrated agroforestry practices and nature conservation against climate change (LIFE11 ENV/ES/000535)

The overall objective of this project was to demonstrate the economic viability and environmental validity of agroforestry carbon sequestering projects in Europe. The first pillar of this project promoted active nature conservation and carbon management in natural forests over an area of 4 500 ha. Through implementing a series of targeted forest and carbon actions, the goal was to achieve the long-term improvement of carbon sequestering in natural forests. The project thus hoped to deliver the certification of carbon credits for the forest area that has subsequently been released on the Voluntary Carbon Offsets Market. The second pillar of the project involved the transformation of two naturally degraded areas – each covering 25 ha - into integral agroforest ecosystems.

LIFE projects financed in 2012

CarbOnFarm Technologies to stabilize soil organic carbon and farm productivity, promote waste value and climate change mitigation (LIFE12 ENV/IT/000719)

The project intended to address the basic requirements concerning the sustainable use of agricultural soils through the restoration and preservation of soil properties; valorisation of the economic and environmental role of soil as a resource in agro ecosystems; and improved agricultural biomass recycling. The main objective was to monitor and improve the quantity and quality of soil organic matter (SOM) in agricultural soils. This was achieved by applying environmentally-sustainable SOM management methods. The project also adopted “on-farm” composting facilities for valorising residual biomass from local farming activities.

SOLMACC Strategies for Organic-and Low-input-farming to Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change (LIFE12 ENV/SE/000800)

This project aimed to promote the wider adoption of sustainable agriculture practices that contribute both to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and the mitigation of other environmental issues caused by agriculture, such as soil erosion, biodiversity conservation and sustainable management of natural resources. The project implemented and demonstrated four climate-friendly farm practices (optimised on-farm nutrient recycling, optimised crop rotation with legume-grass leys, optimised tillage system and agroforestry) in 12 organic farms in Sweden.

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These practices are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15 % as well as increasing the resilience of the agricultural sector to climate change.

MEDACC Demonstration and validation of innovative methodology for regional climate change adaptation in the Mediterranean area (LIFE12 ENV/ES/000536)

The LIFE MEDACC project trialled some of the measures proposed in Catalonia’s Strategy for Climate Change Adaptation. Demonstration activities took place in three selected watersheds where adaptation measures in water use, agriculture and forest management were tested.

Zaragoza Natural Development and management of Green Infrastructure in Zaragoza (LIFE 12 ENV/ES/000567)

The aim of this project was to protect, improve, give value to and raise awareness of the existing biodiversity in Zaragoza, including Natura 2000 network sites and other areas of natural interest within the city’s boundaries. This was done by defining and improving the ecological status, connectivity and coherence of green infrastructure in Zaragoza. The project was structured around a ‘blue matrix’ - rivers, riversides and wetlands - and a ‘green matrix’ - forest and steppe areas - and their inter-connectivity.

LIFE projects financed in 2013

ENERBIOSCRUB Sustainable management of shrubs formations for energy purposes (LIFE13 ENVES/000660)

This project aimed to obtain sustainable solid biofuels from biomass from shrublands under high risk of forest fires using innovative methods of forest management and harvesting. Apart from reducing the forest fire risk in these areas, the project also expected to cut CO2 emissions with the newly-developed biofuels.

LIFEGENMON LIFE for EUROPEAN FOREST GENETIC MONITORING SYSTEM (LIFE13 ENV/SI/000148)

The main project objective is to develop a genetic monitoring system for forests that will serve as an early warning system aiding the assessment of a species response to environmental change at a long-term temporal scale.

MONTSERRAT Integrated silvopastoral management plan: An innovative tool to preserve biodiversity and prevent wildfires (LIFE13 BIO/ES/000094)

This project aimed to develop ecosystem-based measures to increase the resilience and stability of forests against fires in order to improve the prevention of wildfires on Montserrat mountain (Catalonia). It also contributed to the conservation and improvement of biodiversity in the Montserrat area.

Pinassa Sustainable management for conservation Black pine (Pinus nigra subsp. Salzmannii var. pyrenaica) forests in Catalonia (LIFE13 NAT/ES/000724)

The main goal of LIFE+ Pinassa was to contribute to the conservation of black pine (Pinus nigra) forest habitats in Catalonia, listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive as a priority for conservation.

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ADVICLIM Adapatation of Viticulture to Climate change: High resolution observations of adaptation scenarii for viticulture (LIFE13 ENV/FR/001512)

LIFE ADVICLIM aims to improve local management of vineyards in the face of climate change. It develops tools to measure and model both contributions to climate change and the impact of climate change. It builds on these to help identifying the best responses to mitigate and adapt to the impact of climate change in vineyards.

SUBER Integrative management for an improved adaptation of cork oak forests to climate change (LIFE13 ENV/ES/000255)

Life+ SUBER aimed to implement, demonstrate and effectively transfer new forest management techniques applicable to European cork oak (Quercus suber) forests (subericulture). These actions were designed to improve the forests’ adaptation and resilience to climate change and, subsequently, foster their conservation and the maintenance of the whole value chain associated with their management and valorisation.

EBRO-ADMICLIM Adaptation and mitigation measures to climate change in the Ebro Delta (LIFE13 ENV/ES/001182)

The project implemented a pilot integrated approach for climate change adaptation and mitigation in the Ebro Delta. This innovative approach managed water, sediment and habitats (rice fields and wetlands) with the goals of optimising ground elevation, reducing coastal erosion, increasing carbon sequestration in the soil, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving water quality.

ClimAgri Best agricultural practices for Climate Change: Integrating strategies for mitigation and adaptation (LIFE13 ENV/ES/000541)

The aim of Life+ ClimAgri is to develop a model for integrating climate mitigation and adaptation techniques in the management of irrigation agriculture in the Mediterranean Basin. Amongst other results, the model under development should reduce energy consumption by 20%, cut N2O emissions by 35%, and reduce CO2 emissions from energy use by 20% and from soil management by 40%.

VINEYARDS4HEAT Vineyards for carbon footprint reduction: a sustainable strategy to use biomass for heat & cold in wineries (LIFE13 ENV/ES/000776)

This project aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of an integrated municipal climate change mitigation strategy based on a series of actions involving all local stakeholders. Project actions included the establishment of a Biomass Value Chain for generating green energy from vineyard-pruning biomass waste. The project expected to cut Vilafranca´s CO2 emissions by some 3 000 tonnes/year and produce 10 500 MWh per year of renewable energy.

LIFE projects financed in 2014

ADAPTAMED Protection of key ecosystem services by adaptive management of Climate Change endangered Mediterranean socio-ecosystems (LIFE14 CCA/ES/000612)

The project aims to mitigate the negative effects of climate change on key ecosystem services in three representative Mediterranean national protected areas of socio-economic importance: the Doñana wetlands, the high mountain range of Sierra

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Nevada and the sub-desert coastal area, Cabo de Gata. The strategic ecosystems targeted are mountain Mediterranean shrubs, pine woods, pre-desert scrubland, coastal dune woods and Quercus woods. The project will use an ecosystem approach to develop, implement, monitor, evaluate and disseminate adaptive management measures focusing on soil retention, pollination, pastures, temperature regulation, water provision, forest fire prevention and desertification. As a result of this, the project expects to increase the resilience of the three socio-ecosystems concerned and protect their key ecosystem services from climate change.

LUGO + BIODINÁMICO

Planning for a multi-ecological neighbourhood as a model of urban resilience (LIFE14 CCA/ES/000489)

The project’s objective is to implement an innovative urban planning strategy by applying a set of actions in the city of Lugo, which is based on the promotion of the local timber industry and the sustainable management of forests, the identification and valorisation of the Linear River Park, formed by the Miño, Rato and Fervedoira basins, as a Green Climatic Protection infrastructure and the improvement of the environmental connectivity of the action plan area by implementing a multifunctional open-air space system. The project will showcase an integrated design and planning of resilient bioclimatic neighbourhoods that consume practically no energy and are largely planned with local wood systems along with a resilient urban landscape prepared to face and to minimise the effects of climate change.

AgroClimaWater Promoting water efficiency and supporting the shift towards a climate resilient agriculture in Mediterranean countries (LIFE14 CCA/GR/000389)

The project aims to prepare the agricultural sector to adapt to climate change. It will do this by developing an agricultural climate change adaptation strategy and introduce water management adaptation strategies to selected farmers’ organisations. It will focus on olive, citrus and peach orchards in two areas in Crete (Greece) and one area in Basilicata (Italy). Farmers will be provided with a methodology to adapt cultivation practices in order to achieve the highest possible yields despite low or erratic water availability.

FOREST CO2 Assessment of forest-carbon sinks and promotion of compensation systems as tools for climate change mitigation (LIFE14 CCM/ES/001271)

The project aims to promote forest systems and sustainable forest management as a tool for climate change mitigation through the application of the European legislation related to the accounting of emissions and removals in the land-use sector, changes in land use and forestry (LULUCF), improving knowledge base. One of the main actions is to model and synthesize the accounting of sequestration and CO2 emissions as a result of sustainable forest management actions (pruning, thinning, etc.) in Pinus halepensis and Pinus pinaster forests in their various deposits: biomass (air and roots) through LIDAR, organic carbon of soils and dead organic matter. Methods of calculation are the international standardized methods (IPCC, EU accounting regulations).

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ADAPT2CLIMA Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts on the Mediterranean islands' Agriculture (LIFE14 CCA/GR/000928)

The project aims to build a solid knowledge base on climate change and its impacts on the agricultural sector in three Mediterranean islands as well reducing vulnerability and increasing resilience to climate change risks. It facilitates the development of adaptation strategies for Mediterranean island agriculture by demonstrating an innovative decision-support tool in Crete, Sicily and Cyprus. The tool simulates the impacts of climate change on crop production and the effectiveness of selected adaptation options. Using the tool, the project develops water management adaptation strategies in partnership with farmers’ organisations. Their implementation is expected to cut water consumption by at least 30% per participating farm.

CLIMATREE A novel approach for accounting & monitoring carbon sequestration of tree crops and their potential as carbon sink areas (LIFE14 CCM/GR/000635)

The project aims to contribute to the development of a novel methodology and provide policymakers with an innovative tool for the quantification of carbon storage in permanent tree-crops in the Mediterranean region. The project intends to improve and update the estimated carbon sink accounting in the EU by including the calculated tree-crop capacity, estimate the socioeconomic benefit of tree crops for carbon storage and provide guidelines to tree crop farmers.

LIFE projects financed in 2015

FORECCAsT Forest: Climate Change Adaptation (LIFE15 CCA/FR/000021)

This project aims to provide owners and managers of forests in the Parc Naturel Régional du Haut Languedoc with the means to build a management strategy that takes climate change scenarios into consideration. The goal is to protect the forest ecosystems whilst ensuring that the dynamic forestry sector can meet current environmental, economic and social challenges. The project is creating a digital application (the FORECCAsT tool) to help with decision-making, and distribute an action plan for crisis management, in order to better anticipate the risks identified in different climate change scenarios.

KEDROS Integrated conservation management of priority habitat type 9590* in the Natura2000 site Koilada Kedron-Kampos (LIFE15 NAT/CY/000850)

The project's main objective is to maintain the very rare, priority habitat type, Cyprus cedar (Cedrus brevifolia) in good conservation status in the long-term in the Koilada Kedron-Kampos Natura 2000 site. Actions will focus on reducing the risk of habitat loss through forest fire and enhancing the habitat's resilience and capacity to adapt to climate change. A number of forest management measures will be implemented for the first time in Cyprus. These include controlled grazing to reduce fire risk, silvicultural treatments in cedar stands, and the management of fauna to protect the young cedar trees.

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AMMONIA TRAPPING

Development of membrane devices to reduce ammonia emissions generated by manure in poultry and pig farms (LIFE15 ENV/ES/000284)

The project develops an innovative and sustainable solution to reduce ammonia emissions from animal husbandry excretions. In particular, it tests an anaerobic digestion and composting process, using devices that capture ammonia, to produce nitrogen fertiliser and decrease the energy necessary to ventilate the installations. The technology, which has a high replicability potential, is demonstrated on farms in Spain by treating pig slurry (raw and digestate) and hens excretions.

SARMIENTO Demonstration of an innovative solution to reduce GHG emissions in vineyards while improves the soil in arid areas (LIFE15 CCM/ES/000032)

The project will apply a circular economy principle to vineyard pruning waste, converting it into a substrate that can be applied as enriched compost in vineyards, seedbeds and urban allotments, as opposed to burning it. This process will be developed and tested on 750 ha of vineyards in Murcia. The project expects to reduce CO2 emissions by 85% in comparison with current management practices, as well as helping to avoid soil degradation and having a positive impact on biodiversity. The project will also develop tools, training modules and guidelines to effectively transfer this solution to other wine production areas in Europe.

ViVaCCAdapt Adapting to the impacts of Climate Change in the Vipava Valley (LIFE15 CCA/SI/000070)

The project will focus on adapting agriculture in the fertile upper Vipava valley in Slovenia to the effects of climate change. As part of a holistic strategy for adapting to climate change it will create a pilot decision-support system (DSS) for irrigation and a demonstration centre to plant green wind breaks, in order to show the importance of creating wind protection zones in areas with strong winds.

The Green Link Restore desertified areas with an innovative tree growing method across the Mediterranean border to increase resilience (LIFE15 CCA/ES/000125)

Through six trials in three countries, the project aims to demonstrate an innovative growing method that uses ‘water buckets' made from recycled carton to plant trees in desertified areas without irrigation. The project will design specific interventions to respond to the demands of climate change adaptation, such as the promotion of indigenous and resilient species able to cope with expected bio-climates in the coming decades.

CLINOMICS Fostering resilience. Opportunities and challenges of the local economy and society to adapt to climate change (LIFE 15 CCA/ES/000102)

The project's objective is to encourage the province of Barcelona to implement climate change adaptation measures, by presenting them as an opportunity to update the local economy, improve competitiveness and create employment. It involves local administrations and the agriculture, silviculture, fishery and/or tourism sectors in the counties of Montseny, Alt Penedès and Terres del Ebro. Key objectives include drafting action plans and strategies for climate change adaptation, and providing local authorities with the tools to affordably launch adaptation processes.

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Agri Adapt Sustainable adaptation of typical EU farming systems to climate change (LIFE15 CCA/DE/000072)

The project works in four rural pilot areas particularly at risk from climate change, in order to develop a knowledge base for the assessment and monitoring of climate change vulnerability at farm level. It aims to promote sustainable adaptation measures amongst farmers and future farmers by raising awareness and disseminating training packages. Know-how and best practice are also transferred to political, agricultural and food business stakeholders.

AFORCLIMATE Adaptation of FORest management to CLIMATE variability: an ecological approach (LIFE 15 CCA/IT/000089)

The project's goal is to maintain and improve the efficiency of the beech forest ecosystem in the Apennine mountains through effective forest management which takes climatic factors into account. It aims to create a detailed forecast model and develop a monitoring scheme that will assess the impact of climatic factors, in order to better promote forest regeneration and resilience, as well as seed production.

SHARA Sharing awareness and governance of adaptation to climate change in Spain (LIFE15 GIC/ES/000033)

The objective of the project is to improve the governance of adaptation to climate change and to increase climate resilience in Spain and Portugal. The project will strengthen the technical capacities of the government in dealing with adaptation to climate change. It will also improve cooperation among stakeholders in Portugal and Spain, including by exchange of information on shared vulnerabilities, and will raise awareness of the issue throughout society.

MixForChange Innovative management strategies for climate change adaptation of mixed sub-humid Mediterranean forests (LIFE15 CCA/ES/000060)

The aim of this project is to safeguard Europe's sub-humid Mediterranean forests by increasing their resilience to climate change, promoting their conservation and enhancing their productive, environmental and social roles. It will test silvicultural techniques on a pilot area, and then transfer the developed tools to regional and European stakeholders, raising public awareness and improving long-term forest management.

VINECOS Optimizing Ecosystem Services in Viniculture facing Climate Change (LIFE15 CCA/DE/000103)

The main objective of the LIFE VinEcoS project is to optimise ecosystem services in vineyards by testing climate-adapted methods in viniculture. In the first part of the project, relevant methods will be implemented on demonstration vineyards. During the second half of the project these methods will be tested in other commercial and demonstration vineyards in the region. These trials will allow the project to evaluate the climate change adaptation measures in relation to the added value of the ecosystem services provided by the vineyards. Ecosystem-based approaches, focusing on synergies between nature protection, climate protection and climate adaptation are more cost-efficient than technical solutions.

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MOTTLES MOnitoring ozone injury for seTTing new critical LEvelS (LIFE15 ENV/IT/000183)

The aim of the project is to define scientifically-based thresholds and critical levels for the protection of forests from ozone (O3) pollution injury in a changing climate scenario. To achieve this, the project is developing an integrated monitoring system for the continuous measurement of parameters affecting European forest ecosystem sustainability. This will be demonstrated in three European countries. The project will help in the development of adaptive management strategies for sustainable forest management and stimulate the development of legislative standards for protecting forests against ozone.

LIFE projects financed in 2016

PASTORALP Sustainably managing alpine pastureland (LIFE16 CCA/IT/000060)

Better understanding the carbon sequestration potential of pastureland in the Alps, and devising more sustainable ways to manage it, could change the current ad hoc approach to pastureland preservation. LIFE PASTORALP will work with graziers to develop and test adaptation measures, build capacity and improve management strategies for climate change adaptation in two national parks (one in Italy, one in France). Defining environmental and socio-economic indicators for the status of pastureland and consolidating results into guidelines will enable other alpine regions to benefit from lessons learned.

DESERT-ADAPT Adapting to desertification is an opportunity for farmers (LIFE16 CCA/IT/000011)

Climate change adaptation is not only a huge challenge, it is also an opportunity to open up new income sources for farmers. Desertification Adaptation Models tested by this project in vulnerable parts of Italy, Spain and Portugal will combine methods such as inter-planting, reforestation, water-saving technologies and soil protection to increase resilience. As well as improved biodiversity, there will be a net carbon removal of one tonne of carbon dioxide per hectare using the new models. Another expected outcome is eight viable new sources of income (organic products and ecosystem services) generating an extra 100 euros per hectare.

AGROGESTOR Collective management of crops at the service of environmental programs related to the use and quality of water (LIFE16 ENV/ES/000287)

The core goal of the AGROgestor project is to reduce the environmental impact of the irrigation farming by means of the use and demonstration of a decision-making supporting tool (DST Platform), easing the efficient and sustainable COLLECTIVE PLANNING (phase 1) AND COLLECTIVE ACTUAL MANAGEMENT OF CROPS (phase 2) focused on 2 specific environmental purposes: the irrigation water efficiency of use and the quality of water masses. Main results of the LIFE AGROgestor project will be a DST Platform for Collective Managers validated in 3 environmental scenarios and replicate at national and international scales.

AMDRYC4 Encouraging farmers to adapt in Mediterranean dry farming areas (LIFE16CCA/ES/000123)

Mediterranean dry farming areas are especially vulnerable to climate change impacts. To build resilience, this LIFE project will implement adaptation measures and promote them through a land stewardship entity and voluntary agreements with

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farmers. It will also distribute guidelines for applying accounting methodologies for organic carbon and ecosystem services. Sustainable, smart and integrated management is expected to lead to an increase in carbon sequestration activity and biodiversity and a reduction in soil loss.

Other projects

MEDSCOPE Financed by the European Research Area for Climate Services (ERA4CS)

The overall objective of the MEDSCOPE project is to enhance the exploitation of climate predictions from seasonal to decadal timescales, maximising the potential of their application in different economic sectors, public and private, of relevance for the Mediterranean region (Mediterranean basin and surrounding areas).

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Annex 4: Site visits On 14 March 2018, platform meeting participants could choose to participate in one of two parallel site visits to projects covering different aspects of climate change adaptation in the forest and agriculture sectors. AGRICULTURE PROJECT VISIT LIFE AgriAdapt project- Sustainable adaptation of typical EU farming systems to climate change (LIFE15 CCA/DE/000072) Visit leader: Jordi Domingo Hosting farmers: Francisco Javier Herrero de Frutos and María Jesús Vinent

For the agriculture sector, two farms cooperating with LIFE AgriAdapt project - Sustainable adaptation of typical EU farming systems to climate change (LIFE15 CCA/DE/000072) – were visited. The first farm, named “Ecomanjar” at Lastras de Cuéllar (Segovia province), grows organic arable crops, mostly potatoes. Some farming practices dealing with climate change adaptation were discussed together with the farmers.

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The second visited farm was a dairy enterprise owned by Mr EnriqueArribas at Nava de la Asunción (Segovia province), with about 460 animals among milking cows, heifers and calves. The farmer presented the cropping plan, which aims at producing almost all the fodder (green and dry) required by the animals throughout the year. The plan needs to cope with the adverse climatic events (mostly drought), which are occurring more and more frequently. Together with LIFE AgriAdapt, a vulnerability assessment is being conducted to identify suitable solutions for adaptation.

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FORESTRY PROJECT VISIT LIFE ENERBIOSCRUB - Sustainable management of shrubs formations for energy purposes (LIFE13 ENV/ES/000660) Visit leader: Luis Saúl Esteban For the forestry sector, the actions, problems encountered and solutions searched, and main outcomes of LIFE ENERBIOSCRUB - Sustainable management of shrubs formations for energy purposes (LIFE13 ENV/ES/000660) – were discussed with the project coordinator on the premises of the public research body CIEMAT (coordinating beneficiary of the project), at Soria province. Among others, this project aims at identifying optimal approaches to the management of different Mediterranean shrubs for reducing the risk of forest fires, a problem of outstanding importance in the Mediterranean region, which is being aggravated by the climate change effects. Later on, participants went to check in the field the performance of the machinery for shrub gathering, where they heard explanations of the different options explored and the most suitable finally chosen. The facilities of the CIEMAT were also visited to show the participants the machinery for obtaining pellets according to the different kind of shrubs (e.g. rockrose, heather, gorse, broom).

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Annex 5: Host Project – LIFE AgriAdapt LIFE “AgriAdapt” project is an international initiative supported by the LIFE financial instrument of the European Commission and Fundación Biodiversidad of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fishing, Food and Environment of Spain. It is developed by leading entities in the promotion of sustainable farming: Bodensee Stiftung (Germany), the Estonian University of Life Sciences (Estonia), Fundación Global Nature (Spain) and Solagro (France). Its objective is to demonstrate how sustainable adaptation measures can help livestock, arable and permanent crop farms become more climate resilient. The promotion of other positive environmental benefits of these measures is also a relevant aspect of the initiative. To assess vulnerability to climate change of the different agrarian systems the project partners have developed a “Common Decision Tool” in two steps: 1. A first step of assessment of crops vulnerability to climate change at Agro Climate Zone Scale. This analysis provides a framework for the second step of analysis at the farm level. The assessment crosses climatic data with crop yields at a regional scale, and allows identifying in a recent past period the strongly impacted years, main climate events, AgroClimatic indicators, etc. 2. A second step of assessment at farm scale: Once the farm is characterized, the common decision tool allows realizing an assessment of vulnerability of the farm’s crops and reduction of Near Future Farm vulnerability. 120 Pilot farms will be assessed in the project. Partners are developing actions in close collaboration with farmers, experts, administrations, agricultural schools and private entities in order to obtain transferrable results.

Annex 6: List of participants

FirstName LastName Organisation Position Project EmailAna AIZPURUA NEIKER Researcher AGROGESTOR aaizpurua@neiker.eus

MaríaJosé ALONSOMOYA

MINISTRYOFAGRICULTUREAND

FISH,FOODANDENVIRONMENT

OFSPAIN

DEPUTYHEADOFUNIT n/a MJAMoya@mapama.es

MariaJosé ARAMBURU NEEMOEEIG LIFETechnicalmonitor n/a mariajose.aramburu@neemo.eu

AnaPilar ARMESTO INTIA R&D LIFEAGROGESTOR aarmesto@intiasa.es

Rut ASPIZUA AMAyA Tecnician(ForestEngineer) LifeAdaptamed rut.aspizua@juntadeandalucia.es

Raquel BADOSSEVILLANO CIEMAT ResearchTechnologist ENERBIOSCRUB raquel.bados@ciemat.es

Tjaša BALOH SlovenianForestryInstitute Projectmanager LIFEGENMON tjasa.baloh@gozdis.si

Sara BARCELÓCORDÓN Neemo n/a Sara.Barcelo@neemo.eu

Raphael BEC CNPF Engineer LIFEFORECCAsT raphael.bec@cnpf.fr

Ignacio BUESA CEBAS-CSIC Researcher LIFECLIMATREE ibuesa@cebas.csic.es

Vicenç CARABASSA CREAF PROJECTMANAGER THEGREENLINK v.carabassa@creaf.uab.cat

Laura CARBÓAjuntament de Vilafranca del

Penedès(Barcelona)Environmentaltechnician VineyardsforHeat mediambient@vilafranca.org

Elisa CARRARI CNR-IPSP Post-doc MOTTLES eli.carrari@gmail.com

Paula CARRIÓNPRIETO UniversityofValladolid Researcher OperationCO2 salvador.hernandez@uva.es

Francisco CARVALHO AmorimFlorestal,SA Director

Juliane CASQUETParc Naturel Régional du Haut-

Languedoc

LIFE FORECCAsT Project

CoordinatorFORECCAsT coord-foreccast@parc-haut-languedoc.fr

Simona CASTALDIUniversità degli Studi della

CampaniaLuigiVanvitelliAssociateProfessor Desert-Adapt simona.castaldi@unicampania.it

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Teresa CERVERACentre de la Propietat Forestal

(CPF)

Responsible of sustainable

forestmaangementLIFEPINASSA tcervera@gencat.cat

Ugo CHIAVETTACouncilforAgriculturalResearch

andEconomicsResearchScientist LifeAForClimate uchiavetta@gmail.com

Marinos CHRISTODOULOU DEPARTMENTOFFORESTS ForestOfficer LIFE-KEDROS machristodoulou@fd.moa.gov.cy

Vasiliki CHRYSOPOLITOU

The Goulandris Natural History

Museum - Greek Biotope

WetlandCentre

ScientificPersonnel LIFE+AdaptFor vasiliki@ekby.gr

Zacarias CLÉRIGOPÉREZ UniversityofValladolid Researcher OperationCO2 salvador.hernandez@uva.es

Eduardo DEMIGUEL FundaciónGlobalNature Director LIFEAgriAdapt edemiguel@fundacionglobalnature.org

Dick DEE ECMWFDeputy Head, Copernicus

ClimateChangeService dick.dee@ecmwf.int

JuanPablo DELMONTEUniversidad Politécnica de

Madrid(E.T.S.I.A.A.B.)ProfesorTitular Cropsforbettersoil jp.monte@upm.es

Nicola DIVIRGILIO ECDGAGRISECONDED NATIONAL

EXPERTn/a Nicola.DI-VIRGILIO@ec.europa.eu

Camilla DIBARI UniversityofFlorence Researcher LIFEPASTORALP camilla.dibari@unifi.it

Bartolomeo DICHIOUniversityofBasilicataUNIBAS-

DiCEMFullProfessor bartolomeo.dichio@unibas.it

Jordi DOMINGO FundaciónGlobalNature ProjectManager LIFEAgriAdapat jdomingo@fundacionglobalnature.org

Borja DOMÍNGUEZRUIZ NEEMOEEIG borja.dominguez@neemo.eu

Maria DOULABenaki Phytopathological

Institute

Researcher,HeadoftheLab

ofplantabioticstress

BALKANROAD,

INTERREG BALKAN

MED,LIFEAGROSTRAT

mdoula@otenet.gr

LuisSaúl ESTEBANPASCUAL CIEMATProjectManager, Research

ScientistLIFE+ENERBIOSCRUB luis.esteban@ciemat.es

Paz FENTESPIÑEIRO

MINISTRYOFAGRICULTUREAND

FISH,FOODANDENVIRONMENT

OFSPAIN

TECHNICALADVISOR n/a pfentesp@mapama.es

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Panagiotis FETSIS NEEMOEEIGLIFENeemo

CommunicationsTeamn/a panos.fetsis@neemo.eu

Lorenzo FURLAN

Veneto Agricoltura (Agenzia

veneta per l’innovazione nel

settoreprimario)

ManageroftheAgricultural

ResearchDepartmentn/a lorenzo.furlan@venetoagricoltura.org

Marta GALVAGNO

Agenzia Regionale per la

Protezione dell'Ambiente della

Valled'Aosta

Scientist LIFEPASTORALP m.galvagno@arpa.vda.it

MiguelÁngel GARCÍACABRERIZO

MINISTRYOFAGRICULTUREAND

FISH,FOODANDENVIRONMENT

OFSPAIN

TECHNICALADVISOR n/a mgarciac@mapama.es

ArianaMeissa GARCÍALÓPEZ EuroVértice Environmentaltechnician LifeSarmiento meissa.garcia@eurovertice.eu

Laura GARCÍAPIERNA FundaciónGlobalNature Technician LIFEAGRIADAPT lauragarcia@fundacionglobalnature.org

Christos GIANNAKOPOULOS NationalObservatoryofAthens DIrectorofResearch ADAPT2CLIMA cgiannak@noa.gr

LuisGONZAGA

SANTESTEBANUniversidadPúblicadeNavarra AssociateProfessor n/a gonzaga.santesteban@unavarra.es

MaríaPat. GONZÁLEZDUGO IFAPA Reseachscientist LIFEAGROGESTOR mariap.gonzalez.d@juntadeandalucia.es

BorjaDanielGONZÁLEZ-

GONZÁLEZ

Instituto Nacional de

Investigación y Tecnología

AgrariayAlimentaria

Postdoctoralresearcher ENERBIOSCRUB borjadaniel@hotmail.es

BeatrizGUIMAREY

FERNANDEZEIPAGRIServicePoint Officer beatriz.guimarey@eip-agri.eu

Cornelia HÄFNER LandgesellschaftSaxonyAnhalt ProjectCoordinator LifeVinEcoS haefner.c@lgsa.de

Dolores HEDO NEEMOEEIG LIFETechnicalMonitor dolores.hedo@neemo.eu

Francisco HERAS SpanishOfficeofClimateChangeHead of the Adaptation

Unit fjheras@mapama.es

MontseHERNANDEZ

MARTIN

Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza

(ZaragozaCityCouncil)

Jefa Unidad Técnica de

GestiónForestalLifeZaragozaNatural mhernandezm@zaragoza.es

SalvadorHERNÁNDEZ

NAVARROUniversityofValladolid Researcher OperationCO2 salvador.hernandez@uva.es

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Antonio HOLGADO-CABRERA ECAF ProjectManager LIFECLIMAGRI aholgado@ecaf.org

Maria HUERTASRUBIO EuroVérticeConsultoresS.L:Responsible of European

projectsLIFESARMIENTO maria.huertas@eurovertice.eu

Carles IBÁÑEZMARTÍ IRTA Researcher LifeEBRO-ADMICLIM carles.ibanez@irta.cat

Francisco

MiguelJARA ITAP

R&Dtechnicianinadvisory

systems,AgricultureLIFEAGROGESTOR fjg.itap@dipualba.es

Esteban JORDAN IngenieríadelEntonoNaturalSL ResponsableTécnico LIFEFORESTCO2 esteban@entornonatural.org

Georgios KOSTAKOS NEEMOEEIGLIFE Climate Action Sector

Coordinator georgios.kostakos@neemo.eu

Hojka KRAIGHER SlovenianForestryInstitute

Head of Department for

Forest Physiology and

Genetics

LIFEGENMON hojka.kraigher@gozdis.si

Blaz KURNIKEuropean Environment Agency

(EEA)ProjectManager Blaz.kurnik@eea.europa.eu

Alberto LAFARGA INTIA COORDINADORDEI+D LIFEAGROGESTOR alafarga@intiasa.es

Cristina LEÓNCÓFRECES ITACyLHead of agriculture and

bioeconomyarea leocofma@itacyl.es

Thaïs LERAY EuropeanCommission PolicyOfficer n/a thais.leray@ec.europa.eu

Horacio LÓPEZ ITAPR & D director in advisory

systems,AgricultureLIFEAGROGESTOR hlc.itap@dipualba.es

Ignacio LORITE-TORRES IFAPA Researcher LIFECLIMAGRI ignacioj.lorite@juntadeandalucia.es

LuisMANSO DE ZÚÑIGA

GONZÁLEZ

Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza (

ZaragozaCityCouncil)

Jefe Unidad de

Conservación del Medio

Natural

LifeZaragozaNatural medionatural@zaragoza.es

MariaJoséMARTÍNEZ-

SÁNCHEZUniversityofMurcia Professor LIFEAMDRYC4 mjose@um.es

Ricardo MIGUELÁÑEZ AgrifoodComunicación GeneralManager n/a rmiguelanez@agrifood.es

Marcello MIOZZO DREAMITALIA DirectorRESILienza al

cambiamento climaticomiozzo@dream-italia.it

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nelle FOReste

MEDiterranee

Joanna MONTESINOS Climate-KIC BusinessAnalyst n/a Joanna.montesinos@climate-kic.org

MariaCristina MONTEVERDICouncilforAgricultureResearch

andEconomicsResearchScientist LifeAForClimate mcristina.monteverdi@crea.gov.it

Roser MUNDET ConsorciForestaldeCatalunya Ingenieraforestal Life+SUBER roser.mundet@forestal.cat

Raquel NAVARRETE NEEMOEEIG Organisation n/a raquel.navarrete@neemo.eu

Joelle NOIRFALISSE EASME SeniorProjectAdvisor n/a joelle.noirfalisse@ec.europa.eu

Ben O’DONNELL NEEMOEEIG benedict.odonnell@neemo.eu

Noelia ORTIZ MicrogaiaBiotech Techinician LIFESARMIENTO noelia@microgaia.es

Alba PAGEARIAS FundaciónGlobalNature GIStechnician alba.page@fundacionglobalnature.org

Elena PAREJA ITAPR&Dtechnicianinadvisory

systems/AgricultureLIFEAGROGESTOR eps.itap@dipualba.es

Núria PARPAL BarcelonaProvincialCouncil

Head of local

environmental planning

section

LIFECLINOMICS parpalsn@diba.cat

Diana PASCUALSANCHEZ CREAF Technician LIFEMEDACC d.pascual@creaf.uab.es

Carmen PÉREZ-SIRVENT UniversityofMurcia Professor LIFEAMDRYC4 melita@um.es

Helena PERXACSMOTGÉ DiputaciódeBarcelona Environmentaltechnician LIFECLINOMICS perxacsmh@diba.cat

Marina PINTARUniversity of Ljubljana,

BiotechnicalFacultyFullProfessor LIFEViVaCCAdapt marina.pintar@bf.uni-lj.si

Míriam PIQUÉForest Science and Technology

CenterofCatalonia(CTFC)

Head of Multifunctional

Forest Management

Programme

MixForChange miriam.pique@ctfc.es

Eva PLAZASTORNÉ CAVESVILARNAUWinemaker, Quality

Manager

Vineyards4Heat(butno

BEN)eplazas@vilarnau.es

MaríaJosé POLO UniversityofCordoba FullProfessorCLARA Project, EU

H2020Programmjpolo@uco.es

Anna PONS FundaciónBiodiversidad LIFESHARACoordinator LIFESHARA apons@fundacion-biodiversidad.es

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Carlo PONZIO NEEMOEEIG TechnicalMonitor carlo.ponzio@neemo.eu

Maria RODRÍGUEZLÓPEZ NEEMOEEIG n/a maria.rodriguez@neemo.eu

ErnestoRODRIGUEZ-

CAMINOAEMET

HeadofClimateEvaluation

andModellingMEDSCOPE erodriguezc@aemet.es

Joan ROVIRA ArcMED Delegado n/a joan.rovira@forestal.cat

Luis RUIZ-GARCÍAUniversidad Politécnica de

MadridProfessor

LIFE LUGO +

BIODINÁMICOluis.ruiz@upm.es

Juan SAGARNA SpanishAgriFoodCooperativesServices Quality and

InnovationDepartmentn/a sagarna@agro-alimentarias.coop

Vanessa SÁNCHEZ FundaciónGlobalNature Projectcoordinators LIFEAgriAdapt vsanchez@fundacionglobalnature.org

MercedesSÁNCHEZ-

BÁSCONESUNIVERSIDADDEVALLADOLID

UNIVERSITY TEACHER-

ACADEMIC COODINATOR

LIFEPROYECT

AMMONIATRAPPING msanchez@agro.uva.es

Cristina SANTOSRUFO IFAPA.JuntadeAndalucía Researcher LIFE+Climagri cristinam.santos@juntadeandalucia.es

Cornelia SCHMITZ NEEMOEEIG RegionalCoordinator Cornelia.schmitz@neemo.eu

Egbert SONNEVELD VolterraEcosystems Director LifeGreenLink

SOTERIS SOTERIOU DEPARTMENTOFFORESTS ForestOfficer1stClass LIFE-KEDROS ssotiriou@fd.moa.gov.cy

Riccardo SPACCINICERMANU University of Napoli

FedericoIIAssociateprofessor LIFECarbOnFarm riccardo.spaccini@unina.it

Irena ŠTOKELJ MunicipalityofAjdovščinaRepresentative of a local

authorityLIfeViVaCCAdapt irena.stokelj@ajdovscina.si

Olatz UNAMUNZAGA Neiker Researcher LIFEAGROgestor ounamunzaga@neiker.eus

Darline VELGHE NEEMOEEIGSector Coordinator LIFE

Nature Darline.Velghe@neemo.eu

Carolina WACKERHAGENBodensee-Stiftung (Lake

ConstanceFoundation)ProjectManager

carolina.wackerhagen@bodensee-

stiftung.org

JoseLuis YUSTOSA21soCtenibleMedioAmbiente,

DesarrolloyParticipacionCEO AgriAdapt joseluisyustos@a21soctenible.com