1. OECC, 28de Julio ,2014(Madrid)
Alberto Sanz Cobeña (UPM), Agustin del Prado (BC3), David Yañez (CSIC), Jorge
Alvaro Fuentes (CSIC), Fernando Estellés (UPV)
2. • What is Remedia?
• Why was Remedia created?
• What are the objectives of Remedia?
• How is Remedia structured?
• Achieved goals by Remedia
• Future challenges of Remedia
3. What is Remedia?
Scientific Network on GHG
mitigation from the
agroforestry sector (agriculture,
livestock and forestry) in Spain
4. Why was Remedia created?
The role of agriculture in global GHG emissions
Audsley et al. (2009)
22%
6. GHG emission from agriculture in each
world region
Vermeulen et al., 2012
Land Use
Changes
7. In the case of Spain…
Contribution to GHG emission in Spain by sectors
Energy
production
79%
Agriculture
10%
Industrial
processes
8%
Wastes
management
3%
Others
0%
Year 2011
8. Footprint of agricultural production
6%
17%
3%
16%15%
43%
N2O-outsideSpain
Energy
Energy-outsideSpain
Landuse changes
outsideSpain
CH4-agriculture
N2O-agriculture
Example: 1 L of milk in the Basque Country
9. Objectives of Remedia
To allow a framework where scientists can develop efforts
and cooperate with other social agents under the overarching
umbrella of the general Spanish Low Carbon Development
Strategy.
– To Synthesise, integrate and inform about existing scientific evidence
in Spain on strategies of GHG mitigation in the agroforestry sector.
– To enhance synergies, dissemination and knowledge transfer at
different levels
– To enhance exchange of information and excellence amongst
researchers from a multidisciplinary approach
– To identify and propose specific scientific initiatives focused on
mitigation and adaptation of agroforestry systems to climate change
– To interact with other research networks.
– To cooperate with Policy Makers and private sector: e.g. MAGRAMA
– To promote international collaborations
10. Coordination research-policy (GHG mitigation)
researchers
International
Other
related
networks
Scientific Network on GHG mitigation from the agroforestry sector
(agriculture,
livestock and forestry) in Spain
NationalLocal*
*Local: Role of autonomous regions
Other Spanish General Directorates
extension
Local
Government
FARMERS…
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15. Achieved Goals (2012-2014)
• 3 national workshops (≈ 100 participants)
• Since 2012: diffusion tools (e.g. blog, ≈ 400 reg.)
• 2014: Special Issue in the scientific journal
“Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global
Change”
• Coordinated national & international projects
• Collaborative research papers
• Official registration as Foundation
17. Special Issue: Mitigation and Adaptation
Strategies for Global Change
Greenhouse gas mitigation in the agricultural sector in Spain: 11 papers
selected from the II Remedia Workshop (Zaragoza, 2013)
18. Future Challenges:
Continue with the internationalization of
Remedia…
…through our workshops.
France (INRA)
Holland (WUR)
J.F. Soussana
Julio Mosquera
UK (RR)
Laura Cárdenas
Next Remedia Workshop. Madrid (23-25 March 2015)
“Opening Remedia”
20. Potential collaborations with
Vietnam
• Promote and advise in the creation of a similar
Vietnamese initiative (if there is not any)
• Collaborative research projects (field
measurements, modelling, etc.)
• Research network for Vietnamese-Spanish
researchers (e.g. supporting travelling and
research stays, etc.)
• Establish links with Spanish Speaking countries
(e.g. Latin America)
• others
Notas do Editor
4th highest land area assigned to agriculture of the European Union (EU)