Caribbean Food Systems
“Developing a Research Agenda”
St Augustine, Trinidad, 19-20 September 2002
Workshop Objectives
Review key Climate Change impacts research and identify critical research topics
Acknowledgements
The workshop organisers gratefully acknowledge financial assistance from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Global Programs (NOAA-OGP) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
The assistance of the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI)/Caribbean Agricultural Science and Technology Networking System (PROCICARIBE) with providing excellent local arrangements is gratefully acknowledged.
Programme
(Detailed timings and breaks have been deleted for this web report version)
Thursday 19 September
Chairman: Dr Ranjit Singh
Welcome remarks - Professor Charles Mc. David, Dean Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Sciences
Message from CARDI - Mr Bruce Lauckner, Executive Director (Ag)
Message from UNECLAC - Dr Donatus St. Aimee, Economics Affairs Officer –Science and Technology
Background to GECAFS - Mr John Ingram, GECAFS Executive Officer
Regional context - Mr Byron Blake, Assistant Secretary General, CARICOM Secretariat
Feature address - Dr. Bhoendradatt Tewari, Pro Vice Chancellor and Campus Principal The University of the West Indies
Vote of thanks - Professor Serwan Baban, UWI
Session I – Technical Background
Overview of GECAFS - John Ingram
Vulnerability and adaptation of Caribbean Agriculture to Climate Change - Professor Bhawan Singh
The potential for the application of climate models to the Caribbean situation - Adrian Trotman
Caribbean Initiatives on climate change (MACC and UWI) - Leslie Walling
Climate change in the Caribbean – the need for immediate research into the expected effects on agricultural production (presentation & paper) - Bruce Lauckner
Information Poverty and decision making - Professor Serwan Baban
Session II – Highlights of Issue Papers
Planning and policy - Mr Byron Blake
Planning and policy - Dr Winston Phillips
The impact of global environmental change on fisheries in the Caribbean - Dr Susan Singh-Renton
Impacts of Global Climate Changes on Caribbean Fisheries Resources - Dr Amoy Lum Kong
Effects of climate change on Caribbean soil systems and the impact on agriculture - Professor Frank Gumbs
Environmental Issues - Kishan Kumarsingh
Impact of climate change on forestry - Sheriff Faizool
Impact of climate change on agricultural genetic diversity - Dr P Umaharan
Agroprocessing requirements to deal with climate change (paper & presentation) - Professor John Akingbala
Research issues related to livestock production (paper & presentation) - Dr Rajendra Rastogi
Expected impact of global climate changes on the regional small ruminant industry - Albert Fearon
Impact of climate change on plant health (paper & presentation) - Dr Vyju Lopez for Dr Moses Kairo
Impact of climate change on agricultural pest/insects (paper & presentation) - Dr Lilory Mc Comie
Issues Emerging - Dr Ranjit Singh
Friday 20 September 2002
Session III – Working Groups
Instructions to working groups
Working groups discussion
Presentation of working groups
Summarise and agree on research issues - Dr Ranjit Singh
Synthesis of Working Groups Reports
Next Steps