Decision Support Systems Workshop
Reading, UK, 20-21 August 2003
Workshop Objectives
To launch GECAFS research in Decision Support Systems (DSS), and to determine:
- The nature of DSS in general and the modelling tool in particular.
- Which output parameters are needed by policy makers and at what resolution.
- Which input parameters are needed by model designers.
- How to use models for spatial analyses.
- What other aspects of DSS and modelling need to be considered.
- Next steps.
Acknowledgements
The workshop organisers gratefully acknowledge financial assistance from the International Human Dimensions Programme (IHDP).
Programme
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Wednesday 20 August 2003
Workshop purpose - Peter Gregory
Clarification and workshop objectives
Decision support needs for policy formulation in food-socioeconomic-environmental issues: (i) what types of decisions do we hope to inform with the DSS; (ii) who are the users; and (iii) how will it be distributed?
Generic overview from Indo-Gangetic Plain - Ahsan Ahmed
Generic overview from Caribbean - Richard Harrison
Generic overview from Southern Africa - (Presentation & Paper) - Martin Muchero
Overviews of DSS and modelling tools
Data-rich and data-poor approaches - Jim Jones
Exploring tradeoffs among food production, socio-economic and environmental goals - Pramod Aggarwal
Discussion
Needs for DSS in GECAFS
Potential role of DSS in Caribbean project research proposal - Mike Brklacich
Potential role of DSS in IGP project research proposal - Pramod Aggarwal
Discussion on potential nature of GECAFS DSS
2 Working groups to discuss
- Caribbean project needs
- IGP project needs
Thursday 21 August
Report back on project needs
- Caribbean project needs report
- IGP project needs report
Initial concepts on generic DS model structure and spatial analyses - Jim Jones
Discussion
Plenary
Development of GECAFS DSS cross-cutting theme and next steps