GECAFS Scenarios Methodology Planning Workshop
Rome, Italy, 21st - 22nd April 2005
Workshop Objectives
- Identify which global drivers included in existing global scenarios are most relevant to food systems
- Determine which elements of existing scenario storylines are most important for GECAFS scenario building efforts
- Establish four global scenarios for GECAFS analyses; and
- Develop and decide on options for linking scenario exercises across scales and/or develop multi-scale scenarios for GECAFS
Acknowledgements
The meeting organisers gratefully acknowledge financial assistance from ICSU and UNESCO.
Programme
(Detailed timings and breaks have been deleted for this web report version)
Thursday 21 April
Welcome to FAO - Hartwig de Haen, Assistant Director General, Economics and Social Department, FAO
Introductions and purpose of the Workshop - John Ingram
Update on GECAFS and Food Systems research - John Ingram
Summaries of main questions / food issues from GECAFS regional projects
- Indo-Gangetic Plain (Ahsan Ahmed)
- Caribbean (Adrian Trotman)
- Southern Africa (Oonsie Biggs)
Summary of GECAFS Scenarios Research planning to date - Monika Zurek
Plenary Discussion: What do we need the global scenarios to incorporate for GECAFS? Chair: Monika Zurek
Plenary Discussion: Which drivers are important for food systems and should be included in the GECAFS scenarios? Chair: Monika Zurek
Initial plenary discussion of existing global scenarios and storylines Chair: Monika Zurek/ John Ingram.
Friday 22 April
Overview of IAASTD and role of scenarios -Bob Watson
Overview of GEO-4 and role of scenarios - Dale Rothman
Wave40 - Sasha Koo-Oshima, Land and Water Development Division, FAO
- WG1: Technical aspects of GEO and MA story lines for GECAFS
- WG2: Regional aspects of storylines related to Tables from Day 1
Plenary Discussion: How can we link scenario exercises across scales or develop multi-scale scenarios for GECAFS?
Wrap-up and Next Steps (including timeline) Chair: John Ingram
Workshop Report - Monika Zurek