10/11/2011: Soil & More at conference on Adaptation to Climate Change in Developing Countries
Sharing our expertise and experience on greenhouse gas reduction through sustainable farming practices
On Wednesday, November 23th the 5th conference on adaptation to climate change in developing countries will take place in the “Museum voor communication” (The Hague, Netherlands). The conference is organized by the HIER Klimaatbureau in cooperation with partners united in the Millennium Agreement "Controlling Climate Risks".
The conference focuses on the risks of climate change and aims to show how important it is to not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but also start adapting to a changing climate. In times of a steadily growing world population, it is crucial to implement measures, systems and strategies that ensure food and water security – especially in times of unstable and severe environmental and climate conditions.
Therefore, the question of how to finance adaptation measures in developing countries is one of the issues that will be discussed by participants of the upcoming UN climate conference (taking place from November 28 to December 09 in Durban, South Africa).
One of the biggest contributors to climate change is the agricultural sector. Synthetic fertilizers and the related nitrous oxide emissions contribute almost 8% to global warming. At the same time emissions from the world’s agricultural sector contribute 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions (also including emissions related to deforestation). Yet adapted and sustainable farming methods have the capacity to tackle the threat of climate change (as well as other severe challenges such as for instance food and water scarcity and land degradation).
Soil & More experts were asked to explain how sustainable agricultural practices (especially compost production) can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. During the workshop, they will also illustrate further benefits of compost production and application.