CROPCHANGE is a public collaborative project involving 6 partners, from 3 European (Spain, Italy and Germany) and 2 Latin American (Brazil and Chile) countries, with the aim of developing new tools and strategies of adaptability and resilient species that can successfully meet the climate change (CC) scenario. Research on Mediterranean and Latin American agricultural, forestry and landscape biodiversity will allow sustainable management of natural resources to preserve ecosystems. This will be carried out through the following specific objectives: i) to analyze climate change and its impacts on the different ecosystems and livelihoods of the population affected (socioecological system), ii) to promote sustainable management of agricultural, forestry and landscape biodiversity, which allows the identification (characterization, multiplication and recovery) of resilient species and cultivars to arid and semiarid climates and whose exploitation can be beneficial in economic and sustainability for local communities in different countries, iii) to improve irrigation and water use efficiency in a wide range of Mediterranean and Latin American agroecosystems through sustainable management of irrigation and cultural practices, iv) to increase capacity building among farmers and technicians to adapt local communities to CC, and v) to compare the socioecological systems of the four studied regions: Petorca Province, Sao Paulo Province, Campania Region and Murcia Region to share knowledge and develop best practices. The cooperative research will lead to a detailed understanding of the impact of CC on agriculture, forestry and landscape ecosystems and the identification of the strategies of the different species to adapt to climate variability in the four studied areas where water scarcity induced by CC and management problems is a reality. In addition, the results might be extrapolated to similar ecosystems with similar challenges. Socioeconomic and environmental benefits will be obtained in health and quality of life of citizens due to the adoption of strategies to increase the resilience of ecosystems. Also, a cooperative framework to facilitate the participation of new activities (coordination activities, R+D+i projects) will be encouraged, facilitating and promoting scientific and technological interaction beyond the initial support ERANetLAC.
ERANET-LAC joint call 2015/16
Roberto Altieri
2016
Abstract
CROPCHANGE is a public collaborative project involving 6 partners, from 3 European (Spain, Italy and Germany) and 2 Latin American (Brazil and Chile) countries, with the aim of developing new tools and strategies of adaptability and resilient species that can successfully meet the climate change (CC) scenario. Research on Mediterranean and Latin American agricultural, forestry and landscape biodiversity will allow sustainable management of natural resources to preserve ecosystems. This will be carried out through the following specific objectives: i) to analyze climate change and its impacts on the different ecosystems and livelihoods of the population affected (socioecological system), ii) to promote sustainable management of agricultural, forestry and landscape biodiversity, which allows the identification (characterization, multiplication and recovery) of resilient species and cultivars to arid and semiarid climates and whose exploitation can be beneficial in economic and sustainability for local communities in different countries, iii) to improve irrigation and water use efficiency in a wide range of Mediterranean and Latin American agroecosystems through sustainable management of irrigation and cultural practices, iv) to increase capacity building among farmers and technicians to adapt local communities to CC, and v) to compare the socioecological systems of the four studied regions: Petorca Province, Sao Paulo Province, Campania Region and Murcia Region to share knowledge and develop best practices. The cooperative research will lead to a detailed understanding of the impact of CC on agriculture, forestry and landscape ecosystems and the identification of the strategies of the different species to adapt to climate variability in the four studied areas where water scarcity induced by CC and management problems is a reality. In addition, the results might be extrapolated to similar ecosystems with similar challenges. Socioeconomic and environmental benefits will be obtained in health and quality of life of citizens due to the adoption of strategies to increase the resilience of ecosystems. Also, a cooperative framework to facilitate the participation of new activities (coordination activities, R+D+i projects) will be encouraged, facilitating and promoting scientific and technological interaction beyond the initial support ERANetLAC.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


