33 Climate Change and Agroecosystems: Impacts, Adaptation, and Mitigation: II

Oral Session
A03 Agroclimatology & Agronomic Modeling
Continuation of the morning session
Monday, November 2, 2009: 1:10 PM-5:15 PM
Convention Center, Room 325, Third Floor

Organizers:
Daniel Hillel and Cynthia Rosenzweig
1:10 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:15 PM
Climate Models for Agricultural Impacts: Scales and Scenarios.
Linda Mearns, Natl. Center for Atmospheric Res.
2:00 PM
Climate Change Affects On Plant-Pest- Natural Enemy Interactions.
Andrew Paul Gutierrez, Univ. of California, Berkeley; Luigi Ponti, Gruppo; Gianni Gilioli, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria
2:30 PM
African Agriculture in 2050: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Options.
David Lobell, Stanford Univ.; Wolfram Schlenker, Columbia Univ.; Marshall Burke, Stanford Univ.
2:45 PM
Discussion
3:00 PM
Break
4:00 PM
Role of Biochar in Mitigation of Climate Change.
Johannes Lehmann, Cornell Univ.
4:45 PM
Discussion
5:10 PM
Concluding Remarks
5:15 PM
Adjourn