Sessions during the Conference
Block A - Methodology for integrated assessment
Alternative methods for integrated assessment of
agricultural systems and contributions to rural development are
presented. Methods for up- and downscaling are discussed.
Session A-1 Methods for integrated assessment of
agricultural systems and land use
Session A-2 Methods for up- and downscaling in
integrated assessments
Session A-3 Integrated assessment of ecosystem
services from agriculture
Session A-4 The organization of tools for integrated
assessment - standards or diversity?
Block B - State-of-the-art of components of integrated
systems
Progress in modelling tools and their use for supporting
policy assessment on agriculture, rural development and sustainable
development. Focus in these sessions is on components rather than on
entire systems: assessment capability at field, farm, regional,
continental or market level; indicators, databases and software
engineering.
Session B-1 Sector and Computable General
Equilibrium modelling tools for policy assessment
Session B-2 Indicators for integrated assessment
Session B-3 Cropping system modelling
Session B-4 Bio-economic farm modelling
Session B-5 Integrated assessment methods for
regional and landscape levels
Session B-6 Software infrastructures and tools for
integrated assessments
Session B-7 Databases for integrated assessment of
agriculture and rural development
Block C - Case studies and application of tools and
empirical methods
Empirical applications, using modelling tools, to
specific cases, policy areas and public concerns
Session C-1 Integrated assessment of biomass for
biofuel or renewables – trade-offs with feed and food
Session C-2 Modelling adaptation and mitigation
strategies to cope with climate change
Session C-3 Application of integrated Impact
assessment tools
Session C-4 Systems analysis informing policy – case
studies from agricultural systems and rural regions in the face of change
Block D - Integrated assessment science and impact
Explore the broader societal use and impact of
integrated assessment tools, including the contribution of
science-policy interaction.
Session D-1
Innovations in rural areas
Session D-2 Role of integrated assessment for policy
Session D-3 Capacity building and education of using
impact assessment tools
Session D-4 Use of models by stakeholders
