Breaking the Silos: Advancing Climate Change Adaptation from an Agricultural Lens
The NBEN is excited about its upcoming annual Climate Change Adaptation Collaboration conference.
This virtual conference is being planned for the afternoons of Wednesday and Thursday, 3rd and 4th November.
This year’s theme, "Building Relationships to Advance Climate Change Adaptation from an Agricultural Lens" will help us 'break down the silos' to work together.
This year’s theme, "Building Relationships to Advance Climate Change Adaptation from an Agricultural Lens" will help us 'break down the silos' to work together.
Here's a preview of the Agenda (Draft):
| Wednesday 3rd November 2021 - Day One | ||
| Time | Session | Speaker |
| 12:30 | Connecting & Networking |
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| 13:00 | Welcome & Introductions | Tim Murphy, New Brunswick Environmental Network Zaheera Denath, New Brunswick Environmental Network Rob Capozi, Climate Change Secretariat |
| 13:20 | Indigenous Opening Ceremony | |
| 13:35 | Keynote: How does climate affect our farming communities? How can farmers work with other sectors to best adapt to the changes to come? |
Sarah Delisle - AgriClimat Cedric MacLeod - MacLeod Agronomics |
| CONCURRENT SESSIONS | ||
| 14:20 | Session 1: Environmental Farm Plan (Bilingual) |
John Russell & Likhita Potluri, Agricultural Alliance of NB |
| Session 2: CLIMAtlantic (Bilingual) | Sabine Dietz, CLIMAtlantic | |
| Session 3: ALUS Canada (English w/ Live Interpretation) | Alyssa Cousineau, ALUS Canada | |
| BREAK | ||
| PRESENTATIONS What programs and support can NB Farmers receive to adapt to our changing climate? How can collaboration meet the needs of farmers? |
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| 15:20 | Deparment of Agriculture, Aquaculture & Fisheries (DAAF) | Daniel Savoie, Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries |
| 15:37 | Agricultural Alliance of New Brunswick | John Russell, Agricultural Alliance of NB |
| 15:54 | National Farmers Union in New Brunswick | Dr. Bernard Soubry, McGill University, invited by the National Farmers Union of NB |
| 16:11 | Agricultural Climate Solutions | Cedric MacLeod, Agricultural Alliance of NB |
| 16:28 | Closing Remarks |
Ben Whalen, Kennebecasis Watershed Restoration Committee |
| Thursday 4th November 2021 - Day Two | ||
| Time | Session | Speaker |
| 12:30 | Connecting & Networking | |
| 13:00 | Welcome Back | Tim Murphy, New Brunswick Environmental Network Zaheera Denath, New Brunswick Environmental Network Rob Capozi, Climate Change Secretariat |
| 13:15 | A conversation on Collaboration for Adaptation in a Crowded Climate Landscape? Opportunities for partnership, collaboration, and joint action across sectors. |
Moderators |
| BREAK | ||
| ROCKET TALKS | ||
| 15:05 | Consumer: How consumers can make better choices and support climate change adaptation on farms. | Jill van Horne, Food for All NB |
| 15:15 | Industry: How industry can drive changes in sustainable regenerative farming in a time of climate crisis. | Spencer Karabelas-Pittman, (Canadian Sustainability) North American Agricultural Sustainability Lead, McCain Foods |
| 15:25 | Research: How continued research is needed to help point the way forward. | Li, Sheng, Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
| 15:35 | Farmers: Ensuring farms remain resilient and competitive by building capacity to take climate change projections into account in/on farm decision-making, while contributing to sustainable agricultural development. | Frank Jopp, Auenland Farm |
| 16:30 | Closing Remarks |
Ben Whalen, Kennebecasis Watershed Restoration Committee |
~ Conference Fees ~
General Admission: $60
NBEN Member &/or Student: $50
Event Information
| Event Date | 03 November, 2021 12:30 pm |
| Event End Date | 04 November, 2021 5:00 pm |
| Cut off date | 02 November, 2021 5:00 pm |
| Individual Price | General Admission: $60, NBEN Member & Student: $50, Early Bird: less $10 |
| Categories | CCAC Conference |
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