STOCK TAKING OF ACTIONS AND INITIATIVES FOR SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
Please fill one form for each initiative reported
Name of the Initiative: “AgriClimateChange – combatting climate Change
through farming”
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Individual
Collective
Respondent
Name: Patrick
Surname: Trötschler
Email: p.troetschler@bodensee-stiftung.org
Organization: Lake Constance Foundation
Position: Deputy Managing Director
Are you responding?
X On behalf on the organization conducting the action/initiative
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As a member of it (www.agriclimatechange.eu)
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Because you know its existence
Name of the leading organization: Lake Constance Foundation
Type of organization:
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National Authority (e.g. Government),
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Local Authorities
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Intergovernmental Organization
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X
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Civil Society
Non-governmental organizations
Primary food producers (e.g. farmers, smallholder farmers, pastoralists, fisherfolk)
Private Sector (e.g. manufacturer, retailers, industry association, private research, etc)
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Research
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Multistakeholder
o Other:
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Partners (the case being):
Fundacion Global Nature (Spain)
Solagro (France)
Comunità Montana Associazione dei Comuni Trasimeno Medio Tevere (Italy)
Consejería de Agricultura y Agua de la Región de Murcia
Year of the beginning of the action/ initiative: 2010
The case being, year of end: 2013
Geographical
scope of the
Initiative
Indicate precisely
Local
Input or
Main
service
Targeted
provision
Stage of
Food
Systems
If
appropriate,
indicate
precisely
National
Regional
Global
Spain, France,
Italy, Germany
Primary
Production
Processing
EU
Distribution
Consumption
Agricultural
production
Main dimension(s) addressed (if several of them, please indicate order of priority)
X Environment
o Economic
o Social
o Governance
Main issue(s) addressed (if several of them, please indicate order of priority)
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Water
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Soil
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Land
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Air
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Climate change
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Biodiversity (including genetic resources)
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Specific ecosystems, if yes, please precise:
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Food losses and waste
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Energy
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Pollution
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Food consumption
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Consumer behavior
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Nutrition
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Animal welfare
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Fair Trade
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Rural development
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Land use rights
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Gender issues
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Youth issues
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Employment
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Workers rights and safety
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Vulnerable groups
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Poverty alleviation
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Other, please specify...
Main instruments used (if several of them, please indicate order of priority)
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Projects
Regulations
Policy dialogue
Capacity development
Research
Knowledge dissemination
Advocacy and awareness raising
Data collection and sharing
Training, extension
Consumer information
Voluntary standards, labels
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Payment for environmental services
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Other? If so, please specify:
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Description of the Initiative (in less than 10 lines), including, as appropriate elements on size and
scale of the initiative:
To identify the most effective agricultural mitigation measures, the project
gave birth to a software tool, called ACCT (AgriClimateChange Tool) that
evaluates energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and carbon
storage at farm level. ACCT has been continuously improved throughout the
project thanks to its use in the four countries. 149 farms were assessed with
ACCT representing more than 20 different production systems.
Taking into account the assessment results, specific action plans were
developed and implemented aiming at reducing energy consumption and
GHG emissions of the farms by 10 to 40%.
The results and lessons obtained through the project led to the drafting of
global mitigation proposals for the EU, National and Regional policy
measures, especially in the context of the new Common Agricultural Policy
(CAP).
The project also included various communication and awareness-raising
activities in order to reach key stakeholders such as farmers, Farmer Unions,
professional associations or consumers.
Results:
AgriClimateChange Manual:
http://www.agriclimatechange.eu/index.php?option=com_docman&Itemid=79
&lang=en
Proposals to MEPs:
http://www.agriclimatechange.eu/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_
view&gid=50&Itemid=79&lang=en
Layman Report:
http://www.agriclimatechange.eu/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_
view&gid=53&Itemid=79&lang=en
References ( Literature, web site, reports, etc):
www.agriclimatechange.eu
“Best of the Best” LIFE projects 2014:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/news/newsarchive2015/april/index.htm#b
est
Project Video:
http://www.agriclimatechange.eu/index.php?option=com_allvideoshare&view
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