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NATCOM - V&A Workshop on Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Ecosystems
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
18th - 19th July, 2003
   
18th July, 2003 List of Participants
11.00-11.10
Welcome
Prof. N. H. Ravindranath
11.10-11.20
Remarks
Dr. Subodh Sharma, NPD, NATCOM
Session 1: Assessments of Impacts of climate change on Agriculture sector
11.20-11.45

Correlation between crop yields & climate variability/change & adaptation strategies
Dr. Naveen Kalra, IARI

11.45-12.10
Impact of enhanced CO2 concentration on crop growth
Dr. D. C. Uprety, IARI
12.10-12.35
Impact of climate change on water resources and agriculture - A case study of Dehradun
Surichi Badhwal and Kapil Narula, TERI
12.35- 13.00
Assessment of climate change on rainfed and irrigated crop production
Dr. R. Selvaraju, TNAU, Coimbatore
13.00-14.00
Lunch
14.00-14.25
Adaptation strategies for farmers in case of adverse impact of climate change on rice cultivation in North Karnataka
Dr. H. Venkatesh, AICRPAM, Dharwad
14.25-14.45
Discussions
Session II Assessments of Impacts of climate change on Forestry Sector
14.45-15.05
Digitising Indian forest cover
Dr. Alok Saxena and Dr. J.K. Rawat, FSI
15.05-15.25
Assessment of impacts of climate change on the forests in Western ghats
Prof. N. H. Ravindranath and Prof. R. Sukumar, IISc
15.25-15.45
Potential impacts of climate change on forestry in Uttaranchal
Verghese Paul, TERI
15.45-16.00
Tea
16.00-16.20
Assessment of forests in the Garhwal Himalayas
Dr. B. S. Adhikari, WII, Dehradun
16.20-16.40
Climate change impact assessment on vegetation structure and composition in wet evergreen and shola forests of Kerala in the Western Ghats
Dr. U. M. Chandrashekhar, KFRI
16.40-17.00
Impact of climate change on mangrove forests along the southern west coast of India
Mr. T. G. Jagtap, NIO, Goa
17.00-17.20
A case study of sequestration of Carbon through forests
Dr. L. C. Ram, CFRI
17.20-17.40

Discussions

 
19th July, 2003
Session 3: Natural Ecosystems
09.30-10.00
Assessment of vulnerability of Forests, Grasslands and Mountain Ecosystems due to climate change
Prof. K. G. Saxena, JNU
10.00-10.30
Limnological studies on the conservation of lotic ecosystems of Tripura with reference to the impact of climate change
Dr. Sukanta Banik, Tripura University
10.30-11.00
Vulnerability assessment of Kuchch district of Gujarat
Prof. Anand Patwardhan, IIT, Bombay
11.00-11.30
Impact of Climate Change on Indian Marine Ecosystems
Dr. A. G. Untawale
11.30-12.00
Tea
Session 4: Panel Discussion
12.00-13.00

Future Research needs
Chair: Dr. Subodh K. Sharma
Panelists:Prof. N. H. Ravindranath
Prof. P. R. Shukla
Prof. K.G. Saxena
Dr. N. Kalra

13.00-14.00
Lunch