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Animal Production Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Research from a Country’s Perspective

Country: Latvia Presenter: Kristine Sirma Ministry of Agriculture of Latvia Department of Agriculture Engaging Workshop, Warsaw Poland, 8-9 March 2014

Climate Research

Uneven research development capacities and success between various sectors regarding climate change. Leaders - Energy sector and forest sector (climate change adaptation). Climate research activities in relation to Agriculture and Animal production is in a very initial stage. Low understanding of importance and potential still persists as well as insufficient capacity regarding research activities - lack of young and enthusiastic researchers in this field. Engaging Workshop, Warsaw Poland, 8-9 March 2014

Finished

• INTERREG IVC European project – FUTURE forest (2009 - 2011)
• BERAS (Building Ecological Recycling Agriculture and Societies)

implementation (2010 - 2013)

• Project “Responsible climate policy” (2011 - 2012)
• Baltic Manure (2011 - 2013)

Ongoing

• “Reduced tillage soil management” University of Agriculture, State funding
• Program “National Climate Policy” EEA Financial Mechanism

Climate Project

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Program “National Climate Policy”

Main Partners – Ministry of Environment and Regional Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency

• Pre-defined Project 1

“Development of Proposal for National Adaptation Strategy”

• Pre-defined Project 2

“Development of the National System for Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Reporting”

Climate Project

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Pre-defined Project “Development of the National System for Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Reporting”

• Improvement of GHG inventory system in Latvia
• Increasing capacity of the Latvian inventory experts
• Improved quality of ex-ante and ex-post evaluation of climate change policy measures

Project outcomes:

 Promoting sustainable land management through creation of a digital soil database  Analysis of manure management actions  Research of methane release from cattle enteric fermentation processes  Forecasting of agricultural GHG emissions  Carbon sequestration in croplands and grasslands

Climate Project

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Important knowledge questions:

• Assessment of mitigation potential and selection of nationally

appropriate mitigation and adaptation measures

• Developing of national emission factors and parameters according to

IPCC 2006 (especially for manure management, cattle enteric fermentation, organic soils)

• Knowledg-based system on projection of agricultural indicators for

emission projection estimation. Nationally appropriate models and methodologies

Knowledge

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Ongoing Networking Project “The Nordic – Baltic LULUCF Netw ork for Clim ate Friendly Land Use Measures”

Project outcome

 Raise of the knowledge level of the National LULUCF experts (forest and agriculture)  Expanded network of LULUCF forest and agri-experts, exchange of ideas about effective (cost/benefit balance) measures to reduce emissions from forests, croplands and grasslands  Scientific work in order to assess national values required for greenhouse gas emissions/removals estimations and constant improvement of LULUCF reporting  Pathway laying for future cooperation of experts from neighboring countries in finding similar solutions for similar problems

Network

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Participating countries

• Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Norway, Lithuania, and

Latvia

Activities

• Next seminar Kaunas, Lithuania 11.05.-13.05.2014.
• Project website https://sites.google.com/site/lulucfnetwork/

Network

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Thank you!

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