IAEA Event at COP26 – 6 Nov 2021

Contribution of Nuclear Science and Technology to Climate Change Adaptation: The first part of this event will focus on the role of nuclear science and technology in climate smart agriculture and overall climate adaptation. The second part will present the Blue Carbon initiative and the IAEA’s work on ocean acidification. COP26 Climate Change Conference 2021, Glasgow, Scottish Event Campus, Scotland. 6 November 2021

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

Part One: Climate Smart Agriculture This event will raise awareness about the role of nuclear science and technology in climate smart agriculture, and in climate adaptation overall. The event will feature international experts and highlight the support the IAEA provides to countries in relation to climate adaptation and monitoring, including capacity building, research and the transfer of equipment. Sessions will cover the following topics:

•The Impact of Agriculture on Climate •Zoonotic Diseases and Climate •Identifying Groundwater Resources using Isotope Hydrology •Mutation Breeding for Climate Adaptation •Management of Insect Pests - the Sterile Insect Technique •Food Safety and Irradiation •The Role of Nuclear Science and Technology in Climate Adaptation and Monitoring

Moderator: Martin Krause, IAEA Director, Division of Programme Support and Coordination, Department of Technical Cooperation

Speakers: Guy Midgley, Professor at University of Stellenbosch in South Africa Christoph Muller, Director at Institute of Plant Ecology at Justus Liebig University Norbert Nowotny, Consultant at Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture Jodie Miller, Section of the Isotope Hydrology Section at the IAEA Prince Matova, Research and Agronomy Manager/Maize and Legumes Breeder, Mukushi Seeds, Zimbabwe Diana Perez-Staples, Research Professor at the Universidad Veracruzana in Mexico Ilmi Hewajulige, Additional Director General, Research and Development Professor of the Industrial Technology Institute (ITI), Sri Lanka Ramadjita Tabo, Regional Director of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in West and Central Africa

Part Two: Climate and Ocean

This event will present the IAEA’s ongoing work to study organically absorbed carbon, known as Blue Carbon, which is captured and stored especially by coastal ecosystems, such as seagrass meadows, mangrove forests and tidal marshes. The event will further explore the IAEA’s activities in the area of ocean acidification.

Speakers: Marc Metian, Researcher at the Environment Laboratories of the IAEA (Monaco) Ashley Bantelman, Project Officer of the IAEA’s Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre