Insights from the international workshop on “Adapting agriculture to climate change and air pollution”

Agathokleous, E. and Emberson, L. and Pei, J. and Kobayashi, K. and Blande, J.D. and Cook, J. and Fang, C. and Han, Z. and Ju, H. and Knopf, O. and Li, T. and Liu, B. and Liu, X. and Masui, N. and Masutomi, Y. and McHugh, K. and O’Neill, C. and Pande, P. and Rasheed, M.U. and Ruhanen, H. and Shang, B. and Tai, A.P.K. and Yamaguchi, M. and Yu, Z. and Yuan, X. and Xu, Y. and Zhao, C. and Zhao, J. and Zheng, H. and Zhou, H. and Feng, Z. (2024) Insights from the international workshop on “Adapting agriculture to climate change and air pollution”. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31 (57). pp. 65905-65913. ISSN 0944-1344

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Abstract

An international workshop on “Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change and Air Pollution” took place at Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China, during 23–27 October, 2023. Experts working in various multi-disciplinary areas of agroecosystem and environmental research gathered for academic communication and discussions. Two discussion groups focused on “agriculture under air pollution and climate change: current challenges and priorities for the future” and “adapting agriculture to air pollution and climate change: current status and next steps.” Insights derived from the discussions are summarized in this article and include opinions about current issues, knowledge gaps' identification, and potential priorities and actions that could be taken. The first discussion mainly addresses ozone impact estimates; ozone metrics for impact and risk assessments; ozone monitoring; air pollution impacts and policy; and the pivotal role of agriculture and consumer choices. The second discussion covers adaptation and mitigation; greenhouse gases and energy efficiency; concerns about the link between adaptation and mitigation; local food, planetary-health diets and carbon footprint; irrigation and climate change adaptation; scientific evidence and policy-making; air pollution and crop adaptation; machine learning and crop modeling; and challenges faced by smallholder farmers and large-scale enterprises. Hence, this report could be useful for reseach, educational, and policy purposes, collating opinions of experts working in diverse research areas.