Plant dynamics and Climate Change in the Andes




Newton Fund Workshop:

Plant dynamics and Climate Change in the Andes
August 15-18, 2018. Mendoza, Argentina.

Climate change poses a major threat to plant biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Andes. In response to the need for a regional approach to this phenomenon, the workshop brought together senior and early career researchers in the fields of plant sciences, conservation, climate variability and change, and modelling from Latin America and the UK to:

  • Take stock of current studies and knowledge gaps on climate change in the tropical andextratropical Andes.
  • Collaboratively develop an international and interdisciplinary programme of work/fundingproposals to assess the impact of climate change along the Andes.
  • Develop plans and resources to summarize and communicate the current state of knowledgeto conservation agencies, decision-makers, the general public and scientists.




About the workshop

Coordinators:
Prof. Pete Hollingsworth Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh, UK and
Dr. Ricardo Villalba IANIGLA/CONICET, Argentina.

Mentors:
Dr. Esteban Jobbágy IMASL, Argentina,
Dr. Andrea F.Carril CIMA/CONICET-UBA, Argentina,
Dr. Anibal Pauchard Univ. Concepción, Chile,

Organization Committee members:
Dr. Ana Srur, Dr. Valeria Aschero, Dr. Agustina Barros and Dr. Eugenia Ferrero
IANIGLA/CONICET


Funds:

This workshop was supported by the research grant ID 2017-RLWK9-359514245,
under the NEWTON-CONICET partnership.
The grant was funded by the BEIS (UK) and CONICET (Argentina),
and delivered by the British Council.

Key workshop outputs are:

WORKING PAPERS FROM GROUP ACTIVITIES

  1. Knowledge paper - map of relevant data/needs/perspectives for climate change studies on Andean plant biodiversity.
  2. Ecosystem services - evaluation of critical ecosystem services from Andean plants/biomes.
  3. Climate change modelling of Andean plants.

PUBLICITY

Highlighting importance of Andean plants: botanic gifts from the Andes to the world.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT SESSION

This session focused on sharing the ideas and experiences of participants.

CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS
IANIGLA and CIMA groups propose undertaking projections for river discharge of Andes river basins.

FUNDING PROPOSALS
Andes community is currently looking for funding opportunities.


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