Nitrogen for Climate and Green Recovery - Day 2

Nitrogen for Climate and Green Recovery Pre-COP26 virtual event Day 2 - 28 April 2021

AGENDA Session co-chairs: Prof. S.P. Nissanka, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Keesje Avis, Nourish Scotland

Theme 1: Evidence and Impacts

6:37 - Dr. Ramesh Ramachandran, National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (India) (NCSCM) & GPNM

15:31 - Dr. Himanshu Pathak, ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management (NIASM), India

21:22 - Dr. Aminath Shazly, National University of the Maldives (Maldives) (MNU)

Theme 2: Current Policies and Practices

31:19 - Prof. Roger Jeffery, University of Edinburgh

40:46 - Dr. Vera Eory, Scotland’s Rural College

47:40 - Dr. Warshi Dandeniya, Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya - Sri Lanka

Theme 3: Options for Solutions

55:01 - Prof. Tapan Adhya, KIIT University

1:03:20 - Prof. Stefano Brandani, University of Edinburgh

1:10:42 - Prof. Mizanur Rahman, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (Bangladesh)

1:20:46 - Prof. Ajith De Alwis, Senior Professor, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka; Project Director, Coordinating Secretariat for Science, Technology and Innovation (COSTI)

Theme 4: Raising Awareness among Policymakers, NGOs and Business

1:34:48 - Alec Taylor, WWF World Wide Fund for Nature 1:40:35 - Dr. Sarath Ranaweera (Owner of the Bio-Food Pvt limited, and former President of the Lanka Organic Agriculture Movement LOAM), Sri Lanka

1:51:42 Panel Discussion

Chair: Keesje Avis Panelists: Prof. N. Raghuram, Society for the Conservation of Nature (India) (SCON) Dr. Ananda Mallawathantri (Country Representative, IUCN), Sri Lanka Dr. Tariq Aziz Institute of Soil an Environmental Science in Faisalabad, Pakistan Gareth Morgan Head of Policy, Soil Association Mrs. Anke Kwast, Vice-President Climate Neutral Roadmap and Business Support, Yara International

2:07:35 Closing remarks (Prof. Mark Sutton, Director UKRI GCRF South Asian Nitrogen Hub)

2:10:36 - Nitrogen Song