Conference & Workshop Summaries

Primer on Climate Change and Implications for Land Use and Watershed Management

Climate change and related policy decisions and their impact on water quality and agriculture were topics addressed in a panel discussion held on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008 at the Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts 65th Annual Meeting "Keeping Ohio's Land Productive and Water Clean."

The goal of this discussion is to provide soil and water professionals with information on climate change to incorporate into their land management and conservation decisions and policies.

Presentations were made by
Kim Brown, Ohio University, Forest Ecology
"Climate Change: What Ohio's Soil and Water Professional Need to Know"

Brent Sohngen, Department of Agricultural, Environmental & Development Economics
"Policy Responses to Climate Change: Implications for Land Use Management"

Rattan Lal, Carbon Management and Sequestration Center
"Carbon Sequestration Implications for Agriculture and Conservation Practices"

Additional Resources on this topic can be found at:
USEPA
Climate Change Science
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/

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