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Sustainable Water and Agriculture
Water is both the principal fuel of agriculture and one of its main outputs. We borrow water to grow food, and we must return the loan in good condition. This seminar will explore the issues concerning water and agriculture at three levels: globally, especially trans-national conflicts; within Europe , particularly legislation; and then mainly within the UK , covering voluntary and collective efforts. All levels will be concerned with the capability to deliver both sustainable water and sustainable agriculture.
On a global level, speakers will consider the value and ownership of water, how climate change will affect water supplies, and the potential conflict between urban and rural needs. The discussion will range well beyond the problems in arid countries, as water is often in the wrong place even in the temperate zones.
Industry and government experts will present views on the potential contradiction of European policies that attempt to deliver pristine water by legislation whilst maintaining the viability of land-based industries. The UK contributions will be concerned largely with how targets are being met under the pesticide Voluntary Initiative, but recognising the wider role of voluntary and community effort to achieve water-quality goals.
A PDF version of this programme can be downloaded here (Adobe Acrobat PDF 133Kb, PDF Help).
| Day 1: |
1 November 2004 |
| Room: |
Loch Suite |
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SECC, Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| Time: |
14.00 - 17.30 |
| Seminar Chairman: |
Dr C Spray OBE
Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, Stirling, UK |
| Seminar Organiser: |
Professor G N Foster
SAC, Auchincruive, UK
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| Sustainable Water and Agriculture: Whose Water Is It? |
| 14.00 |
Chairman's introduction |
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Water: the global challenge
R Bhamidimarri, Napier University, Edinburgh, UK
Water tariffs for the agricultural sector
J A Sagardoy, FAO, Rome, Italy. |
| 15.30 – 16.00 |
Tea and coffee break |
| 16.00 |
The use of land-water interfaces in water management
R Harrington, National Parks & Wildlife Service, Waterford, Ireland
The management of salmonid rivers
D Bright and D Haines, Westcountry Rivers Trust, Lifton, UK |
| 17.30 |
Seminar closes for the day |
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| Day 2: |
2 November 2004 |
| Room: |
Loch Suite |
| Time: |
09.00 – 17.30 |
| Can Legislation Deliver? The European Dimension |
| 09.00 |
Can European legislation deliver sustainable water and sustainable agriculture?
P Murphy, Environment Directorate-General, Brussels, Belgium
The Water Framework Directive and diffuse pollution – implementation in England and Wales
H M Richardson, Environment Agency, Bristol, UK |
| 10.30 – 11.00 |
Tea and coffee break |
| 11.00 |
The Plant Protection Products Directive 91/414/EEC: Sustainable approaches to water protection
R Becker-Arnold, BASF, Limburgerhof, Germany
Sustainable water and agriculture with emphasis on plant protection products and their relevant metabolites
C R Leake, BayerCrop Science, Monheim, Germany |
| 12.00 – 14.00 |
Lunch and posters |
| Can Voluntary Effort Deliver Sustainable Water? |
| 14.00 |
The Voluntary Initiative – H2OK?
P E Goldsworthy, Crop Protection Association, Peterborough, UK
A water company’s experience of the Voluntary Initiative project
D C Hillier and S L White, Thames Water Utilities, Reading, UK |
| 15.30 – 16.00 |
Tea and coffee break |
| 16.00 |
Promoting the uptake of good practice through voluntary action: helping farmers identify and reduce diffuse pollution risk with the Four Point Plan
R S Audsley , SAC, Auchincruive, UK
Challenges and opportunities for land managers to achieve a more integrated approach to land and water management
K A Lewis, J Tzilivakis and A Green, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
Chairman’s summary |
| 17.30 |
Seminar ends |
To reserve your place at this Seminar, please register here. |
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