On July 1, 2020, 10:00 – 12:00, LIFE OrgBalt national workshop “Climate change mitigation measures in nutrient rich organic soils” will be held in Latvia in a webinar format on “Zoom” platform. Previous registration for participation is required: REGISTER HERE.

Link for participation in the workshop will be sent to registered participants within one working day.

Agenda of the workshop (in Latvian) for download is available HERE.

9:50	Connection
10:00	Opening speech by Kaspars Gerhards, the Minister for Agriculture of Latvia
10.10	LIFE OrgBalt project – scope, main objectives and expected results Ieva Līcīte, LIFE OrgBalt manager, Latvian State Forest Research Institute SILAVA
10:20	GHG emission measurements within LIFE OrgBalt Andis Lazdiņš, Latvian State Forest Research Institute SILAVA
10:35	Introduction to planned climate change mitigation measures and LIFE OrgBalt demo-sites Andis Lazdiņš, Latvian State Forest Research Institute SILAVA Ainis Lagzdiņš, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
10:50	Elaboration of the simulation tool for socio-economic impact evaluation of the identified climate change mitigation measures Aleksejs Nipers, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
11:00	Expected implementation of the project results into CAP and climate policies, planned training workshops for consultants, farmers and forest owners Kristīne Sirmā, Ministry of Agriculture of Latvia
11:10	Public-private partnership model for financial support of climate change mitigation measures Elīna Konstantinova, NGO “Baltijas krasti”
11:20	Q&A and discussion

For additional information please contact Kristīne Puriņa, Ministry of Agriculture of Latvia, by email Kristine.Purina@zm.gov.lv or by phone 67878701.

The event is organized within the project “Demonstration of climate change mitigation potential of nutrients rich organic soils in Baltic States and Finland” (LIFE OrgBalt, LIFE18 CCM/LV/001158) that has received funding from the LIFE Programme of the European Union and the State Regional Development Agency of Latvia. www.orgbalt.eu

The information reflects only the LIFE OrgBalt project beneficiaries’ view and the European Commission’s Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.