TOA-MD Workshop Dubai 2013

AgMIP TOA-MD Economic Modeling Workshop

Dubai, UAE April 29-May 3, 2013 

An AgMIP-sponsored workshop on regional economic modeling and impact assessment using the TOA-MD model was held in Dubai the week of April 29 (Monday) – May 3 (Friday), supported by additional funds from ICRISAT and CCAFS, and organized by the AgMIP Regional Economics Team at Oregon State University. The goal of the meeting was to review and build on the fast-track analysis to implement a complete climate impact assessment and technology adaptation analysis for at least one regional case study for each Regional Team.  The participants at this meeting were the economists who set up and ran the TOA-MD model for their team’s Fast Track analysis.

Participant

Project/institution

Country

Charles Nhemachena

South Africa

Zimbabwe

Mogos Teweldemedhin

South Africa

Namibia

Joseph Amikuzuno

West Africa

Ghana

Ibrahima Hathie

West Africa

Senegal

Harbir Singh

North India

India

Dinesh Kumar Thapa

North India

Nepal

Rasnaya Herath

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Erandika Wijekoon

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Dumindu herath

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sabine Homann-Kee Tui

Southern Africa-CLIP

Zimbabwe

Lieven Claessens

Southern Africa-CLIP

Kenya

Arthur Chibwana

Southern Africa-CLIP

Malawi

Muhammad Ashfaq

Pakistan

Pakistan

Syed Asif Ali Naqvi

Pakistan

Pakistan

Irfan Ahmad Baig

Pakistan

Pakistan

Richard Mulwa

East Africa

Kenya

Khamaldin Mutabazi

East Africa

Tanzania

Jacqueline Bonabana

East Africa

Uganda

Kebede Gebru

East Africa

Ethiopia

P.Paramasivam

South India

India

R. Balasubramanian

South India

India

Suresh Kumar

South India

India

Sunandini Prema

South India

India

Nedumaran Swamikannu

ICRISAT

India

Caleb Dickson

Oregon State Univ

USA

Parakrama Samaratunga

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Gokul Paudel

CIMMYT

Nepal

AgMIp Econ Leadership team:

 

John M. Antle

Oregon State Univ.

USA

Roberto O. Valdivia

Oregon State Univ.

USA

 

AgMIP TOA-MD Workshop Agenda

Dubai, UAE April 29-May 3, 2013

Monday April 29 - Review goals, team progress, modeling issues

  • 8.00 Registration (Meeting Room located in Second floor)
  • 8:30 Welcome and Objectives, Data, Introductions
  • 9:00 Team presentations
  • 10:00 Break
  • 10:20 Team presentations
  • 12:00 Lunch
  • 1:00 Team presentations      
  • 3:30 Break
  • 3:50 Discussion of modeling issues
  • 4:30 Review agenda and plan workshop products
  • 5:00 Wrap up: plan for Tuesday

Tuesday April 30 - Finalizing Fast Track

  • 8:30 Review methods for using crop model simulations (JA)
  • 10:00 Break
  • 10:20 Team breakouts – update fast track
  • 12:00 Lunch
  • 1:00 Continue breakouts/discussion of results
  • 3:00 Break
  • 3:20 Present new results & discuss
  • 5:00 Wrap up – dinner logistics
  • 7.00 Group dinner – depart hotel by bus

Wednesday May 1 - Livestock, RAPS & Data

  • 8:30 Methods for Livestock (Sabine & TOA team)
  • 10:00 Break
  • 10:20 Livestock plans - discussion
  • 11:00 Reports on RAPS             
  • 12:00 Lunch
  • 1:00 RAPS methodology discussion, update
  • 2:00 Whole farm data cleaning, setup (assignments of variables)
  • 3:00 Break   
  • 4:00 Data examples & discussion
  • 5:00 Adjourn

Thursday May 2 - Teams design and implement adaptation scenarios

  • 8:30 Adaptation example: Kenya example
  • 9:30 Prepare adaptation exercise
  • 10:00 Break
  • 10:20 Teams breakout for adaptation exercise
  • 12:00 Lunch
  • 1:00 Teams continue
  • 3:00 Break
  • 3:20 Teams continue
  • 5:00 Wrap up

Friday May 3 - Teams present adaptation scenarios and results, discuss plans for RAPS,publications and outreach

  • 8:00 Team presentations and discussion
  • 10:00 Break
  • 10:20 Review the Economic Protocol
  • 12:00 Lunch
  • 1:00 Meeting report completion, and planning for July meetings
  • 2:00 Planning: Publications (methods paper, RAPS paper, special issue)
  • 3:00 Adjourn