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MACSUR- FACCE JPI KNOWLEDGE HUB - A DETAILED CLIMATE CHANGE RISK ASSESMENT FOR EUROPEAN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY

An International Consortium that assembeles 73 researchers from 16 countries in order to identify conditions for permeanent production and supply of agricultural produce to the country population and for export, under uncertainty climatic and associated risks.  Work is organized in three main themes: crops, livestock and trade modeling. the NRERC team representing Israel in the third issue, analyzing the agriculture in Israel as a case study and will coordinate the expected effects of climate change on soil fertility and measures match risks to food safety enhanced by the changing climate. 

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Researchers: Prof. Ofira Ayalon, Prof. Uri Milngelgrin, Dr. Ruslana Palatnik, Dr. Iddo Kan

Funding: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

link: https://www.faccejpi.com/Research-Themes-and-Achievements/Sustainable-food-security-under-climate-change/FACCE-MACSUR

Publications

http://www.gjae-online.de/news/pdfstamps/freeoutputs/GJAE-765_2014.pdf

Baum, Z., Palatnik, R.R., Kan, I. & Rapaport-Rom, M. (2016). Economic impacts of water scarcity under diverse water salinities. Water Economics & Policy DOI: 10.1142/S2382624X15500137 

ICCIC - ISRAEL CLIMATE CHANGE INFORMATION CENTER

The goal, during the initial stages of operation, is to gather and coordinate the scientific knowledge available on climate change issues in Israel in seven areas: regional climatic forecasting, impacts of climate change on the water sector, urban planning and building, public health, biodiversity, the economy and regional geo-strategic issues. Expert teams in each area are focusing on assessing the gaps in existing knowledge on the impacts of climate change in Israel based on different scenarios, surveying available means for minimizing damage and vulnerability and organizing seminars on each of these areas. The information will be incorporated in policy documents and will contribute to the formulation of a national plan on adaptation to climate change.

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Coordinator and Project Manager: Prof. Ofira Ayalon

Economy: Prof. Mordechai Shechter, Dr. Ruslana Palatnik

Climate Change: Prof. Haim Kutiel

Water: Prof. Nurit Kliot

Public Health: Prof. Manfred S. Green

Regional Geo-strategic: Prof. Arnon Soffer

Biodiversity: Prof. Marcelo Strenberg

Urban planning & Building: Prof. Guedi Capeluto

Funding: Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection 

  

associated links:

ICCIC - May 2012 Report (Hebrew)

ICCIC Aug 2012 Report (Hebrew)

 ICCIC Aug 2013 Report (Hebrew)

ICCIC 1st report (English)

ICCIC 2nd report (English) 

   

CIRCE (Climate Change and Impact research: the Mediterranean Environment)

The project involves 64 partners from Europe, Middle East and North Africa (61 of which are research institutions) working together for 4 years (start date 1st April 2007) to evaluate the best strategies of adaptation to the climate change in the Mediterranean.

Partners: Algeria; Austria; Denmark; Egypt; France; Germany; Greece; Israel; Italy; Portugal; Spain; Syria; Switzerland; Tunisia The Netherlands; UK; WHO; EC-DG-JRC; Institute for Environment and Sustainability

Project Coordinator: INGV- National Institute of Volcanology and Geophysics (Italy)

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Funding: European Commission Sixth Framework Programme (FP6)

Assocoated links: CIRCE Website 

Journal Publications

Palatnik R. and P.A.L.D. Nunes, (2010). Valutazione delle relazioni tra cambiamenti climatici, biodiversita e produttivita dei sistemi agro-forestali in Europa. AGRIREGIONIEUROPA, AssociazioneAlessandroBartola: studi e ricerche di economia e politica agrarian: Special Issue on Climate change and agriculture: adaptation, mitigation and food security, 6(21).

Palatnik R. R., Kan, I., Rapaport-Rom, M., Ghermandi, A., Eboli, F. & Shechter, M. (2011). "Integration of general and partial equilibrium agricultural land-use transformation for the analysis of climate-change in the Mediterranean" Climate Change Economics. 2, 275-299.

Palatnik R. & Roson, R. , (2012). Climate Change Assessment and Agriculture in General Equilibrium Models: Alternative Modeling Strategies. Climatic Change. 112:1085–1100. 

Palatnik R. and P.A.L.D.  (2014). Economic Valuation of Climate Change induced Biodiversity Impacts on Agriculture: results from a macroeconomic application to the Mediterranean basin, Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy (JEEP), 4(1), 45-63.

Other Publications

Bosello Francesco, Enrica De Cian, Fabio Eboli, Ruslana Palatnik, Ramiro Parrado (2007). Integrated Project CIRCE: Climate Change and Impact Research- The Mediterranean Environment. D10.5.1 – Energy Market Survey. Project No. 036961 (GOCE) – CIRCE. Sixth Framework Programme. 6.3 Global Change and Ecosystems. http://www.circeproject.eu/index.php

Bosello, F., R. Parrado, R. Palatnik and F. Eboli (2009) “The integration of climate change impacts on biodiversity into a general equilibrium valuation approach” in Carraro, C., Bosello, F. and P.A.L.D. Nunes  (Eds) Impacts of Climate Change and Biodiversity Effects, Final Report, ix + 225 pages, the European Investment Bank, Luxembourg

 

XEROCHORE

Support Action founded by European Commission under the FP7 – Theme 6, Environment (Including Climate Change).

Partners: 11 core partners from Europe.

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DEPLOYMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TOWARDS COPENHAGEN NEGOTIATIONS

Partners: Samuel Neaman Institute and Kivun Strategy.

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Publication

Palatnik R. R., Faitelson, H. & Shechter, M. (2012). Israeli policy towards reaching Cancun pledge: A comparison of actions in plan and economically efficient measures. Finance and Business, 1.

 

GLOWA

Vulnerability of Water Resource due to Climate Change in the Eastern-Mediterranean Ecosystem- an Integrated Approach to Sustainable Management- Socio-Economic Aspect.

Partners: Alpert Pinhas Tel Aviv University, Berliner Pedro Ben Gurion University, Becker Nir Tel-Hai Academic Collage and Fleischer Aliza Hebrew University.

Project Coordinator: Shafir Haim Tel Aviv University, Israel.

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associated link: GLOWA Website 

  

ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC INCENTIVES TO CONTROL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A DYNAMIC GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL OF THE ISRAELI ECONOMY

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Publications

Palatnik R. R. & Shechter, M. (2010). The Israeli Economy and Potential Post-Kyoto Targets. Israel Economic Review, 8(1), 21–43. 

Palatnik, R. R. & Shechter, M. (2010). Assessing the Economic Impacts of Climate Change Using a CGE Model with Decentralized Market Instruments. Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences 6(3), 912-923. 

 

NATIONAL POLICY PAPER ON THE COSTS OF GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION (JOINTLY WITH THE TECHNION - ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY)

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Funding: Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection 

RICAMARE - Research in global change in the Mediterranean: A concerted Action: The economic costs of global climate change in the Mediterranean

Partners: France, Spain, Germany, Israel, Turkey, Morocco, Portugal, Italy, Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Greece, and the Palestinian Authority (1998-2001)

Project coordinator: Medias-France (Toulouse, France) and University of Toledo (Spain)

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Funding: European Commission (ENRICH and INCO)

  

Exploratory Economic Assessments of Climate Impacts in Israel: Agriculture

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