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Agriculture: The Rural Climate Change Forum

The Rural Climate Change Forum

The Rural Climate Change Forum exists to provide a high level forum for dialogue with Government, and authoritative advice and leadership for rural stakeholders, on climate change and rural land management.

Its objectives are to:

Advise on the most effective way to deliver relevant commitments of the UK Climate Change Programme, and contribute to related policy review, development and implementation.
Raise awareness among stakeholders at all levels about the impacts of climate change in rural areas through existing and or new knowledge networks, help develop and promote appropriate responses to climate change, and contribute to the implementation of a climate change communications strategy for land managers.
- Identify, propose and promote practical actions and policy options, including the uptake of research findings:
  
  to reduce and offset greenhouse gas emissions from rural land uses;
  on adaptation measures for rural land uses (including for conservation purposes and new agricultural uses); and
  
  on the potential for managing the impacts of climate change, e.g. flooding, through changed land management practices.
Identify relevant research needs and priorities.

The Forum brings together industry, NGO, academic and government to address climate change issues in the rural context. It is co-chaired by Defra and the Sustainable Development Commission. The other Members of the Forum are Carbon Trust, Country Land and Business Association (CLA), Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, National Farmers’ Union (NFU), National Trust, Natural England, and RSPB. The Forum may also decide to invite others to work with it to provide further expertise on specific areas.

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