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National Outlook conference
Outlook 2010
2–3 March, Canberra
 
Marking 40 years of the Outlook conference series in 2010.
 
ABARE's 40th anniversary national Outlook conference drew leading international and national speakers to debate the key issues facing Australia’s agriculture and natural resource sectors.
 
Sessions included the keynote economic overview, farm performance, trade, irrigated agriculture, water and commodities and other topical issues. Papers and presentations from the conference are now available for quick download from the conference website.
 
The Outlook conference has a strong record in providing essential economic information and analysis to the public, private and corporate sectors. For delegates, it is a valuable forum to assess current industry trends and market forecasts for a range of sectors.
 
ABARE is the leading organisation producing year ahead and five year forecasts for Australia’s major export commodities. At Outlook 2010 ABARE released projections covering Australia’s key agricultural and resource commodities, found in the March issue of Australian commodities.
  
Outlook 2011 will be on Tuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 March.

For further information
Maree Finnegan
Marketing & Events Manager
Ph 02 6272 2260
mfinnegan@abare.gov.au
Regional Outlook conferences
 
Throughout 2010 ABARE will hold a number of one-day Regional Outlook conferences around Australia.

ABARE's Regional Outlook conferences are an essential part of our delivery of commodity forecasts and research results directly to rural and regional communities.

With a diverse range of local speakers, complemented by ABARE economists, the Regional Outlook program is tailored to each region.

Each conference delivers thought provoking information - from local agricultural data and innovative business practices through to the global commodity overview.

Conference delegates can hear commodity forecasts, discuss industry trends, access information and make new contacts in their community that can encourage new approaches to traditional issues.

Delegates include farmers, accountants, bankers, consultants, rural counsellors, state and local government staff and anyone with an interest in their region.

Discover a new perspective on your region.

For further information
Maree Finnegan
Marketing & Events Manager
Ph 02 6272 2260
mfinnegan@abare.gov.au
Boathouse
 
 
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The Boat House Group is a forum for invited international climate change negotiators and modelers to discuss issues of mutual interest. While each of these groups has many opportunities for exchanges amongst themselves, there are fewer opportunities for interaction between the groups. Importantly, both developing and developed countries are well represented.
Fifth Beijing Agricultural Trade Policy Dialogue
Fifth Beijing Agricultural Trade Policy Dialogue website
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In the wake of World Trade Organisation (WTO) setbacks, financial turmoil and the adoption of the rural reform resolution by the Chinese Communist Party, the Fifth Beijing Agricultural Trade Policy Dialogue was held from 3 to 5 November 2008 at the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE). The dialogue consisted of three components: the Forum on Climate Change, Agriculture and Trade; the Trade Policy Modeling Workshop; and a closed-door Consultation on WTO and Chinese Agricultural Trade Policy.
 
Summary of the Fifth Beijing Agricultural Trade Policy Dialogue (pdf)
AARES
Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society
 
ABARE held a one day workshop on "Climate change: issues and challenges for the economy and  society" at the 52nd annual AARES (Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society) conference in Canberra on 5 February 2008.

ABARE's workshop showcased recent analysis of the potential impacts of climate change on key sectors and communities in Australia's economy and the costs and benefits of reducing these impacts through mitigation, adaptation and productivity improvements. The workshop engaged economists, scientists, academics, policy makers and other interested  parties in order to foster multi-faceted and multidisciplinary interactions.
 
AARES Presentations
 
The global integrated assessment model (GIAM)
Don Gunasekera and Melanie Ford
– ABARE
Managing climate change in the farm sector: The case of Gippsland dairy farms
Helal Ahammad
– ABARE
Climate change and health
Tony Mcmichael
– National centre for epidemiology and population health, ANU
Agriculture – adapting to changes in climate
Mick Keogh
– Australian farm institute
Contribution of science in climate change analysis
Chris Mitchell
– CSIRO
Climate change challenges for aviation and tourism
Peter Forsyth
– Monash University
Rural industries: maintaining productivity in a changing climate
John Mullen
– NSW DPI
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