On November 12th 2019, our partners made a presentation about VISCA DSS where practical information from the project was shared with vineyards growers of Raimat and Agropixel. Interesting exchanges were made with the participants and the feedback was gathered as inputs for exploitation activities.

The aim of VISCA DSS is to integrate climate and agricultural models with farmers’ management specifications in order to design short practices, medium- and long-term adaptation strategies to climate change.

The XI International Workshop on Sap Flow took place in Hyytiälä, Finland from 8^th - 11^th October 2019.The workshop addressed topics concerning plant - water relations and their measurement and was centred on plant water transport. VISCA project was presented in the workshop, precisely, on the topic of 'Estimating transpiration coefficients of grapevines (Vitis vinifera L.) "Tempranillo" subjected to delayed pruning' by IRTA. The poster of the event can be downloaded from here.

VISCA has participated recentely at "POWER best practices" by sharing the project at the dedicated repository which serves as an umbrella providing an overall view to the POWER water communities with in pilot cities. Further information can be found at the POWER BEST PRACTICES website.

VISCA Insights: A short interview with Mr. David Jorquera García from the Think Tank InnoTech (T3i_InnoTech) about the use of the climate services in the olive sector and the potenial impact of VISCA.

The future and sustainability of the wine sector in economic, social and environmental terms were the focus themes of the 11th Alentejo Vine and Wine Symposium which took place on 15, 16 and 17 May in Évora, at the Auditory of the Alentejo Regional Coordination and Development Commission with the participation of 200 representatives of researchers, experts and end-users in viticulture and oenology fields. VISCA project was presented by the University of Porto & SYMINGTON at 11th Alentejo Viticulture Symposium. 

For further information on the event, check the official website.

VISCA Insights is a series of short interviews with experts working in agriculture, wine production or climate services. Watch the 1st interview with Dr. Ramzi Belkhodja, Coordinator of Plant Production at CIHEAM Zaragoza discussing the role of climate services in climate change adaptation, and how we can build trust on the prediction of climate services among the agricultural community!

The European Climate Change Adaptation (ECCA)’s primary objective is to bring leading academics and practitioners together to identify and disseminate adaptation solutions, and explore methods to reduce the risks and impacts of disasters caused by extreme weather events.

On 28-31 May 2019, the 4^th ECCA conference took place in Lisbon, Portugal which had a particular attention on identifying the ways that the climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction communities can learn from each other, and find ways to support the most vulnerable groups and environments in danger from climate change impacts.

 VISCA project was presented by METEOSIM and IRTA during the event!