Outputs from INMS-5, 7-10th July 2020, Virtual Meeting

Thank you to everyone for a successful INMS-5 meeting!

Please see below for an updated list of participants and the presentations of the meeting. The meeting minutes will be sent out by email for review before being posted to the website. We will send these out shortly.

Please contact inms@ceh.ac.uk with any queries.

Updated list of particpants and meeting agenda

• Updated list of participants 

• Agenda

  Agenda [1]

Presentations: Tuesday 7th July 2020

Day 1: Welcome and Update on Component 1 - Tools and Methods of the N cycle 

• Welcome from INMS Project Director, Mark Sutton

• Overview of Component 1 ‘Component 1: Tools & Methods for the N cycle’, Hans van Grinsven & Jill Baron [2]

  Overview of Component 1 ‘Component 1: Tools & Methods for the N cycle’, Hans van Grinsven & Jill Baron [3]

• Update on ‘Activity 1.1: Nitrogen System indicators’, Wilfried Winiwarter & Kentaro Hayashi [4]

  Update on ‘Activity 1.1: Nitrogen System indicators’, Wilfried Winiwarter & Kentaro Hayashi [5]

• Update on ‘Activity 1.2: Development of Threat Assessment Methodology’, Hideaki Shibata & Jill Baron [6]

  Update on ‘Activity 1.2: Development of Threat Assessment Methodology’, Hideaki Shibata & Jill Baron [7]

• Update on ‘Activity 1.3: Development of methodology for N fluxes and distribution’, Kevin Hicks & Bill Bealey [8]

  Update on ‘Activity 1.3: Development of methodology for N fluxes and distribution’, Kevin Hicks & Bill Bealey [9]

• Update on ‘Activity 1.4: Development of approaches for threat-benefit valuation’, Baojing Gu & Hans van Grinsven [10]

  Update on ‘Activity 1.4: Development of approaches for threat-benefit valuation’, Baojing Gu & Hans van Grinsven [11]

• Update on ‘Activity 1.6: Examination of the barriers to achieving better nitrogen management’, Cláudia Cordovil & Cargele Masso [12]

  Update on ‘Activity 1.6: Examination of the barriers to achieving better nitrogen management’, Cláudia Cordovil & Cargele Masso [13]

Presentations: Wednesday 8th July 2020

Day 2: Update on Component 2 - Global quantification of N Flows, threats & benefits

• Introduction to ‘Component 2: Global Quantification of N Flows, Threats & Benefits’, including ‘Activity 1.5: Flux-impact path models’ and ‘Activity 2.1: Quantification at global and regional scales’, Wim de Vries, Jean Ometto, Wilfried Winiwarter & Beth [14]

  Introduction to ‘Component 2: Global Quantification of N Flows, Threats & Benefits’, including ‘Activity 1.5: Flux-impact path models’ and ‘Activity 2.1: Quantification at global and regional scales’, Wim de Vries, Jean Ometto, Wilfried Winiwarter & Beth [15]

• Update on ‘Activity 2.4: Exploration of future N storylines & scenarios’ including the Ecolex Database, David Kanter & Wilfried Winiwarter [16]

  Update on ‘Activity 2.4: Exploration of future N storylines & scenarios’ including the Ecolex Database, David Kanter & Wilfried Winiwarter [17]

• Updates on ‘Activity 2.3: Integrating methods, measures & good practices to address issues of excess & insufficient reactive nitrogen’ and ‘Activity 2.5: Collation & synthesis of knowledge, experience & measures adopted by GEF and others’, Will Brownlie, Albert Bleeker & Sara Walker [18]

  Updates on ‘Activity 2.3: Integrating methods, measures & good practices to address issues of excess & insufficient reactive nitrogen’ and ‘Activity 2.5: Collation & synthesis of knowledge, experience & measures adopted by GEF and others’, Will Brownlie, Albert Bleeker & Sara Walker [19]

• Update on ‘Activity 2.2: Preparation of global assessment of N fluxes, pathways and impacts assimilating lessons from the regional demonstrations’, Mark Sutton & Clare Howard [20]

  Update on ‘Activity 2.2: Preparation of global assessment of N fluxes, pathways and impacts assimilating lessons from the regional demonstrations’, Mark Sutton & Clare Howard [21]

Presentations: Thursday 9th July 2020

Day 3: Update on Component 3 – Regional demonstration of Full Nitrogen Approach 

• Opening Remarks on Component 3, Mark Sutton

• Overview of ‘Component 3: Regional demonstration of Full Nitrogen Approach’, Cargele Masso & Dave Hooper [22]

  Overview of ‘Component 3: Regional demonstration of Full Nitrogen Approach’, Cargele Masso & Dave Hooper [23]

• Update on West Europe Regional Demonstration, Josette Garnier & Alberto Sanz Cobeña [24]

  Update on West Europe Regional Demonstration, Josette Garnier & Alberto Sanz Cobeña [25]

• Update on South America Regional Demonstration, Jean Ometto & Felipe Pacheco [26]

  Update on South America Regional Demonstration, Jean Ometto & Felipe Pacheco [27]

• Update on South Asia Regional Demonstration, N. Raghuram & Tapan Adhya [28]

  Update on South Asia Regional Demonstration, N. Raghuram & Tapan Adhya [29]

• Update on North America Regional Demonstration, Jill Baron, Dave Hooper, Jana Compton & Shabtai Bittman [30]

  Update on North America Regional Demonstration, Jill Baron, Dave Hooper, Jana Compton & Shabtai Bittman [31]

• Update on East Asia Regional Demonstration, Xiaoyuan Yan & Kentaro Hayashi [32]

  Update on East Asia Regional Demonstration, Xiaoyuan Yan & Kentaro Hayashi [33]

• Update on East Africa Regional Demonstration, Cargele Masso & Mekonnen Giweta [34]

  Update on East Africa Regional Demonstration, Cargele Masso & Mekonnen Giweta [35]

• Update on East Europe Regional Demonstration, Lidiya Moklyachuk & Sergiy Medinets [36]

  Update on East Europe Regional Demonstration, Lidiya Moklyachuk & Sergiy Medinets [37]

Presentations: Friday 10th July 2020

Day 4: Update on Component 4 – Awareness raising and knowledge sharing, the International Nitrogen Assessment and the UN Environment Programme Nitrogen Working Group

• Overview of ‘Component 4: Awareness raising and knowledge sharing’, Clare Howard [38]

  Overview of ‘Component 4: Awareness raising and knowledge sharing’, Clare Howard [39]
• The International Nitrogen Assessment & Long-term strategy, Mark Sutton
• Reflection Statements from UN Environment Programme (UNEP) & Global Environment Facility (GEF) (tbc):
  • Isabelle Van der Beck, UNEP GEF International Waters Task Manager for INMS
  •  Mahesh Pradhan, UNEP Ecosystems Division
  • Steffen Hansen, Global Environment Facility (GEF)