INSAS-SUSTAIN webinar on the Mediterranean region
5 March 2025, 16:00 – 17:30 CET
Soil salinity in the Mediterranean region: implications and recommendations for policy actions
Salinity is one of the biggest threats to soil health and, consequently, to the sustainable development of the various economic sectors, particularly agriculture. When analyzing the different aspects and derivations of salinity in the Mediterranean regions, it becomes clear that there is a consequent need to define appropriate policies and strategies to remediate or alleviate it, involving local authorities, extension agents and stakeholders. The project aims at collecting information from local authorities and extension agents, with a view of to encouraging EU policymakers to develop new regulations that prevent or mitigate the various impacts of salinization on agriculture, the environment and finance, and to include them on the policy agenda.
This webinar, which is the eighth in a series of webinars, is being held in collaboration of the INSAS with COST Action CA22144 Sustainable Use of Salt Affected Lands, SUSTAIN (Working Group 5 “Policy framework for the salinisation management”). The initiative is aimed at raising awareness on sustainable management of salt-affected soils for food security, agricultural sustainability, environmental protection, and climate change mitigation. The round table discussion of the event will be lead by Katarzyna Negacz, the Chair of the SUSTAIN COST Action.
The online webinar will take place on 5 March 2025, 16:00 – 17:30 CET.