Parallel track · Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 June · 14:00–16:10
Spring: Food & Land
Crops, soils, water for farming and food systems under drought and heat. The Spring track runs in Room A on Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 June, 14:00 to 16:10.
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Room A
Tue and Wed, 14:00–16:10
Six sessions over two afternoons
The track programme
Three talks each afternoon in the same room. Changeovers are timed so you can move to another track between talks.
Day 1
2:00 pm
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2:40 pm
Room A
Drought-Tolerant Cereals: What Three Seasons of Field Trials Show
Results from 40 trial sites across Europe, and which traits held up in the 2025 drought.
Spring · Talk
Day 1
2:45 pm
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3:25 pm
Room A
Soil as Infrastructure: Carbon, Water and Yield
How soil organic carbon changes water retention, with numbers farmers and planners can use.
Spring · Talk
Day 1
3:30 pm
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4:10 pm
Room A
Seeing Crop Stress from Orbit
Satellite indices that flag crop stress two weeks before it shows in the field.
Spring · Talk
Day 2
2:00 pm
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2:40 pm
Room A
Irrigation with Reused Water
Quality, cost and acceptance of treated wastewater for irrigation in dry regions.
Spring · Talk
Day 2
2:45 pm
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3:25 pm
Room A
Regional Food Systems Under Heat
What happens to supply chains, prices and labour when the growing season gets hotter.
Spring · Talk
Day 2
3:30 pm
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4:10 pm
Room A
Panel: Who Carries the Risk on Small Farms?
Insurance, credit and public support for smallholders facing more frequent drought.
Panel · Spring
Four parallel tracks
Explore the other seasons
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Spring
Food & Land
Crops, soils and water for farming and food systems under drought and heat.
Room A · Tue and Wed · 14:00–16:10
02
Summer
Heat & Cities
Urban heat, health, cooling and shade, and how cities protect people in hotter summers.
Room B · Tue and Wed · 14:00–16:10
03
Autumn
Water & Risk
Floods, storm surge, river basins and the science of pricing and warning for water risk.
Room C · Tue and Wed · 14:00–16:10
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Winter
Energy & Grids
Power systems, storage and demand through heatwaves, storms and dark, still winters.
Room D · Tue and Wed · 14:00–16:10
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8–10 June 2027 at Havenlab. Early-bird rates until 15 March: Student €195, Institutional €495, Full €895 (excl. VAT).