As part of the exposure visit on CCAA, Germany, 06-11 October 2024, the subgroup on livestock visited the respected University of Bayreuth at their campus in Kulmbach. There at the guidance of their host Mr. Reinhardt Tilman, the experts and ministry representatives from the WB6, presented the situation and gave an update on the livestock production, the climate change measures and the possibilities of developing or improving policy documents combating adverse effects on animal welfare and feed and livestock production as result of climate change. Developments in the western Balkan countries and territories show that policy makers and experts as well, are cooperating and promoting the development of such policies, being noted the latest “Climate Change Adaptation Programme” for the period 2023-2030 adopted by the Serbian Ministry of Environmental Protection and general and specific objectives targeting climate change setup in the strategy documents by the other countries and territories.
This “Colloquium on Future of Animal Production, perspectives from South East Europe and Germany” once again showed the commitment of BMEL to promote the development of responsible and climate conscious policies in South East Europe.
Two presentations were also delivered during this meeting, one by Ms. Ingeborg Bauer about the EU project: Climate Smart Advisors and on the role of the advisory services and the necessity of developed AKIS regarding climate change adaptation, and the other one a presentation from Prof. Ulrike Machold, from the University of Applied Sciences, Weihenstephan, Triesdorf on the current priorities in research and education and the possibilities of cooperation of the respected faculty with the experts from the western Balkans.
