University College Cork Contact email s.onakuse@ucc.ie Geographic scope National Country Ireland Type of Institution University / higher education Name in original language University College Cork Legal status Public Name of the Department Department of Food Business and Development Role of record creator in institution / department Employee / consultant with a good idea of research capacities of the institution Climate-relevant agricultural research Climate change research in my institution / department is linked to agricultural research areas Yes Main / core research areas Impacts of climate change CC in agricultural systems - agriculture greenhouse gas emissions Very important research areas Risks of present and future weather-driven disasters Climate change mitigation Climate policies Relatively important areas Monitoring of climate and climate change Monitoring - Meteorological observations Monitoring - Hydrological observations Monitoring - Emissions monitoring and reporting Monitoring - Climatological services Adaptation to climate change CC in agricultural systems - arable land, cropping systems CC in agricultural systems - forests CC in agricultural systems - fisheries CC in agricultural systems - hydroponic Research level in your institution / department in the climate-related areas Master or equivalent / ISCED 7 Doctoral or equivalent / ISCED 8 Post-doc Number of researchers in climate-related areas 10-50 Average yearly expenditure in your institution / department on climate change research in recent years (EUR) 100,000 - 500,000 Type of funding sources for your climate-related research Government Research focus Development focused, linkages with the South Collaborations with other organizations Civil society Consumer organizations Farmers, cooperatives and agricultural workers International Organizations University / higher education Does your institution / department work in OR is your research meant for / applied in any of these countries? Eritrea Ethiopia Ghana Ireland Liberia Nigeria Sierra Leone Uganda Zimbabwe Successful projects Changing food security: the challenges of climate change in Ukpeko, Etsako East, Edo State Nigeria Major needs of your institution / department to increase the impact of climate research Funding What is the current trend of interest in climate-related research in your institution? Increasing: especially researchers are increasingly interested What are your institution's plans regarding climate-related research? Increasing it
