The Genesis of ISCRAES: Bridging Science for Sustainable Agriculture
Agricultural systems are a major driver of climate change, generating greenhouse gas emissions, soil degradation, and declining water quality. Meeting this challenge requires an integrated, sustainable agriculture approach, including climate-smart farming, regenerative agriculture, and carbon sequestration, to build resilient, low-carbon food systems.
To address these challenges, Dr. Ibrahim Khalil founded the Climate-Resilient Agri-Environmental Systems (CRAES) research group at University College Dublin, advancing research in greenhouse gas mitigation, carbon sequestration, and climate adaptation. The group’s work earned a Strategic Priority Award from the UCD Earth Institute for excellence in environmental sustainability and climate action leadership.
Through national and international collaboration, CRAES evolved into the International Symposium on Climate-Resilient Agri-Environmental Systems (ISCRAES), a leading platform uniting researchers, policymakers, and sustainability experts to advance climate resilience and resilient food systems worldwide.
Since its inaugural 2020 edition, ISCRAES has been held biennially under a national organising committee chaired by Dr. Khalil, with editions in Dublin, Ireland (2022) and UCD (2024), each advancing dialogue on climate adaptation and eco-friendly farming innovation.
1. Sustainable Crop Management Practices
2. Climate-Resilient Grassland Systems
3. Genetic Innovations for Climate Resilience
4. Agroforestry Systems for Ecosystem Services
5. Biodiversity Conservation & Restoration
6. Land Health for Climate Resilience
7. Water Management for a Resilient Future
8. Integrated Pest & Disease Management
9. Climate Risks & Vulnerability Across Agri-Systems
10. Early Warning Systems & Climate Risk Mapping
11. Geospatial Technologies for Climate-Smart Agriculture
12. Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
13. Farm Modelling & Decision Support Systems
14. Policy & Finance for Resilient Agri-systems
15. Circular Agriculture & Bioeconomy
16. Indigenous Knowledge for Climate Resilience
17. Low-Carbon Agri-Food Systems
