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Watch the following video to get an overview of the data we will be using as model inputs to simulate the project’s scenarios for food, energy, water, and ecosystem security in the Upper Mississippi River Basin to the year 2050.
The video is a recording of a Lunch & Learn we organized on August 29th, 2024. FEWscapes researchers Eric Booth and Kelsie Ferin presented.
The model inputs include data on land use/land cover and nutrient inputs to agricultural land in the basin. Researchers from the FEWscapes team will feed these data to the Agro-IBIS model, which simulates agroecosystem processes, such as plant growth and the nutrient cycle. (Read this blog post to learn more about how Agro-IBIS works.)
The model results will provide implications for how to meet common goals for food, energy, water, and ecosystem security in the region, based on the changes to the landscape that occur in the scenarios.
The research team developed the scenarios based on ideas and input from stakeholders in the region who are involved in implementing policies and programs related to food, energy, water, and ecosystem security. The scenarios reflect their diverse perspectives on how food, energy, water, and ecosystem goals could be achieved by 2050.
We expect to be able to share the model results and their implications in 2025. Stay tuned!