Critical Theme seminar: climate change and food security
Dr John Ingram, of Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute, was the special guest for an IIED Critical Theme on 12 February 2015. The seminar focused on environmental change, food security and food system activities, and live updates from the event can be found below:
There is just over an hour until our seminar on environmental change & food security with Dr John Ingram of @ecioxford. Coverage starts 4pm
Full details of IIED's latest Critical Theme are here --> http://www.iied.org/iied-critical-theme-seminar-climate-change-food-security … @ecioxford #foodsecurity pic.twitter.com/tjI4pzaS0m- We'll be sharing Dr Ingram's presentation via Twitter to allow you to follow - & we're keen to hear your views #foodsecurity @ecioxford
- About to start! Critical theme seminar on #foodsecurity, systems and environmental change presented by John Ingram @ecioxford...
- If you want to follow what's happening you can view the presentation here --> http://www.slideshare.net/IIEDslides/food-systems-food-security …
Right we're off. John Ingram starting off by explaining there is a story to be told... pic.twitter.com/Lx3psCiS4M
#foodsecurity is more than just food production. It is the whole food system and includes a set of activities pic.twitter.com/s9iERxukhe- Three main components of #foodsecurity are utilisation, access and availability explains John Ingram @ecioxford
We're now looking at the concept of 'planetary boundaries' and food system activities #foodsecurity pic.twitter.com/6z7kcn871G- Q: How do changes in climate and other planetary boundaries affect #foodsecurity? A: Weather induced spikes affect affordability
Food systems are failing many: 1 billion people hungry + 2 billion suffer from vitamin + micronutrient deficiencies pic.twitter.com/FDeEAJlUmR- #foodsecurity exists when all people, at all times, have physical, economic and social access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food
- Remember if you're following the critical theme on here and want to view the presentation, it's here --> http://www.slideshare.net/IIEDslides/food-systems-food-security …
Here's Dr John Ingram from @ecioxford at our seminar on #foodsecurity, systems & environmental change pic.twitter.com/NPSeTOWafI
We're now looking ahead...unless current trends are curbed half global adult population will be overweight in 15yrs pic.twitter.com/3qD09FHeGP- Developing concepts of food system ecology is one element of @ecioxford's Food Systems Programme explains John
How do we improve food system efficiency and outcomes? pic.twitter.com/wVXMd8X5sA
A sustainable diet is... Reduced meat? GM? We often think environmental, don't forget nutrition& enterprise @IIED #foodsecurity- And don't forget you can view today's presentation here --> http://www.slideshare.net/IIEDslides/food-systems-food-security …
