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
- 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 …
- Three main components of #foodsecurity are utilisation, access and availability explains John Ingram @ecioxford
- Q: How do changes in climate and other planetary boundaries affect #foodsecurity? A: Weather induced spikes affect affordability
- #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 …
- Developing concepts of food system ecology is one element of @ecioxford's Food Systems Programme explains John
- 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 …