Food System Security
There is growing concern that food security particularly for more vulnerable sections of society will be further complicated by global environmental change (GEC). There are also concerns that meeting the rising societal demand for food will lead to further environmental degradation which may, in turn, further undermine the food systems upon which food security is based. ESSP research aims to determine strategies to cope with the impacts of global environmental change on food systems and to assess the environmental and socioeconomic consequences of adaptation responses aimed at improving food security.
Plenary Session Day 2, How can we achieve food security in the face of global environmental change? Parallel Session 12, Integrating concepts and indicators for the analysis of agro-ecological, social and economic resilience in food production. Parallel Session 19, Global Environmental Change and Food Security in Africa. Food System Security Expert: Diana Liverman, John Ingram
Water
The global water system is being transformed by major syndromes including climate change, erosion, pollution and salinisation. It is clear that these changes are now globally significant and are being modified without adequate understanding of how the system works. ESSP's research on the water system seeks to answer the fundamental and multi-faceted question: How are humans changing the global water cycle, the associated biogeochemical cycles, and the biological components of the global water system and what are the social feedbacks arising from these changes? How can we best implement environmental water allocations?
Plenary Session Day 2, Beyond conflict: Sharing the global water system
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Contact: Mareile Wolff
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49-471-483-11253
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
26-Oct-2006