Climate change – Global Food Security

The food system is a vital part of the climate solution

Date: 17 November 2022
Author(s): Jack Blowers

The UN recently stated that it finds ‘no credible pathway to 1.5C in place’ with current global commitments to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. In anticipation of the conclusion of COP27, here is a recap from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, released in April 2022. This looks at possible solutions and mitigation strategies in response to the changing climate, including what role the food system can play in our fight against climate change.

New funding for healthy people and healthy planet

Date: 22 April 2022
Author(s): Adam Staines

The Transforming UK Food Systems Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF) programme has awarded 11 new research projects with £14 million in funding, focusing on putting healthy people and a healthy environment at its core.

Multi-stakeholder dialogue report on GFS future food system scenarios published

Date: July 2021
Author(s): Maia Elliott

This scenarios sub-report summarises the outputs of an intergenerational, multi-stakeholder dialogue based on the GFS scenarios report The role of the UK food system in meeting global agreements: potential scenarios. This report was selected to feed into the UK Member State Dialogue for the 2021 United Nations Food System Summit.

GFS report feeds into UK Member State Dialogue for UN Food Systems Summit

Date: 26 July 2021
Author(s): Adam Staines

Coinciding with the 2021 United Nations Food System Pre-Summit (26-28 July), the Global Food Security programme has published its new multi-stakeholder dialogue report. The report was selected to feed into the official UK Member State Dialogue for the UN Food System Summit.

What could our food system look like in 2050?

Date: 17 May 2021

The food system could play an central role in meeting the Paris Climate Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals. But what kind of opportunities, challenges and trade-offs might we encounter along the way?

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The role of the UK food system in meeting global agreements: potential scenarios

Date: May 2021
Author(s): Maia Elliott

This scenarios report is based on the outputs of a cross-stakeholder scenarios exercise exploring the role of the UK food system in meeting global agreements. The four plausible food system scenarios highlight the potential opportunities, challenges and trade-offs that could arise during food system transformation.

The role of the UK food system in meeting global agreements: supporting evidence

Date: May 2021
Author(s): Maia Elliott

This sub-report provides an overview of the evidence supporting the plausibility of the scenarios in the GFS report: The role of the UK food system in meeting global agreements: Potential scenarios.

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Future-proofing the food system to tackle global challenges

Date: 17 May 2021
Author(s): Maia Elliott

The Global Food Security programme has published a scenarios report exploring potential transformation pathways to align the UK food system with global agreements. Through stimulating thought and discussion about the future of the UK food system, this report aims to help policymakers navigate uncertainty, facilitate long-term decision-making, and inspire immediate action.

The role of the UK food system in meeting global agreements: supporting evidence

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Date: May 2021

This sub-report provides an overview of the evidence supporting the plausibility of the scenarios in the GFS report The role of the UK food system in meeting global agreements: potential scenarios.

(You can view PDF documents by downloading a PDF reader. We recommend using Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox web browsers.)

The role of the UK food system in meeting global agreements: potential scenarios

Document Information: PDF 8MB
Date: May 2021

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Second GFS crop climate working group meeting

Date: June 2019
Author(s): Adam Staines

This month experts came together for the second meeting of the crop breeding and climate modelling working group. The aim of the working group is to identify ways to protect our food supply in the face of a changing climate and extreme weather.

Working group of crop breeders and climate modellers launched

Date: March 2019
Author(s): Adam Staines

As the climate crisis escalates, so will its impacts on crop production. To protect our food supply in the face of a changing climate and extreme weather, GFS has launched a working group to improve communication and information sharing between crop breeders and climate modellers.

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