policy Archives - Global Food Security

Do we need an IPCC-like international body for food?

Date: 3 May 2016
Author(s): Tim Benton

A common voice is needed to make the most of the evidence, says Global Food Security programme Champion Tim Benton.

Choosing food: consumption and the carbon footprint

Date: 7 March 2016
Author(s): Arianna Psichas

How can we nudge people to eat more healthily and sustainably? University of Cambridge’s Arianna Psichas reports from the Global Food Security programme’s Policy Lab on sustainable nutrition.

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Stress to success: the behaviour of resilient vegetables under climate change

Date: 9 November 2021
Author(s): Olivia Cousins

2021 is a year of converging events; the UK is hosting the COP26 climate change conference, the UN COP15 conference focusing on biodiversity has just passed, and the international year of fruit and vegetables is in full swing. To celebrate these events, Dr Olivia Cousins shares the importance of maintaining and using the biological diversity of vegetable crops so that they can endure the stresses of our changing climate.

Food Systems Research Programme Outlines Multiple Approaches to Resilience

Date: 1 December 2021

The Resilience of the UK Food System in a Global Context (GFS FSR) research programme, launched in 2016 by the Global Food Security programme, has outlined multiple approaches to enhancing resilience in its final programme report.

The GFS UK Food System Resilience in a Global Context research programme is ending. Findings from the programme and the 13 projects are summarised in a new report exploring how we move to a more #resilient food system👇foodsystemresilienceuk.org/fs… @scotgov @BBSRC @NERCscience @ESRC pic.twitter.com/8SDiNp7qcw

About 3 hours ago

Closes today! #foodsystem #jobs twitter.com/FoodSecurityUK…

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Only 2 days left to apply to work for the Global Food Security programme! uksbs.taleo.net/careersection… twitter.com/FoodSecurityUK…

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Exciting job opportunity! Come and work for the Global Food Security programme as a portfolio manager - deadline 25th November. Apply now! uksbs.taleo.net/careersection… pic.twitter.com/BPgXm4wlnL

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2021 is a year of converging events; the UK hosted @COP26 #climatechange conference, the @UNBiodiversity #COP15 has just passed, & @FAO year of fruit & veg is in full swing #IYFV2021 Dr @_oliviacousins blog & research celebrates the combination of these👇foodsecurity.ac.uk/blog/stres…

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Do we need an IPCC-like international body for food?

Choosing food: consumption and the carbon footprint

Stress to success: the behaviour of resilient vegetables under climate change

Food Systems Research Programme Outlines Multiple Approaches to Resilience

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Do we need an IPCC-like international body for food?

Choosing food: consumption and the carbon footprint

Stress to success: the behaviour of resilient vegetables under climate change

Food Systems Research Programme Outlines Multiple Approaches to Resilience

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