Presentations from the Food Security and Environmental Change Conference, Oxford, 2-4 April 2008
Below are most of the presentations from the Food Security Conference. Please click on the links to be taken to the power point slides (in pdf format) for the given presentation.
Wednesday 2 April 2008 |
Chair: Diana Liverman, UK
Plenary 1
Global Environmental Change and Food Systems: Introduction and Challenges
Diana Liverman, UK
Plenary 2
Linking science, development and policy communities to address GEC/food security issues
Bob Watson, UK
Plenary 3
Global environmental change and food system interaction. Perspectives from the natural sciences
Mark Howden, Australia
Plenary 4
Addressing Dynamic in Agri-Food Systems: An Agenda for Social Science Research
John Thompson, UK
Session 1
Case studies of food system vulnerability to global environmental change in the context of multiple stressors.
Convenor: Alison Misselhorn
Multiple stresses and vulnerability to food systems in Africa: A case study from Sudan
BME Osman-Elasha et al, University of AlAzhari, Sudan
RS Sidhu, K. Vatta et al, Agricultural University, India
Assessing effectiveness of food security interventions to multiple stresses in Zimbabwe
S Gandure, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
S Drimie, International Food Policy Research Institute, USA
Surface Water, arctic peoples and food system vulnerabilities in a changing climate
PA Loring et al University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA
Session 2
Environmental change and the meanings of food.
Convenor: Susanne Freidberg
Cultural values of hidden harvests in traditional foods and livelihood security of adi community: Empirical learning from Eastern Himalaya
RK Singh, Central Agricultural University, India
TA Crane, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
EA Dowler et al, University of Warwick, UK
Resilience and revitalisation of a native American food system - traditional food security
DV Fazzino, University of Florida, USA
Session 3
Improving climate forecasting for food security research.
Convenor: Molly Brown
Climate Information, index insurance and climate risk management
D Osgood, Columbia University IRI, USA
Bridging the climate change adaptation and climate-sensitive development challenges in rural Africa
JW Hansen, Columbia University, USA
Integrating seasonal forecasts into food security outlook analyses
J Verdin et al, US Geological Survey, USA
Developing adaptation options using climate and crop yield forecasting at seasonal to multi-decadal timescales
AJ Challinor, University of Leeds, UK
Session 4
Responses of food system activists to climate change.
Convenor: Molly Anderson
Panel discussion with:
- Maria Luisa Mendornça, Network for Social Justice and Human Rights, Brazil
- Elenita Dano, Third World Network, Malaysia
- Rachel Nampinga, Gender & Climate Change Network and Eco-Watch Africa, Uganda
Session 5
Developing adaptation options and building adaptive capacity for food systems.
Convenor: Polly Erickson
Adaptive water management in Brazil and Chile
A León et al, Universidad de Chile, Chile
S Bharwani et al, Stockholm Environmental Institute, UK
Adaptation to climate change in Ethiopia and South Africa: Options, constraints and influences
E Bryan et al, IFPRI, USA
PP Aldunce, University of Chile, Chile
JD Unruh, McGill University, Canada
Session 6
Poster papers on Water and Food Security in the Future.
Convenor: John Rockstrom and Thomas Downing
Food security, urbanisation and poverty in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
RE Ekpenyong, University of Uyo, Nigeria
Quantifying the potential to increase global rain-fed water productivity
S Rost, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany
J Mu, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Framing water scarcity: Reconciling water demand for food security
VS Saravanan, Centre for Development Research, Germany
A Malaisamy, Tamilnadu Agricultural University, India
Session 7
Trade and market reform for food system adaptation.
Convenor: David Schweikhardt
World trade as the adjustment mechanism of agriculture to climate change
R Julia et al, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
Agricultural policy reform trajectories in the EU and the US: An ecological public health assessment
D Barling et al, City University, UK
L Lipper, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN, Italy
Session 8
Managing the embodied greenhouse gas emissions in food.
Convenor: Tara Garnett
Livestock-related greenhouse gas emissions: Impacts and options for policy makers
T Garnett, University of Surrey, UK
Greenhouse gas emissions related to food consumption and possible reduction options
S Nonhebel et al, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
TB Sulser et al, International Food Policy Research Institute, USA
Thursday 3 April 2008 |
Chair: Peter Gregory, UK
Plenary 5
Adding regional and local dimensions of global environmental change into food system research
Rik Leemans, The Netherlands
Plenary panel 6
Regional case studies of GEC and Food Systems research
Introduction: M Brklacich, Canada,
GECAFS regional case studies: Indo-Gangetic Plain, R Sidhu, India; Caribbean, S Hutchinson, Trinidad & Tobago; Southern Africa, P Dube, Botswana
Plenary panel 7
Regional policy processes regarding GEC and food security
Representatives from NEPAD, R Mkandawire; CARICOM, D McRae Smith; Indo-Gangetic Plain, A Ahmed; EU, HJ Lutzeyer.
Session 9
Managing cross-scale interactions within food systems.
Convenor: Evan Fraser
Structural barriers to adaptation of food systems
PJ Erickson et al, University of Oxford, UK
Understanding heterogeneity in households' adaptation to risks that stress food systems
BDK Dovie, University of Ghana, Ghana
Cross-spatial and inter-temporal linkages in coffee livelihoods and landscapes
H Eakin et al, University of California, USA
Assessing impacts and adaptation of European agriculture to changes in climate and market conditions
P Reidsma et al, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Session 10
Governance of food systems.
Convenor: Frank Biermann
Hunger in the lean season: Political and cultural implications of food insecurity in northern Ghana
K Decker, Hamburg University, Germany
D Barling et al, City University, UK
MMR Brandao, Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey, UK
Session 11
Regional scenarios of food systems and environmental change.
Convenor: Monika Zurek
Linking scenarios across geographical scales: Joining process and linking elements
M Zurek et al, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO), Italy
Scenario-based integrated assessment of land-use changes in the Middle East
J Koch, R Schaldach, University of Kassel, Germany
Y Masutomi et al, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
Croppers to livestock keepers: Livelihood transitions to 2048 in Africa due to climate change
PG Jones et al, Waen Associates, UK
Meza et al, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile
Session 12
Biofuels and food security.
Convenor: Steve Wiggins, UK
M Ewing, M Rosegrant, International Food Policy Research Institute, USA
Food security in Sub-Saharan Africa and biofuels: A quantitative analysis
P Havlik et al, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Forestry Programme, Austria
Will bioenergy development pose a threat to food security in developing economies?
I Maltsoglou et al, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN, Italy
Biofuels and rising food prices: Mexico's 2007 'Tortilla crisis'
HA G Raño, El Colegio de México, Mexico
A Keleman, International Maize & Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico
Session 13
Resilience of food systems
Convenor: Craig Miller
E Fraser et al, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria
Network analysis to assess the productivity and resilience of complex agro-ecosystems
P Reidsma et al, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
W Quaye, Food Research Institute, Ghana
L Alinovie et al, UN, Italy
Session 14
Tradeoffs between ecosystem services, food security and economic growth
Convenor: Keith Wiebe
T Nakayama, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
Vulnerability of exporting nations to the development of a carbon lael in the UK
G Edwards-Jones et al, Bangor University, UK
Trade-offs among ecosystem services and food security in the Lake Victoria Basin
B Swallow et al, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Kenya
L Lipper et al, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN, Italy
Session 15
Workshop on promoting dialogues for linking knowledge and action on food systems and global environmental change.
This session/workshop was withdrawn
Session 16
Workshop on ESF/COST Forward Look on "European Food Systems in a Changing World".
Convenor: Rudy Rabbinge
Session 17
Food industry strategies for global environmental change adaptation and mitigation.
Convenor: Tom McMillan
Panel discussion with:
- David Croft, Cadbury Schweppes plc
- Lucy Neville-Rolfe, Tesco
- Nick Robins, HSBC Climate Change Centre of Excellence
- Helen Browning, The Soil Association
Public lecture
Chair: Diana Liverman
Introduction: Diana Liverman and Sir Crispin Tickell
Global Change and Rural Communities: Is sustainable development still possible?
Prabhu Pingali, Head of Agriculture Policy and Statistics, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Friday 4 April 2008 |
Chair: Joao Morais, Sweden
Plenary 8
Maria Carmen Lemos, Brazil
Plenary 9
Policy/Science Interface: Real-world examples pertaining to global environmental change/food systems
Menghestab Haile, World Food Program, Italy
Session 18
Institutional and policy challenges for agro-ecosystem management in relation to food security.
Convenor: Brent Swallow
RS Sidhu, K Vatta, Punjab Agricultural University, India
Water and political economy of food in Pakistan within a climate change context
P Amir, Asianics Agro Dev, Pakistan
Food systems and climate change in high mountains - a case study from Ladakh. (Contact the author directly for more details of this presentation.)
J Dame, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Environmental pollution and food security in Indian cities: Recognising the implications of emerging threats to peri-urban agriculture
FM Marshall et al, University of Sussex, UK
Global interdependencies between population, water, food and environmental policies
C Llull et al, FNU University Hamburg, Germany
Session 19
Workshop on analysis of international environmental assessments and food security
Convenor: Stanley Wood
Session 20
Workshop on Decision Support for food security
Convenor: Jim Jones
Development and use of a software system to support policy development for a sustainable production of biofuels
M Singh et al, University of Oxford, UK
Development and testing of a scenario based, decision support system for integrating food security and ecosystem management in Jamaica
GA Kiker et al, University of Florida, USA
Methodological issues for modelling food security: Problems, methods and models
D Giraldo et al, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Columbia
Cash, local purchase and/or import food aid? Recent work on a market analysis and decision tree framework for response analysis
DG Maxwell et al, Tufts University, USA
Integrating simulation models of human decision making and biophysical processes
RB Matthews, Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, UK
Session 21
Workshop on managing conflicts related to food security and environmental change
Convenor: Clive Bates
Tracing conflicts related to food security in lower Gangetic Plain
M Choudhury, North Bengal University, India
From nomads to settlers: How droughts, wars and policies have transformed the Jordanian Bedouins. (Contact the author directly for more details of this presentation.)
RA Zurayk, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Chair: Kate Brown, UK
Plenary 10: Food Security and Environmental Change
Louse Fresco, The Netherlands
Plenary 12
Synthesis ideas/main conference points:
4 x 10 min talks by GECAFS Scientific Advisory Committee members: Barbara Huddleston; Mark Rosegrant; Winston Rudder; Luis Vieira.
Closing session: Diana Liverman, UK