FOOD SECURITY AND GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE Mike Brklacich Mike Brklacich Carleton University, Canada Carleton University, Canada Inter-American Institute for Global Inter-American Institute for Global Environment Change, Brazil Environment Change, Brazil [next]
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FOOD SECURITY AND GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGEENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
Inter-American Institute for Global Inter-American Institute for Global Environment Change, BrazilEnvironment Change, Brazil
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OVERVIEWOVERVIEW
Food Security Research ThemesFood Security Research Themes Climatic Change & Agriculture: Climatic Change & Agriculture:
Two Generations of ResearchTwo Generations of Research Food Security & Global Environmental Food Security & Global Environmental
Change: Bridging the GapChange: Bridging the Gap
FOOD SECURITY DEFINEDFOOD SECURITY DEFINED
“ “ People having access to sufficient People having access to sufficient stocks and supplies of food to provide a stocks and supplies of food to provide a
KEY ATTRIBUTES OF FOOD SECURITYKEY ATTRIBUTES OF FOOD SECURITY
Multiple dimensionsMultiple dimensions Multiple scalesMultiple scales Beyond securing food, securing human Beyond securing food, securing human
livelihoodslivelihoods Environmental variability consideredEnvironmental variability considered Environmental change (esp GEC) not a Environmental change (esp GEC) not a
major focus major focus
ADDING GEC TO THE FOOD ADDING GEC TO THE FOOD SECURITY AGENDASECURITY AGENDA
““Adding GEC to the FS research agenda will Adding GEC to the FS research agenda will require an understanding and assessment of require an understanding and assessment of
the socio-economic context within which food the socio-economic context within which food systems are situated as well as GEC processes systems are situated as well as GEC processes
and impacts”and impacts”
CLIMATIC CHANGE & AGRICULTURE :CLIMATIC CHANGE & AGRICULTURE :TWO GENERATIONS OF RESEARCHTWO GENERATIONS OF RESEARCH
RESEARCH ATTRIBUTESRESEARCH ATTRIBUTES Single stressorSingle stressor Slow, incremental GECSlow, incremental GEC Single scaleSingle scale Limited socio-economic changeLimited socio-economic change Vulnerability as a GEC residualVulnerability as a GEC residual
CONTRIBUTIONS TO FOOD SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS TO FOOD SECURITY ASSESSMENTSASSESSMENTS
Effective assessment of food supply issuesEffective assessment of food supply issues Less able to address food entitlement, food Less able to address food entitlement, food
access and human livelihood perspectivesaccess and human livelihood perspectives
GUIDING FACTORSGUIDING FACTORS Likelihood an individual or group will be Likelihood an individual or group will be
exposed to and impacted (positively or exposed to and impacted (positively or negatively) by GECnegatively) by GEC
Capacity to anticipate, cope with, resist, Capacity to anticipate, cope with, resist, recover from and if necessary adapt from recover from and if necessary adapt from GEC impactsGEC impacts
BUILDING A FRAMEWORK TO LINK BUILDING A FRAMEWORK TO LINK CLIMATIC CHANGE & FOOD SECURITYCLIMATIC CHANGE & FOOD SECURITY
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
Change in freq & mag of threats
GEC
Exposure
FOOD SYSTEM
SENSITIVITIES
BUILDING A FRAMEWORK TO LINK BUILDING A FRAMEWORK TO LINK CLIMATIC CHANGE & FOOD SECURITYCLIMATIC CHANGE & FOOD SECURITY
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
Change in freq & mag of threats
GEC
Exposure
FOOD SYSTEM VULNERABILITY
/SECURITY
Capacity to cope with &
adapt to GEC
SOCIETAL CHANGE
Change in institutions, resource accessibility, economic conditions, etc