Information on "Food"
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23 Apr 2013
Global Environmental Change: Implications for Food Security and International Security
In this audio presentation from the 2013 International Security Forum, five experts examine the relationship between food security and the current international security system. More on «Global Environmental Change: Implications for Food Security and International Security»
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18 Oct 2012
Food and Water Security and Governance in Asia
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, South Asia is home to more than one third of the world’s people who are 'food insecure'. More on «Food and Water Security and Governance in Asia» -
4 Oct 2012
The Geopolitics of Food Security
Rising demands for increasingly scarce food resources may lead to countries with food surpluses using their supplies for geopolitical leverage. More on «The Geopolitics of Food Security»
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Dec 2011
Fahad Al-Attiya: A Country With no Water
In this audio presentation, infrastructure engineer Fahad Al-Attiya discusses Qatar's water problems and the impact they have on the country's food security. More on «Fahad Al-Attiya: A Country With no Water»
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22 Sep 2011
Climate Change and the Risk of Violent Conflict in Southern Africa (Part 1)
In this audio presentation, Professor Ashok Swain, who is the co-author of a GCS report on "Climate Change and the Risk of Violent Conflict in Southern Africa”, discusses the report's findings and their possible implications. More on «Climate Change and the Risk of Violent Conflict in Southern Africa (Part 1)» -
22 Sep 2011
Climate Change and the Risk of Violent Conflict in Southern Africa (Part 2)
This audio presentation focuses on the African Union and its Peace and Security Council's growing concerns with climate change and other non-traditional threats. More on «Climate Change and the Risk of Violent Conflict in Southern Africa (Part 2)»
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24 Jun 2011
China's Role in the World
Major General Pan Zhenqiang discusses the implications of greater global leadership for China, especially in terms of its commitment to international stability and peacekeeping operations. More on «China's Role in the World»
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27 May 2011
Organic Agriculture and Climate Change
Dr Adrian Mueller, a senior researcher at both the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture in Frick, Switzerland and at the Chair for Environmental Policy and Economics PEPE at ETH Zurich, discusses the opportunities and challenges of organic agric... More on «Organic Agriculture and Climate Change»
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21 Jul 2010
The Emerging Wheat Rust Epidemic
Dr Ronnie Coffman discusses the dangers of the wheat rust variant Ug99 and global efforts to develop more resistant varieties of wheat and to mitigate the coming epidemic. More on «The Emerging Wheat Rust Epidemic»
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23 Oct 2008
World Food Price Crisis
Blaming market speculation for rising food prices oversimplifies a complex phenomenon, Emilia Casella tells the ISN. More on «World Food Price Crisis»
