We warmly invite you to our upcoming webinar "Food Systems under Pressure" on October 27, 15:00-16:15 CET as part of our new webinar series "Connecting Climate Change and Health".
Climate change is u...
We warmly invite you to our upcoming webinar "Food Systems under Pressure" on October 27, 15:00-16:15 CET as part of our new webinar series "Connecting Climate Change and Health".
Climate change is undermining food systems worldwide: droughts, floods and heat reduce harvests, disrupt supply chains and drive up food prices. The health consequences are severe, ranging from acute malnutrition in drought-affected regions such as the Horn of Africa to an increased risk of food-borne diseases and a growing burden of diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The webinar will therefore explore how we can build food systems that are resilient and sustainable in order to protect nutrition and health.
Agenda
15:00–15:10 Welcome and introduction to the webinar series
15:30–15:40 Input 3 - Extreme Weather Events and Malnutrition: Heath Impacts on the Ground
15:40–16:10 Moderated Q&A
16:10–16:15 Summary and Closing
Speakers
Dr. Christine Chemnitz, Director, Agora Agrar
Dr. Marco Springmann, Senior Researcher in Environment and Health, Environmental Change Institute (ECI), University of Oxford and Professorial Research Fellow, Institute for Global Health, University College London