Navigating the perfect storm: international dimensions

Downloads

• Bill-Adams-Surviving-the-anthropocene (.pdf)
• Sejal-Worah-Global-Problems-Local-Solutions (.pdf)

 

Summary

This event explored the international challenge of food, water and energy security in the run up to the United Nations Rio +20 Conference on Sustainable Development. The interaction between food, water and energy security is one of the most pressing issues for the world, and is especially challenging for developing nations.

The event was held in partnership with WWF-UK and chaired by the Government Chief Scientist, Professor Sir John Beddington. It followed the preceding event A perfect storm ahead: geographical perspectives on food, water and energy security to 2030

 

Programme

Introduction from the Chair: Professor Sir John Beddington, Government Chief Scientist.

Keynote speech: Ivan Lewis MP, Shadow International Development Secretary.

Presentations:

• Professor Bill Adams, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge

• Dr Sejal Worah, Programmes Director, WWF India.

Panel led discussion, including Miguel Pestana, Vice-President, Global External Affairs at Unilever; Katie Critchlow, BigGreenChange; and Chris Whaley, Head of European and International Co-Ordination Division, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

Presentations can be downloaded from the right-hand section.

 

Other resources

Government Media Release A new Foresight project investigating how to improve anticipation of and resilience to disasters is being announced today by the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir John Beddington (Foresight, 13.02.12)

Article on the event in the Ecologist Population is 'our biggest challenge' says government chief scientist Sir John Beddington (14.02.12)

Article on the event from attendee Professor Richard Tiffin, University of Reading (Global Food Security, 20.02.12)