World hunger surged in 2020, with 1 in 10 people on Earth undernourished
The pandemic has sharply increased the number of people who are undernourished.
19.07.2021
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Rethinking Food Systems
As the UN prepares for its first-ever Food Systems Summit in September 2021, World Environment Day can catalyse the discussion on the impact of food systems have on the environment.
04.06.2021
The 2021 World Food Prize recognizes that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition
Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, a nutrition scientist, has won the World Food Prize. As we celebrate the official start of the Ocean Decade, Ben Belton argues that aquatic foods play a vital role in sustainable, healthy diets.
01.06.2021
From industrial processing plants to local food preservation
Vish Prakash, President of the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFOST) explores how scaled-down models of low-carbon food production can provide local answers to the global issue of sustainable food practices.
26.05.2021
Efficiency must go hand-in-hand with equity to build resilient food systems
Resilient food systems are inclusive food systems.
08.04.2021
Restructuring the food system after COVID-19
The ISC-IIASA Resilient Food Systems report looks at the vulnerabilities in the food system and recommends changes to move forward through COVID-19 recovery plans that prioritize society’s least protected.
06.04.2021
Join the IUFoST discussion on Resilient and Sustainable Food Systems (3 February 2021)
Application of Interdisciplinary Approach to Food and Nutrition Security
29.01.2021
Learning from COVID-19 and building more resilient food systems
During the ‘Transformations within reach: Resilient food systems‘ webinar, representatives from academia and governments discussed the observed and expected near-term impacts of the pandemic on the food system, and highlighted key entry points towards greater resilience and sustainability. ISC intern Husam Ibrahim explores these issues on World Food Day, celebrated every year on 16 October.
16.10.2020
Focus on Interactions: Second Nexus Conference Announced for 2018
<p><a href="http://waterinstitute.unc.edu/">The Water Institute</a> at the University of North Carolina has announced that the second Nexus Conference on the theme of Water, Food, Energy and Climate will take place 16-18 April 2018 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</p>
01.08.2017
