Food security

Report warns of ways climate change threatens food security of urban poor

28 March 2013
Media release
Climate change
Urban environments
Policies to increase food security in the global South focus too much on rural food production and not enough on ensuring poor people can access and afford food, especially in urban areas, says a report published today by the International Institute for Environment and Development.

Agricultural development: business as usual is not an option

5 April 2012
Blog entry
Food and agriculture
Gender

Following the 2008 global food price hikes and riots, national governments and transnational corporations are

Mozambique: the next Atlantis?

15 September 2011
Blog entry
Climate change

Mozambique is a country plagued with a history of floods and poverty. Lying on the south east coast of Africa, its coastline spans over 2700km with its lowest point level to the Indian Ocean. So it needs to be prepared for sea-level rises caused by climate change.

Can small-scale farmers feed the world?

Are small-scale farmers there to feed themselves and large-scale farmers there to feed the world? Credit: Flickr/Peter Casier
15 March 2011
Blog entry
Food and agriculture
The world’s food systems are being squeezed from all sides: rising populations and shifting diets are increasing the global demand for food, while food production is increasingly compromised by climate change and land degradation.

Food security in 2050: how can we make it fairer and more sustainable?

3 February 2011
Blog entry
Food and agriculture

A new report from the United Kingdom finds that securing food supplies in 2050 means growing more food, on the same land, with fewer impacts. That requires shifts in policy and practice that we can achieve using a mix of politics, science and market forces.

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