food Archives

2022 Toronto Conference on Earth System Governance

Past event / The 2022 Toronto Conference will be organized around the five analytical lenses structuring the new earth system governance research agenda.

20 October 2022 / About Adaptation, Behaviour and choice, Climate policy, Climate services, Disaster Risk, Finance, Food and agriculture, Geopolitics, Mitigation, Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals

Cinnamon and cardamom buns in bakery window, Stockholm, Sweden

The nexus of Swedish food consumption emissions in climate, health and fairness

Perspective / On World Food Day, we look at Sweden's just transition towards net-zero carbon emissions by diving into three key categories: footprints, health, and fairness.

16 October 2022 / About Behaviour and choice, Climate policy, Food and agriculture, Mitigation and Sustainable lifestyles

Måns Nilsson co-signs IEEP op-ed about EU framework for sustainable food

Media coverage / SEI Executive Director Måns Nilsson has co-signed an op-ed published by IEEP calling for an EU framework for sustainable food.

30 September 2022 / About Climate policy, Food and agriculture and Public policy

Aerial view of Vienna, Austria at twilight above St. Stephen's Cathedral

Can developing future scenarios support reducing supply chain risks?

Feature / SEI's Henrik Carlsen reflects on vulnerabilities in global supply chains and how developing future scenarios can support climate change adaptation.

23 September 2022 / About Adaptation and Supply Chains

Mwita Igayi, a young farmer from the Serengeti-Mara region in Tanzania

Agroforestry and youth – possibilities and barriers

Other publication / This policy brief outlines recommendations for policymakers on using agroforestry in an inclusive manner to create new opportunities for youth in food systems.

30 August 2022 / About Food and agriculture and Sustainable Development Goals

Woman showing her hands covered in the natural colour obtained from the barks of the community forest.

“I’m not JUST a farmer”

Feature / Meet the Thai “agripreneurs” who are adapting to their local context by diversifying rural livelihoods.

25 August 2022 / About Adaptation, Behaviour and choice, Cities, Food and agriculture, Land use and Sustainable Development Goals

View of Amman, Jordan, with smaller buildings and road traffic in the foreground and taller buildings in the background beneath a blue sky.

An assessment of strategies for sustainability priority challenges in Jordan using a water-energy-food Nexus approach

Journal article / This study aimed to support robust decision-making for planning and management of water-energy-food (WEF) nexus systems in the country of Jordan.

7 July 2022 / About Adaptation, Food and agriculture, Fossil fuels, Mitigation, Participation, Planning and modelling, Public policy, Sustainable Development Goals, Water resources and Water-Energy-Food Nexus

ENVforum Annual Conference 2022

Past event / The Asia-Europe Environment Forum (ENVforum) "SMEs Going Circular: Decarbonisation of Food Supply Systems" is a two-day international conference.

28 June 2022 / About Food and agriculture

Man peeling soy beans through a sieve, Brazil

Resilience of the UK food system regarding demand for soy

Other publication / A policy brief co-authored by SEI's Chris West assesses the risks associated with the UK food system's high dependency on soy and outlines mitigation measures.

24 June 2022 / About Business, Climate policy and Food and agriculture