1st International Conference on Food Security and Climate Change: 'Developing Adaptive and Resilient Food Production Systems in the Face of Climate Change'.

Objectives:

The objectives of the conference are to:

i. enable participants to share and exchange experiences on food security and climate change;

ii. identify food systems technologies and institutional and policy options that help in climate change mitigation and adaptation, and improve food

security through building ecosystem resilience;

iii. identify effective mechanisms of partnerships for cooperation between national, regional and international agencies working on food security

and climate change management;

iv. gain more insights into the food security-climate change matrix through application of big data analytics; and

v. promote mobilization of human and financial resources to enhance regional and international cooperation on research and development activities

that sustainably improve food security in the face of climate change.

Structure of conference

The Conference will combine plenary sessions, presentations of research papers in parallel sessions, thematic panel sessions, special sessions,

poster presentations, symposia and exhibitions on food security and climate change research, and innovative start-ups.

Expected outputs

Strategies on enhancing household, national, regional, and global food security and resillience to climate change; Publishable research papers;

Conference proceedings book; Initiation of partnerships for research and commercialisation of innovations and research outputs

Conference theme and sub-themes

The main theme of the 1st International Conference on Food Security and Climate Change is: 'Developing Adaptive and Resilient Food Production

Systems in the Face of Climate Change'.

For more information see the flyer.

From Dr. Innocent Nyakudya, BUSE