Dear colleagues.
We are inviting proposals for presentations at a workshop on ‘Food security
from a planetary health perspective’, organised by the Global Politics and
Development Centre and the Living Sustainably catalyst at Royal Holloway
University of London, that will take place online, on June 18, 2024
(afternoon), and in person in London, on June 19, 2024 (morning/early
afternoon). This workshop aims to explore the intersection of food
security and planetary health, focusing on the complex relationship between
human health and the health of our planet.
In recent years, concerns about food security have become increasingly
urgent, with challenges such as climate change, population growth, and
environmental degradation posing significant threats to global food
systems. At the same time, there is a growing recognition of the importance
of planetary health – the health of human civilization and the state of the
natural systems on which it depends.
This workshop seeks to bring together researchers to
Examine the connections between food security, in all its aspects
(availability, access, utilisation, stability, agency, and sustainability)
and planetary health;
Assess how different factors (e.g., multinational corporations,
food aid provision, gender/race, water insecurity, technological advances
etc.) affect food systems and planetary health; and
Interrogate the pros and cons of different strategies for
promoting food security while safeguarding planetary health.
Papers based on the presentations will be considered for publication in the
forthcoming Handbook of Politics of Food Security (De Grutyer, 2025). We
will also discuss potential large grant applications around food security.
If interested in participating, please send an abstract of no more than 200
words by May 15, 2024, to ivica.petrikova@rhul.ac.uk. Feel free to also
use this email to ask any questions that you might have about the event.
Contributions from PhD students and early-career researchers are
encouraged. Please indicate in your proposal whether you’d prefer
participating online or in person in London.