Global Environmental Change and Food Systems

An increasing world population and globalisation of economies make the provision of sufficient food a major problem in many parts of the world. Impacts of global environmental change cause additional complications, but not all individuals and societies are equally vulnerable. Of ultimate interest to the project is the link between global environmental change and societal well-being, requiring an innovative and interdisciplinary approach.

GECAFS is an international, interdisciplinary research project focused on the interactions between food security and global environmental change. It is improving understanding of the relationships between food systems and the Earth System and is helping to bridge the GEC science and development agendas.

For more information on the GECAFS Project visit their website: www.gecafs.org

Also: www.essp.org/jointproj_food

Project Goals The GECAFS Goal is to determine strategies to cope with the impacts of global environmental change on food systems and to assess the environmental and socio-economic consequences of adaptive responses aimed at improving food security.

Science Plan: Global Environmental Change and Food Systems Download English Version

Project Website

www.gecafs.org

Global Environ-
mental Change
and Food Security

International
Project Office
University of
Oxford, Centre for
the Environment
Oxford, UK
Tel: +44 1865 285 175

Chair of the
Scientific
Steering
Committee

Diana Liverman
Director, Univer-
sity of Oxford,
Centre for the
Environment
UK
diana.liverman
@eci.ox.ac.uk

Executive Officer

John Ingram
john.ingram
@eci.ox.ac.uk