World Scientists Define United Approach to Tackling Food Insecurity

An independent commission of scientific leaders from 13 countries has today released a detailed set of 7 recommendations to policy makers on how to achieve food security in the face of climate change.

The report, by the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change was launched today at Planet Under Pressure. It draws attention to emerging challenges - food insecurity and undernutrition, climate change, increasing competition for energy and water and the degradation of land and biodiversity – and stresses the importance of finding ways to sustainably intensifying agricultural production.

As preparations are underway for Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in June, the report’s 7 recommendations provide a timely foundation to help frame discussions around the global policy framework needed to ensure the 'future we want'.

“Decisive policy action is required if we are to preserve the planet’s capacity to produce adequate food in the future”, said Sir John Beddington, Chair of the commission.