The joint workshop on 14 October hosted by the research alliance Leibniz INFECTIONS and the Leibniz-Lab 'Systemic Sustainability' will focus on global health and food security under the conditions of a changing Earth and the accelerating dynamics of global societies.
Co-chaired by Prof. Dr Ulrich Schaible, spokesperson for the research alliance Leibniz INFECTIONS, and Prof. Dr Jochen Schanze, spokesperson for the Leibniz Lab ‘Systemic Sustainability’, the workshop „"Planetary Health, Food Security: Earth System Change, Food and Health" will discuss the following key questions with pulse talks by renowned speakers.
- How do agriculture, food and nutrition affect Earth system change?
- What challenges does the changing Earth pose for global food security?
- What societal and scientific advances could foster just nutrition on a healthy planet?
The interlinkages between planetary health and food security appear to be of crucial importance under the conditions of a changing Earth and the accelerating dynamics of global societies. While food production trigger planetary boundaries transgression, Earth system change and societal dynamics affect global food security and just nutrition, with impacts on human health. Industrial agriculture and food production together with high-trophic diet lead to One Health issues such as amplifying climate change, biodiversity loss, etc. on the one hand and malnutrition, lifestyle diseases and infections on the other. Against this backdrop, the aim is to assess and monitor key interlinkages between the Earth and food in order to identify tipping points and explore transformation pathways for One Health.
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About the World Health Summit
The World Health Summit (WHS) is a conference and strategic forum that takes place every October in Berlin with around 3,500 participants on site and more than 10,000 online. This international platform for global health brings together stakeholders from politics, science, the private sector and civil society from around the world to set the agenda for a healthier future and the well-being for all.