Making Progress on Food Security in the North American North

October 7 (WEBINAR)

MAKING PROGRESS on FOOD SECURITY in the NORTH AMERICAN NORTH: BUILDING on 15 YEARS OF RESEARCH will be presented at 10am ADT by Dr. PHIL LORING of the School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Saskatchewan. Food security is a world-wide societal challenge, and one area of the world where food insecurity is increasing is the North American Arctic and Subarctic. In this presentation Dr. Loring reviews research on food security in general and as it has been executed in the North over the last 15 years. He reviews a comprehensive set of findings regarding why people are food insecure: challenges like remoteness and climate change play a role, but the primary drivers of food insecurity for northern peoples continue to be governance and policy issues, issues that have been recognized and critiqued for many decades. In light of new challenges to the rights of indigenous peoples in the North such as climate change and development, Loring offers suggestions for future research and policy that focuses on place-based and rights-based approaches to planning and development. Registration available at Making progress on food security in the North American North: Building on 15 years of research.