Linking science, development and policy

2nd to 4th April 2008
University of Oxford 

To improve links between research and policy communities addressing food security and environment by:

* Presenting and discussing research on environmental change, food security and food systems, and decision support dialogues from the broad international community
* Presenting and discussing findings from conceptual and regional research supported by the ESSP Joint Project “Global Environmental Change and Food Systems” (GECAFS)
* Bringing together scientists and policy makers from diverse backgrounds to forge new partnerships 
 
Themes:
* Concepts and methods for research on food systems; vulnerability and adaptation; scenarios; and decision support
* Regional research from the Indo-Gangetic Plain, Southern Africa, Caribbean, Europe
* Links to the development agenda and policy process

Further Details
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