Food Systems & Climate Change – Sustainability Course
Understand the threats and impacts of climate change on global food systems, and climate solutions to help mitigate these impacts from the work of AFRICAP.
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for anyone interested in the effects of climate change and creating resilience and sustainability in food production and food systems.
The strategies and techniques presented in the course are based on research that has taken place in various sub-Saharan African countries but they can be used in other parts of Africa and across the world.
The course will be particularly useful if you have an interest or a background in agriculture, environment or food science and you want to learn how current research can have a positive effect on communities.
Since the course examines the implementation of these strategies across a food system where different parties other than farmers are involved, it can provide inspiration to policymakers, charities and other non-governmental organisations
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
Describe the characteristics of agriculture and food systems.
Identify the drivers and challenges impacting food systems over the twenty-first century, with a particular emphasis on climate change.
Investigate the interplay between different drivers of food systems change.
Engage with and apply methods used to describe possible future scenarios for various food systems and agricultural production.
Evaluate forecasts for climate impacts on food systems and agricultural production.
Explore examples of strategies and policies used to adapt to change in African food systems.
