How Will Climate Change Affect Our Global Food Supply?

At this RFF seminar, experts will examine recent research on this important topic and discuss how the United States and other countries are addressing the challenge.

Date

Jan. 28, 2015

Participants

Yusuke Kuwayama

Event Series

Workshop

Event Details

According to recent studies, climate change could reduce agricultural productivity, decreasing global food supplies and harming households that rely on crops, livestock, and fisheries for income. How much do we actually know about how climate change might impact agriculture? What types of policies can be developed today to help protect against the worst of these impacts?

At this RFF seminar, experts examined recent research on this important topic and discuss how the United States and other countries are addressing the challenge. Panelists presented new methods to quantify the climate vulnerability of farm households, demonstrated in major studies in Africa, South Asia, and the US Pacific Northwest. They also addressed recent work currently underway at the US Department of Agriculture and the World Bank.

Moderator

Yusuke Kuwayama, Fellow, RFF

Panelists

John M. Antle, Professor, Department of Applied Economics, Oregon State University; and University Fellow, RFF
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Elizabeth Marshall, Economist, Economic Research Service, US Department of Agriculture
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Holger A. Kray, Lead Agriculture Economist, Agriculture Global Practice, World Bank Group
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Event Video

Participants

Yusuke Kuwayama

Fellow

Yusuke Kuwayama is a fellow at RFF and an assistant professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

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