This conference will consider how the production and consumption of food can be shaped to match the future needs of the global population, and ask what changes in investment, business practice and global governance might ensure this occurs in a sustainable way. 9 - 10 December 2013, Chatham House, UK.
This conference will highlight innovations in the development of rural and agricultural livelihoods, financial inclusion and increasing rural food security and nutrition in Africa. Register your place by visiting crackingthenutafrica.eventbrite.com.
The Global Food Security (GFS) programme has launched a refreshed strategy that focuses on a number of key future priorities. The new approach was unveiled at a Parliamentary event to highlight the success in bringing research funders together to tackle food security challenges. You can read more about it here.
As part of EU Development days in Brussels on 26 and 27 November, our colleagues in ICAE, ASPBAE, EAEA and DVV have reported that their combined contribution in the area of lifelong learning and development was very successful. For details of the event see the attached.
Challenging the 'European Area of Lifelong Learning' critically reflects on the context in which lifelong learning policies and practices are organized in Europe with contributions of researchers and policy makers in the field, including a number of colleagues associated with the PASCAL Observatory and CR&DALL. This includes a chapter entitled 'The Rise and Fall and Rise again of Learning Cities' by Lynette Jordan, Norman Longworth and Michael Osborne.
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