1. FAOCGIARWMO

2. Examples of human activities leading to GEC: Deforestation Fossil fuel consumption Urbanisation Land reclamation Agricultural intensification Freshwater extraction Fisheries overexploitation Waste production Global Environmental Change Anthropogenic Causes

3. Changes in the biophysical environment caused or strongly influenced by human activities Land cover & soils Atmospheric composition Climate variability & means Water availability & quality For example changes in: Nitrogen availability & cycling Biodiversity Sea currents & salinity Sea level Global Environmental Change Manifestations

4. To determine strategies to cope with the impacts of GEC on food systems and to assess the environmental and socioeconomic consequences of adaptive responses aimed at improving food security. GECAFS Goal

5. How will Global Environmental Change affect the vulnerability of food systems in different regions? How might food systems be adapted to cope with GEC so as to enhance food security? What would be the consequences of adaptation options for environmental and socioeconomic conditions? GECAFS Fundamental Questions

6. FOOD UTILISATION Food System Components & Key Research Elements FOOD ACCESS Affordability Allocation Preference Nutritional Value Social Value Food Safety FOOD AVAILABILITY Production Distribution Exchange

7. FOOD UTILISATION FOOD ACCESS FOOD AVAILABILITY HIV-AIDS Climate variability & extreme events Political Unrest Sea Level Rise Currency Fluctuations Water Availability Economic Recession Changes in Sea Currents & Salinity Change in Trading Agreements Food Systems are vulnerable to multiple interactive stressors Biodiversity loss Land degradation

8. Global Environmental Change and Food Systems Research Conditions & Scenarios Current Food Systems Adapted Food Systems Vulnerability & Impacts Feedbacks Adaptation Decision Support

9. 1. Conceptual & Methodological Research i.Food Systems Concepts ii.Vulnerability Concepts iii.Scenario Construction iv.Decision Support Systems 2. Regional Food Systems Research i.Indo-Gangetic Plain ii.Caribbean iii.Southern Africa Research Approaches

10. Science Agendas Development Agendas Policy Makers Resource Managers Science Natural Socio- economic Research Relevance & Stakeholders

11. Develops a GEC science agenda that: targets generic science issues improves understanding of the interactions between the Earth System and Food Systems integrates natural and social sciences adds value to basic science by underpinning applied science underpins regionally-based food systems research Conceptual & Methodological Research  International networking approach  Led by small, specialist committees  Coordinated by dedicated Science Officers  Specific funding applications, mainly to science agencies Conditions & Scenarios Current Food Systems Adapted Food Systems Vulnerability & Impacts Feedbacks Adaptation Decision Support

12. Develops a GEC science agenda that: targets regional scientific issues relates to regional development needs interacts effectively with the regional policy making process encourages more support for the regional science communities provides contexts for conceptual research  Regional studies approach  Led by regional scientists assisted by GECAFS IPO  Specific funding applications, mainly to development agencies Conditions & Scenarios Current Food Systems Adapted Food Systems Vulnerability & Impacts Feedbacks Adaptation Decision Support Caribbean Regional Research

13. GECFAS SANREM Project in relation to GECAFS Caribbean and Conceptual Research GECAFS Caribbean Research SANREM project GECAFS DSS Research GECAFS Food Systems & Vulnerability Research GECAFS Scenarios Research

14. GECFAS Caribbean SANREM Project Build on considerable progress Kingston W/S as a means to reconcile: SANREM requirements Identified Caribbean policy & research Qs GECAFS framework