Jun
30
Food Security and Climate Change
June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment
At CIOCS we are working to make connections between climate change, human security and the world’s oceans. Recently, there’s been plenty of news about our warming planet and the impact this has on food security, which relates directly to human security. As Justin Gillis shows in this NY Times article from early June, consumption of [...]
Jun
15
The Joint Ocean Commission Initiative Leadership Council has released a new report that calls upon leaders to support implementation of the National Ocean Policy. America’s Ocean Future: Ensuring Healthy Oceans to Support a Vibrant Economy identifies four fundamental components that will ensure effective implementation: Coordination of federal agency policies and activities with state, regional, tribal [...]
Oct
13
NCSE Hosts 11th Annual Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment
October 13, 2010 | 3 Comments
CIOCS would like to inform you of the following NCSE Conference, at which CIOCS Executive Director Robbin Peach will lead a session on food security. The conference will be January 19-21, 2011, in Washington, DC. Read on or see the Conference Website for more details. The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE)’s 11th National Conference [...]