IISS report on climate change & security
Rick,
Catching up, an IISS event in February 2011 'The IISS Transatlantic Dialogue on Climate Change and Security: Final Report':http://www.iiss.org/events-calendar/...-final-report/
Hour long podcast and a link to a PDF of the report.
Grantham's warnings re resources & food supply
Jeremy Grantham is the Chief Investment Strategist (and co-founder) of GMO, a major asset management firm.
In April he published an excellent analysis of Peak Oil in GMO Quarterly (19 pgs):
http://www.gmo.com/websitecontent/JGLetterALL_1Q11.pdf
This week Part 2 of Resource Limitations was released which focuses on agri-food (15 pgs):
http://www.gmo.com/websitecontent/JG...ions2_2Q11.pdf
Grantham's expressions of concern are particularly helpful since they come from a respected veteran analyst within the financial community.
Keep going - easy on the water
I think water supply deserves a separate thread, because of it's strategic and impact in specific geographical areas. Maybe this week I shall look around this thread.
Transforming food systems in a global context
Found a link to this 2014 podcast by Professor Paul Rogers, from Bradford University, whose approach to security is different: Human Security and it is a broad brush analysis - which includes the role of food.
Link:http://www.tansey.org.uk/news/PRtalk.html
Food production and climate change starts at 14:54. To be fair the more I listen, it is interesting and just about fits here!:wry:
Since 2012 there have been a small number of posts on the purchase, development and sometimes using imported labour on agricultural land. IIRC with China and Saudi Arabia to the fore.