Published March 21, 2022
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We need a food system transformation – in the face of the Ukraine war, now more than ever
Creators
- 1. Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Public Health, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; Research Department Climate Resilience, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association, P.O. Box 60 12 03, 14412 Potsdam, Germany
- 2. Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Public Health, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; Research Department Climate Resilience, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association, P.O. Box 60 12 03, 14412 Potsdam, Germany
- 3. Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food and Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
- 4. Research Department Climate Resilience, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association, P.O. Box 60 12 03, 14412 Potsdam, Germany; World Vegetable Center, Tainan, Taiwan
- 5. Research Department Climate Resilience, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association, P.O. Box 60 12 03, 14412 Potsdam, Germany; EAT, Oslo, Norway
- 6. Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute - Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries, Institute of Market Analysis, Bundesallee 63, 38116 Braunschweig
- 7. Research Department Climate Resilience, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association, P.O. Box 60 12 03, 14412 Potsdam, Germany; Department of Agricultural Economics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10099 Berlin, Germany
Description
The Ukraine crisis exposes the fact that our current ways of producing and consuming food are unsustainable and unjust. In response, we should reinforce – and not abandon – the transformation towards a healthy, just, and environmentally-friendly food system. We need comprehensive solutions that bring relief in the short term and at the same time avert the existential threat our food system poses to the health of people and the planet.