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Action Against Hunger
Action Against Hunger (~1978; NYC and four other capitals; 7500+ staff in 45+ countries; actionagainsthunger.org) This global humanitarian organization is committed to ending world hunger based on an International Charter of...
Aspire Food Group
Aspire Food Group (2013; Austin, Ghana; 9 management and 60 global staff; aspirefg.com) An innovative food company that works on new food solutions from insects and insect-based products; e.g. cricket...
Brown, Lester R.
Lester R. Brown (b.1934) is well-known as the founder of the Worldwatch Institute in Washington in 1974, where he served as president until 2000. Worldwatch is known for its annual...
Center for a Livable Future
Center for a Livable Future (2003; Baltimore; 34 staff; clf.jhsph.edu) Operates out of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, from the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering. It...
Food, Food Security, Food System, Food Waste, Global Health, Health, Organic Food, Public Health, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable Food, Sustainable Food Consumption, Sustainable Food Production, Sustainable Food System, Transformation of Food System, UN Sustainable Development Goals
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (1946, Atlanta GA; 15,000 staff; www.cdc.gov) CDC seeks to “protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases...
Biological Threats, Biosecurity, Climate Change and Health, Disaster Aid, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Recovery, Disaster Relief, Disaster Resilience, Disaster Risk Reduction, Disasters, Disease Hotspots, Disease prevention, Environmental Health, Existential Risks, Existential Threats, Extinction, Food Security, Food Studies, Food System, Global Health, Global Risks, Health, Health and Climate, Health and Environment, Health Security
Centre for International Environmental Studies
Centre for International Environmental Studies (2010; Geneva; 30 faculty and staff; graduateinstitute.ch) A research center that addresses climate change, biodiversity, food security, energy, etc. It offers PhD as well as...
CGIAR
CGIAR (1971; France; 11,000 staff; www.cgiar.org) CGIAR, formerly known as the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, is a global partnership of international organizations focused on food security research. It is dedicated...
Agriculture, Food Security, Organic Food, Planetary Boundaries | Guard Rails, Public Health, Sustainable Food, Sustainable Food Consumption, Sustainable Food System
COMSATS
COMSATS (1998; Islamabad; comsats.org) The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South is an international inter-governmental organization with 27 member states in three continents; Asia, Africa and Latin...
COVID-19: Potential Impact on the World’s Poorest People
COVID-19: Potential Impact on the World’s Poorest People (World Food Programme, April 2020, 13p) Currently, “821 million people regularly go to bed hungry.” Due to the economic and logistical consequences...
Creating a Sustainable Food Future: Solutions to Feed Nearly 10 Billion People by 2050
Creating a Sustainable Food Future: Solutions to Feed Nearly 10 Billion People by 2050 (World Resources Institute, July 2019, 556p; 90p Synthesis Report, Dec 2018) A Report by the World...
Food, Food Security, Food System, Sustainable Food, Sustainable Food Production, Sustainable Food System
Earth Innovation Institute
Earth Innovation Institute (2013; San Francisco, United States; 39 staff; earthinnovation.org) The Earth Innovation Institute "works to advance climate-friendly rural development through innovative approaches to sustainable farming, forestry and fisheries...
Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Change Mitigation, Community Forest Management, Food Security, Forests
Famine Early Warning Systems Network
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (1985; Washington, D.C; fews.net) It was created by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) "in response to devastating famines in East and...
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Rome; 1945; 11,561 staff; fao.org) The FAO is "an intergovernmental organization with 194 Member Nations, two associate members and one member organization,...
Climate-Smart Agriculture, Climate-Smart Farming, Deforestation, Food, Food Innovation, Food Security, Food System, Food System Transformation, Forest Degradation, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Food, Sustainable Food Production, Sustainable Food System, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects
Food Security Information Network
Food Security Information Network (Global; fsinplatform.org) A "global initiative co-sponsored by FAO, WFP and IFPRI to strengthen food and nutrition security information systems for producing reliable and accurate data to...
German Development Institute
German Development Institute (1964; Bonn; 142 staff; die-gdi.de) An interdisciplinary research and policy advisory organization that supports a global public welfare policy geared towards the concept of sustainable development through...
Agriculture, Development, Ecosystem Services | Natural Wealth Valuation, Food Security, Governance, Green Growth | Jobs | Economy, Refugees, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Transformation, Water
Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture/GACSA
Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture/GACSA (2010; Rome; fao.org/gacsa) The "inclusive, voluntary and action-oriented multi-stakeholder platform on Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA)" is a division of the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the...
Agriculture, Alliances | Coalitions | Networks, Food Security, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects
Global Food Initiative
Global Food Initiative (2014; Univ of California; ucop.edu/global-food-initiative) It works to address the need to "sustainably and nutritiously feed a world population expected to reach eight billion by 2025"; aligning...
Global Institute for Food Security
Global Institute for Food Security (2012; Saskatoon, Canada; 20 staff; gifs.ca) The international institute aims to deliver sustainable global food security. Its mission "is to help feed the world through...
Global Network Against Food Crises
Global Network Against Food Crises (2016; fightfoodcrises.net) An alliance of "humanitarian and development actors united by the commitment to tackle the root causes of food crises by promoting sustainable solutions...
Global Report on Food Crises 2021
(Global Network Against Food Crises and Food Security Information Network, 5th edition, May 2021, 307p; 4p Overview) The GNFC works to understand food crises, leverage strategic investments, and foster coordination...