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Food Security, Climate Change and Climate Variability Focus of Stanford-led Symposium at AAAS

The demand for food, feed and fuel will continue to rise as the world population grows and becomes more affluent. Meeting this demand will be especially challenging because of global warming, say climate experts, and the impacts of climate variability could make food markets even more volatile, adds Rosamond Naylor, professor of environmental Earth system science at Stanford University. On Feb. 17 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. PT, Naylor will lead a symposium on the compound effects of climate change and climate variability on food security at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Read More