PC2 | Food security, water woes, and tire-d lettuce
Food security, water woes, and tire-d lettuce
Convener: Hazel GibsonECSECS
Mon, 15 Apr, 16:00–17:00 (CEST)
 
Press centre
Mon, 16:00
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Especially when it becomes scarce or unhealthy, food is an issue that is always critical. In this press conference, scientists share real-time impacts of climate variability and trade disruptions on food security; claim a better understanding of the use of reclaimed water for agricultural irrigation in Spain; and accelerate research to better understand tire-derived compound uptake in lettuce.

Participants:
Marijn Gülpen
Environmental Science Group, Wageningen University, The Netherlands

Paloma Esteve
Departamento de Economía Agraria, Estadística y Gestión de Empresas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

Thilo Hoffmann
Centre of Microbiology and Environmental System Science, University of Vienna, Austria

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