Researcher reviews food security in the North

October 2, 2014

Phil Loring, a former UAF student and faculty member, will review research on food security in the North during a presentation Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 10 a.m. in 405 Akasofu Building.

Loring, now assistant professor at the University of Saskatchewan's School of Environment and Sustainability, will discuss why food sources are insecure in the North. The presentation, also available on the web at https://accap.uaf.edu/food_security, is part of a series offered by the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy.

Food supplies in the North are made insecure by remoteness and climate change, but the primary drivers are governance and policy issues, Loring believes. Loring offers suggestions for future research and policy that focus on place-based and rights-based approaches to planning and development.

Loring earned his doctorate in indigenous studies from UAF in 2010 and worked as a research assistant professor in the Institute for Northern Engineering.

Upcoming ACCAP webinar topics and dates are:

Oct. 23, (note special day): "Extreme Weather Events on the Last Frontier: Meteorological Analysis and Societal Impacts"

Nov. 18: "A Tale of Two Synthesis Efforts: The PacMARS and SOAR Programs."

Dec. 9: "The NOAA Arctic Test Bed"