Archive for 'Strategic priorities'
Food security as a strategic priority for commissioning and use of evidence »
In the last of his series of articles, Professor Robert Watson, explains why food security is a strategic priority. While agricultural science and new technologies have boosted production, one billion people are still hungry.
Biodiversity as a strategic priority for commissioning and use of evidence »
In the second of our series of articles on evidential priorities, Professor Robert Watson looks at biodiversity, its critical importance to human wellbeing and the economy, and how getting the economics right can help address its loss.
Climate change as a strategic priority for commissioning and use of evidence »
In the first of a series of articles on evidential priorities, Professor Robert Watson looks at climate change and the threat it poses - with biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation - to food, water and energy security.
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