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The new Norwich Institute for Sustainable Development, launched on Feb 1 will focus on developing solutions to enable farmers all over the world to build resilience to variability in rainfall, periods of drought and more extreme and unpredictable weather events.
Launched with £750,000 of funding from the John Innes Foundation, the new Institute will be based at Norwich Research Park, alongside partners the Earlham Institute (EI), Quadram Institute and The Sainsbury Laboratory and represents a landmark as the first formal partnership of expertise in plant science from the John Innes Centre and the social sciences from UEA’s School of International Development.
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UK ‘centre of excellence’ targets food security and climate resilience: This is the most critical issue facing the world today By Katy Askew A new UK centre of excellence was opened this week by partners from the John Innes Centre and University of East Anglia (UEA) to develop projects that improve global food security.
Yields of major staple foods like grains, fruits and vegetables are expected to decrease by between 3% and 10% per degree of global warming. With global temperatures soaring year on year, it is hoped the work of the new Norwich Institute for Sustainable Development (NISD) can help to mitigate this food security risk.
New UK centre to help farmer resilience amid climate change
1 February 2021 |
The new research institute will find ways to enable farmers to build resilience against climate change
A new centre has been launched in Norfolk to develop solutions to enable farmers worldwide to build resilience in the face of climate change.
The Norwich Institute for Sustainable Development will help food producers affected by variability in rainfall, periods of drought and more extreme weather events.
Research shows that yields of major staple foods like grains, fruits and vegetables are expected to decrease by between 3% and 10% per degree of warming.
With global temperatures increasing year-on-year, it is hoped the work of the new centre can help to mitigate these stark predictions.
A new UK centre of excellence is being set up by partners on the Norwich Research Park to improve global food security which is threatened by the effects.