Food & Water Security (online)

Offered by University of British Columbia: Okanagan, with Dr. Joanne Taylor

March 1, 2021 – March 28, 2021 (12 hours)

ClimateSense Reduced Rate: $75

Please Note: This reduced rate is offered for residents of Prince Edward Island only.

Drawing upon the food security literature and current events in the media, this survey course will encourage learners to build a new understanding of food security, water shortages in agricultural production, and climate change challenges in agriculture. We will introduce policy tools and case studies illustrating the effects that climate change has on agriculture which will be useful and applicable to individual cross-disciplinary learning.

Intended Audience: professionals and specialists from a variety of sectors including (but not limited to) Agriculturalists (industrial producers’ associations, small-scale farmers, market gardeners, fisheries, and livestock professionals), agrologists, agricultural economists, environmentalists, and related environmental fields, educators and researchers, rural development managers, policymakers, concerned citizens, and community leaders