Title:
Governance for food security under climate change
Subtitle:
strategic shifts for the food retail sector in Brazil and South Africa
Translated Title(s):
Food security under climate change : comparing food retailers' adaptation
strategies in Brazil and South Africa
Author(s):
Pereira, Laura; Reis da Fontoura, Yuna Souza dos; Fontoura, Carlos Frederico V. T. da
Year of publication:
2010
Available Date:
2010-11-11
Abstract:
Governance in the food system has become a key topic of discussion in light of
the 2007-08 food price crisis. Of special importance has been the shift to
include the role that non-state actors are likely to play in achieving food
security under global environmental change (GEC). This paper aims to compare
private sector food system governance trends in two emerging economies, Brazil
and South Africa. It focuses on practices around adaptation, an area largely
neglected in climate change discussion, yet a critical factor in coping with
the societal consequences of GEC. This study identifies several processes,
particularly within the retail sector, that could indicate mechanisms through
which ‘good governance’ can be translated into practice.
DDC-Classification:
300 Sozialwissenschaften
Publication Type:
Konferenzveröffentlichung
Department/institution:
Politik- und Sozialwissenschaften
Otto-Suhr-Institut für Politikwissenschaft / Forschungszentrum für Umweltpolitik (FFU)
Comments:
B4: Business Strategies
Series/Multivolume:
Berlin Conference on Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
