CIAO DATE: 04/2011
October 2010
Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies
Food security has become one of this century's key global challenges. In 2007 and 2008, increased food insecurity due to the dramatic rise in food prices led to a global crisis, causing political and economic instability and social unrest in many countries. In an effort to address this urgent issue, the RSIS Centre for NTS Studies and the ANU Department of International Relations convened a three-day Public Forum and Workshop on 'Securing Food Futures in the Asia-Pacific' in Canberra, Australia, on 6–9 October 2011. The event explored and evaluated the regional frameworks on food security such as APEC and ASEAN, identified best practices and gaps in those arrangements and explored ways to strengthen regional cooperation on food security. This report summarises the proceedings of the forum and workshop.
Resource link: Public Forum and Workshop on Securing Food Futures in the Asia-Pacific: Evaluating Regional Frameworks for Food Security [PDF] - 2.5M