Resilient Food Systems at the Nexus of Climate, Nature, and Conflict

​Food systems depend on healthy ecosystems as much as they depend on a stable climate and peace, but it’s not clear how well the tools built to protect food security actually account for that. Early warning systems, financing frameworks, and governance and capacity-building efforts are largely designed around climate and conflict (albeit to a limited degree). Where—if at all—are ecological considerations built into how these systems anticipate, finance, and govern food-system resilience? And where are the real gaps, as opposed to the ones we assume exist? ​This exploratory conversation brings together the people who run these systems—technical experts in early warning, financing practitioners, and governance specialists—to test that question directly. Where has ecological data changed a forecast, a financing decision, or a governance response? Where has it consistently been left out? Why and to what effect? ​Intended Outcomes: -- ​A shared framing for participants to identify how to better integrate ecological indicators into early-warning, financing, and capacity-building systems. -- A key takeaways document for policymakers to encourage a follow-on discussion. -- Relationship building to support continued collaboration among participants and session partners on climate-nature-conflict food security work. Interested? Have questions? Reach out to envsecurity@stimson.org.