Sustainable Development

Food Insecurity in the Domestic and International COVID-19 Context

May 28, 2020
For decades the number of undernourished people had been declining, but as of 2015 this is no longer the case. Current trends of food insecurity are especially alarming in the context of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Supply chain pressures and international movement restrictions coupled with a global economic crisis are exacerbating the existing food security crisis. What is the policy solution to addressing immediate food needs? What is the broader long-term road map? How does the U.S. balance domestic and global food insecurity pressures? And who are the people at greatest risk of suffering from food insecurity as a result of COVID-19? LBJ Associate Dean Kate Weaver moderates a conversation with LBJ professors Erin Lentz and Raj Patel.

Jurgen Schmandt

Professor Emeritus of Public Affairs

Jurgen Schmandt specializes in environmental policy and regulation. His research deals with sustainable development, climate change and water policy. He has a doctorate from the University of Bonn (political philosophy) and has worked at the OECD (Paris) and the Environmental Protection Agency. Before coming to the LBJ School, he was associate director of the Program on Technology and Society at Harvard University. Schmandt developed the sustainable development program at the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC). He continues to work with HARC as a Distinguished Fellow.

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