Milan, May 11, 2015 - 6:30 p.m.

On May 11, 2015 Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) , International Center for Climate Governance (ICCG) and Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC) , together with the French Embassy in Italy, organize the international conference "Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security" under the patronage of Commissariat Général de la France at Expo 2015. The conference will be held at FEEM, in Milan, at 6:30 p.m.

The conference will explore the links between climate change and agriculture, and how agricultural production can be endangered for example by alterations in the species' growth or by the spread of pathogens and pests over a wider geographic area. And this while the global food production is expected to increase 70 percent by 2050 to cope with the population's growth.

A sustainable development path for future food systems will require transformative changes in technologies, policies and behavior of all actors along the whole food chain. New technologies and new business models for farming and food processing will need to play a major role.

Whether the goal is climate change mitigation or adaptation, strategies that intelligently manage agriculture and food supply need to be developed. This is essential if we are to ensure that the ten billion people who will inhabit the planet by 2050 have access to sufficient and nutritious food. And that this access is sustainable.

Participation is free of charge but registration is required. Please register at this link before May 7.