Creating a climate for food security: governance and policy in Australia. Synthesis and Integrative Research, Final Report. NCCARF Publication 99/13

Christine Slade; Angela Wardell-Johnson

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Creating a climate for food security: governance and policy in Australia. Synthesis and Integrative Research, Final Report. NCCARF Publication 99/13

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Creating a climate for food security: governance and policy in Australia. Synthesis and Integrative Research, Final Report. NCCARF Publication 99/13

Christine Slade and Angela Wardell-Johnson

pp.1-40

National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility

2013

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Policy and Administration

Macro and micro policies shape decision-making processes for government and industry across the food system. Economic cost/benefit measuring of food policy is no longer sufficient due to new broader health, social and environmental drivers. In the complex governance structures today policy development is required both horizontally and vertically (Barling et al. 2002: 557). Currently, policies are developed across a broad number of government departments and regulatory authorities in a silo approach, which severely restricts their effectiveness. Due to this fragmented approach inconsistencies, overlap and gaps are highly probable (DAFF 2011a: vi). This report contributes to the understanding of the relationships between food policies, food security and climate change. It focuses on six main food security areas that may be significantly impacted by climate change in Australia: agricultural production; biodiversity and ecosystems; land use; resilience to natural disasters; water scarcity; and biosecurity (Garnaut 2011). Food policies need to consider the impacts of climate change through a triple-bottom-line lens. Current regulatory systems need to be simplified through the unbundling of bureaucratic layers and would benefit from a consistent and integrated food policy approach and a diverse food system approach which includes regional and local scales.

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Title: Creating a climate for food security: governance and policy in Australia. Synthesis and Integrative Research, Final Report. NCCARF Publication 99/13
Authors: Christine Slade (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Angela Wardell-Johnson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Publication details: pp.1-40
Publisher: National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility
Date published: 2013
ISBN: 9781925039702
Copyright note: Copyright © 2013 University of the Sunshine Coast. This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the copyright holder.
Organisation Unit: School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449061802621
Output Type: Book

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