EGU24: PC2 - Food security, water woes, and tire-d lettuce

Especially when it becomes scarce or unhealthy, food is an issue that is always critical. In this press conference, scientists share real-time impacts of climate variability and trade disruptions on food security; claim a better understanding of the use of reclaimed water for agricultural irrigation in Spain; and accelerate research to better understand tire-derived compound uptake in lettuce.

Participants:
Marijn Gülpen
Environmental Science Group, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands

Paloma Esteve
Departamento de Economía Agraria, Estadística y Gestión de Empresas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

Thilo Hoffmann
Centre of Microbiology and Environmental System Science, University of Vienna, Austria

Recorded at EGU24 in Vienna, Austria, Monday 15 April 2024.

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