Geographical perspectives on food, water and energy security to 2030
February 2011, 09.45 – 16.00, 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR
NB: all speakers named are confirmed
09.15 Registration and Coffee
09.45 Introduction
Dr Rita Gardner, Director, RGS-IBG Morning Chair:
09.50 Session 1: Background
Climate change context: Research background:
10.30 Session 2: Keynote Speech
Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP, Secretary of State Department for Energy and Climate
11.15 Session 3: Security challenges from the “Perfect Storm”
Water: Professor Nigel Arnell, Director Walker Institute, Reading University
Food: Dr David Barling, Reader in Food Policy, City University London
Energy:
Professor Mike Bradshaw, Professor of Human Geography, Leicester University
Afternoon chair: Professor Mike Bradshaw, Professor of Human Geography, University of Leicester
13.25 Session 4: Geographical understanding: case studies
13.20 Introduction to afternoon
Political Geography Research Group 