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Akiko Suwa-Eisenmann
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Senior Economist at INRAE, France. Professor at the Paris School of Economics (PSE). Member of Cercle des Economistes.
Chairperson of the HLPE-FSN, the High level panel of experts for the CFS, the UN Committee on World food security. .. more

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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 1d
Kutia—the first of twelve dishes served on Christmas Eve in Ukraine—
is a symbol of tradition, resilience, and home. Our team has delivered tens of thousands of kits including everything needed to make Kutia, to communities along the frontlines in Ukraine. #ChefsForUkraine

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Emily Breunig @emilybreunig.bsky.social · 2d
Don't know whom to credit for this, but it's stuck with me:

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Modern interpretation of Joseph and Mary outside a convenience store, in the rain, looking for a place to spend the night

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Dzyga's Paw @dzygaspaw.com · 2d
We wish you a bright and warm Christmas, even in the darkest of times ✨

May this day remind us that even when the night feels endless, there are people who keep the light alive - with courage, care, and unity.

Thank you for standing with Ukraine and for choosing kindness when it matters most!

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 13d
This is actually a really common scam these days. A scammer will call and use AI to replicate a family member’s voice and the family member will sound distressed and having an emergency so you don’t have time to think. Best thing to do is hang up and call that family member “back” to confirm.

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Akiko Suwa-Eisenmann @suwa-eisenmann.bsky.social · 15d
Cameroun: la filiale d'un géant français de la banane mise en demeure rfi.my/CG3P.BS
Afrique économie - Cameroun: la filiale d'un géant français de la banane mise en demeure
Au Cameroun, quatre ONG mettent en demeure La Compagnie fruitière et sa filiale Les plantations du Haut-Penja (PHP), plus gros exportateur de bananes du pays. Transparency International et ses partena...
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations @fao.org · 15d
🏔️ Mountains are the world’s water towers with nearly 2 billion people relying on glacier melt for drinking water, irrigation & energy.

But glaciers are disappearing fast, threatening agrifood systems & cultural heritage.

We need urgent global action.

#MountainsMatter #IMD2025

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juli g pausas @jgpausas.bsky.social · 24d
The new Global Fire Emissions Database (GFED5, 2002–2022) shows that at the global scale 1) by far, most area burned are grasslands; 2) area burned is declining; & 3) fuel consumption is increasing: ie, fires are increasing in forests & encroached grasslands.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Two plots with the global mean annual burned area (left) and fuel consumption (right), for the 2002–2022 period, in grasslands & non-grasslands.

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 24d
On #GivingTuesday we encourage everyone to support their fave causes. Remember time is also helpful. Today tell someone that public data is a public good. Or share the day in the life post with your fam. Sometimes small actions can make a big impact.
www.datarescueproject.org/a-day-in-the...
Guest Post: A Day in the Life with Federal Government Data
Today, we have the fourth post in the series from Claire McKay Bowen and Aaron R. Williams to help diverse audiences understand and support the federal statistical system. Everyone living in the Unite...
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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 24d
While trade can provide cheaper access to food, it also makes countries vulnerable to trade disruptions, such as those triggered by geopolitical conflicts, export bans, climate shocks, or shipping breakdowns.

This reshapes how countries organise production and set policy ⤵️

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UNICEF @unicef.org · 24d
Cyclone Ditwah has left children across Sri Lanka facing an escalating humanitarian crisis.

UNICEF is scaling up life‑saving support - clean water, nutrition, psychosocial support and emergency education kits - but more funding is urgently needed.

www.unicef.org/press-releas...
Over 275,000 children affected in Sri Lanka following devastating Cyclone
www.unicef.org

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 24d
We’ve always had floods – but as the world warms, they’re becoming more intense and more severe.

We’re all in harms way – but those who don’t have a safe place to live, or can’t take food and water for granted, are always most vulnerable.
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after floods leave hundreds dead and many missing
The president says it is the "most challenging natural disaster" in the country's history.
www.bbc.com

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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 28d
Flooding in Medan, North Sumatra in Indonesia.

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IPES-Food @ipes-food.org · Nov 24
#COP30 ended with #FoodSystems missing from the deal—even as Brazil served delegates 80 tonnes of local, #agroecological food.🌱

Elisabetta Recine:
“Food solutions were everywhere around COP30 – but none of this made it into the final agreement.”

Our reaction: ipes-food.org/cop30-ends-w...
“Food solutions were on display everywhere around COP30 – from the 80 tonnes of local and agroecological meals served, to concrete proposals for tackling hunger – but none of this made it into the negotiating rooms or the final agreement. Despite all the talk, negotiators failed to act, and the lived realities of people most affected by hunger, poverty, and climate shocks went unheard.” Elisabetta Recine, IPES-Food

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Akiko Suwa-Eisenmann @suwa-eisenmann.bsky.social · Nov 23
Dr El Solh has also been the vice-chairperson of the HLPE-FSN. My condolences to his family. icarda.org/media/news/m...
In Memory of Dr. Mahmoud El Solh | ICARDA
ICARDA is deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Dr. Mahmoud El Solh on Sunday, 16 November 2025, a distinguished scientist, former Director General, and one of the most influential figur...
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Akiko Suwa-Eisenmann @suwa-eisenmann.bsky.social · Nov 23
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COP 30 Outcome: What it means and what’s next
Belém left the world divided but spurred momentum on key issues that will continue beyond the conference.
www.iisd.org

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Dzyga's Paw @dzygaspaw.com · Nov 23
We delivered one night vision monocular and four Starlinks to our hero, Mike English, and his comrades to help them with the logistics of supplies and ammunition to the frontline.

The total cost of the delivered items is $4,825.

Thank you so much for your support!

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IPES-Food @ipes-food.org · Nov 22
#COP30 has ended without recognising industrial #FoodSystems as a major driver of the climate crisis. Food is left out of the final deal.

“This is not failure. This is capture,” says our @rajpatel.org

Full statement: ipes-food.org/cop30-ends-w...

#COP30 #ClimateJustice #FoodSystems
“Food systems have been erased from these negotiations. Not by accident. Industrial agriculture holds extraordinary power over this process, and it shows. This is not failure. This is capture. And until we name it for what it is – until governments choose people over corporate interests – these negotiations will continue to betray the very communities they claim to serve.” Raj Patel, IPES-Food

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PIK_climate @pik-potsdam.bsky.social · Nov 22
"Too little was done too late”: New commentary with PIK director Johan Rockström warns of rising planetary risks after a missed decade of action. Climate & biosphere pressures keep increasing, but stabilising the Earth system is still within reach.
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · Nov 21
A persistent puzzle in development economics is why calorie consumption has fallen among India's poorest despite ⬆️ incomes & ⬇️ poverty rates.

Today's article shows that rising inequality is a big part of the answer - inequality alters what poor households perceive as necessary.

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High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition @hlpe-fsn.bsky.social · Nov 21
🐟 Fisheries & aquaculture support livelihoods, food security, sustainable diets & communities, especially in coastal, riverine & Indigenous areas.

📗#DYK the HLPE-FSN is preparing a report on aquatic food systems, soon open for public consultation? Stay tuned! #WorldFisheriesDay
Silhouette of a fisherman throwing a net.

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · Nov 19
Ultra-processed foods – what’s the impact?

In a new Lancet Series, experts warn a global rise in #UPFs presents a growing public health threat.

Read the evidence & policy recommendations ⬇️
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Part of a Lancet Infographic summarising the findings from the Lancet Series on Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health. Part of a Lancet Infographic summarising the findings from the Lancet Series on Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health. Part of a Lancet Infographic summarising the findings from the Lancet Series on Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health.

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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · Nov 17
African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) have suffered an almost 80% population crash over the past 30 years. Competition with fisheries targeting sardines and anchovies cornerstone prey for the species has been widely cited as a key driver of the decline. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/african...
African Penguins must now compete with fishers as prey declines - Oceanographic
Critically Endangered African penguins forage in fishing hotspots when prey is scarce, highlighting urgent needs for fishery closures.
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SDG2 Advocacy Hub @sdg2advocacyhub.bsky.social · Nov 13
🚨#FAO and #WFP's new #HungerHotspots report warns of a shrinking window to prevent millions more people facing acute food insecurity in 16 hotspots.

Read: www.fightfoodcrises.net/hunger-hotsp...
#HungryforAction #HungerHotspots

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Eric Fisher @efisherwx.bsky.social · Nov 12
Aurora color guide! What creates the different shades?

Different atoms getting "excited" at different altitudes

The bright reds are a sign of a particularly intense event

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Nov 12
Heading down into the clouds
Red and green lights over gray clouds Green lights over gray and black clouds.

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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · Nov 11
Extinctions unfold not through one fatal blow, but through the slow convergence of many.
The final pair of Great Auk were killed on July 3, 1844, while incubating an egg.

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Kanpai ! 🇯🇵 Voyage au Japon @kanpai.bsky.social · Nov 6
📷 Koishikawa Korakuen - Le jardin japonais de Tokyo Dome

[La photo Kanpai #Japon du jour]

Koishikawa Korakuen est un jardin japonais situé à proximité du Tokyo Dome, dans l'arrondissement de Bunkyo, au cœur de la capitale du Japon. Imaginé par la branche Mito de…

Lire la suite sur notre site.

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Ben Lilliston @benlilliston.bsky.social · Nov 4
Good news from the NY AG. Global meat giant JBS settled a case involving their net zero claims, agreeing to pay $1.1 million and stop claiming they will reach net zero by 2040 without a plan. Corporate accountability can take time - 🧵 ag.ny.gov/press-releas...
Attorney General James Secures $1.1 Million for Climate-Smart Agriculture from World’s Largest Beef Producer
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a $1.1 million settlement with JBS USA Food Company and JBS USA Food Company Holdings (JBS
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Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy @iatp.bsky.social · Nov 3
At the recent U.N. Committee on Food Security (CFS) plenary, where a new report on food security & nutrition was adopted, the Civil Society & Indigenous Peoples’ Mechanism (CSIPM) advocated for agroecological solutions that resist corporate power & false narratives. www.iatp.org/un-committee...
UN committee creates space for collaborative responses in support of just food system transitions
Against the backdrop of multilateralism facing multiple challenges, and the UN remaining a spectator to unprecedented levels of unilateral coercive measures that are suffocating economies, obliteratin...
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Akiko Suwa-Eisenmann @suwa-eisenmann.bsky.social · Oct 23
Fostering momentum and commitment for nutrition: great presentations and testimonies of the multilateral effort to act on the success of the N4G summit : better nutrition as central for development and a driving force of food systems transformation. Follow here : www.fao.org/webcast/deta...
53rd Plenary Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) of the United Nations - Day4 - Afternoon Session
The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) was established in 1974, and reformed in 2009, with the vision to be the foremost inclusive international and inte...
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