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Akiko Suwa-Eisenmann

Akiko Suwa-Eisenmann

@suwa-eisenmann.bsky.social

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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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juli g pausas @jgpausas.bsky.social · 21h

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 · 21h

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...

www.datarescueproject.org

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 23h

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 ⤵️

Reposted by Akiko Suwa‐Eisenmann

UNICEF @unicef.org · 23h

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

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 1d

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.

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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 4d

Flooding in Medan, North Sumatra in Indonesia.

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IPES-Food @ipes-food.org · 9d

#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

Akiko Suwa-Eisenmann @suwa-eisenmann.bsky.social · 9d

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...

Akiko Suwa-Eisenmann @suwa-eisenmann.bsky.social · 10d

www.iisd.org/articles/ins...

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.

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Dzyga's Paw @dzygaspaw.com · 10d

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 · 10d

#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

Reposted by Colin F. Camerer, Rob Marchant, Akiko Suwa‐Eisenmann , and 1 more Colin F. Camerer, Rob Marchant, Akiko Suwa‐Eisenmann, Katja Rietzler

PIK_climate @pik-potsdam.bsky.social · 11d

"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...

Reposted by Akiko Suwa‐Eisenmann

VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 11d

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.

Reposted by Akiko Suwa‐Eisenmann

High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition @hlpe-fsn.bsky.social · 12d

🐟 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 · 13d

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 ⬇️
spkl.io/63327AduhR

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 · 15d

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.

oceanographicmagazine.com

Reposted by Akiko Suwa‐Eisenmann

SDG2 Advocacy Hub @sdg2advocacyhub.bsky.social · 20d

🚨#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 · 21d

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

Reposted by Akiko Suwa‐Eisenmann

Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 21d

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 · 21d

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.

Reposted by Akiko Suwa‐Eisenmann

Kanpai ! 🇯🇵 Voyage au Japon @kanpai.bsky.social · 27d

📷 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 · 29d

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 · 29d

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...

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...

Akiko Suwa-Eisenmann @suwa-eisenmann.bsky.social · Oct 23

On my way walking to the 4th day of the CFS plenary meeting this morning.
www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-gove...

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High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition @hlpe-fsn.bsky.social · Oct 20

🧵Our way forward is more knowledge & science - to assess what are the priorities, who are the most marginalized & where they are. Knowledge, to monitor & evaluate, helping to find the best solutions, and making governments and business accountable and responsible. #CFS53

Akiko Suwa-Eisenmann @suwa-eisenmann.bsky.social · Oct 19

Proud to be part of this important event, on the 15th anniversary of the HLPE-FSN. 15 years as the Science-Policy-Interface of the CFS, a great collaboration with the foremost inclusive international and intergovernmental platform in the field of food security and nutrition!

High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition @hlpe-fsn.bsky.social · Oct 19

Join us tomorrow!
Everything’s ready for #CFS53! 🌍

📅 Mon: HLPE-FSN in the opening
📅 Tue: High-Level Forum on Finance for food systems
📅 Wed: HLPE-FSN Report on resilient food systems
🔎Side events

👉 Info & webcasts: www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-gove...

CFS team the day before the CFS 53rd plenary session

Akiko Suwa-Eisenmann @suwa-eisenmann.bsky.social · Oct 19

HLPE-FSN at 15! We have called for a critical shift in food policy framework based on a food systems approach, expanding food security to incorporate sustainability and agency, anchored on the right to adequate food. The adventure continues ! More here : www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe...

Evidence-based policy making: for a demand-driven and inclusive approach

Formulating more effective food security and nutrition policies requires a deeper understanding of the underlying forces that drive food systems’ changes.

Reposted by Akiko Suwa‐Eisenmann

High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition @hlpe-fsn.bsky.social · Oct 19

Join us tomorrow!
Everything’s ready for #CFS53! 🌍

📅 Mon: HLPE-FSN in the opening
📅 Tue: High-Level Forum on Finance for food systems
📅 Wed: HLPE-FSN Report on resilient food systems
🔎Side events

👉 Info & webcasts: www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-gove...

CFS team the day before the CFS 53rd plenary session

Reposted by Akiko Suwa‐Eisenmann

UNICEF @unicef.org · Oct 10

The news of a ceasefire brings a much-needed, long-overdue glimmer of hope for children and families in Gaza.

UNICEF is ready - we have a plan in place, supplies on the move, and a team on the ground providing children with life-saving supplies and services.

Maisara, 13, reacts to the ceasefire news in Gaza: I felt happy the moment I heard
the news about the ceasefire. Finally, I will return to my city in the north, because like all children, we are tired of war. We want to live our childhood again. What makes me even happier is that we will
no longer suffer from hunger.

Rasha, 13, reacts to the ceasefire news in Gaza: I miss my cousins. And we want to go visit them in the cemetery in East Bureij camp. And we want
to go see our families in Gaza. Since the ceasefire was announced, we have all
been happy.