Akiko Suwa-Eisenmann
@suwa-eisenmann.bsky.social
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.
Chairperson of the HLPE-FSN, the High level panel of experts for the CFS, the UN Committee on World food security.
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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.
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
December 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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.
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.
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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...
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
December 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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...
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...
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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 ⤵️
This reshapes how countries organise production and set policy ⤵️
December 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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 ⤵️
This reshapes how countries organise production and set policy ⤵️
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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...
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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December 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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...
www.datarescueproject.org/a-day-in-the...
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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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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Flooding in Medan, North Sumatra in Indonesia.
November 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Flooding in Medan, North Sumatra in Indonesia.
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When someone gives you statistics, consider the words.
Terrific piece from @gelliottmorris.com this morning.
Whenever you ask if something “might” happen or “may” be necessary, it’s very easy for respondents to think of scenarios where the answer is yes, no matter how unlikely.
Whenever you ask if something “might” happen or “may” be necessary, it’s very easy for respondents to think of scenarios where the answer is yes, no matter how unlikely.
Why most polls overstate support for political violence
Misperceptions about the popularity of violence increase public support for it — but you can help change that.
www.gelliottmorris.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
When someone gives you statistics, consider the words.
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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.
Today's article shows that rising inequality is a big part of the answer - inequality alters what poor households perceive as necessary.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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.
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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#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...
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...
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
#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...
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...
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📷 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…
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[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.
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 AM
📷 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.
[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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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
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
November 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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
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
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"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...
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
November 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
"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...
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
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...
icarda.org
November 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Dr El Solh has also been the vice-chairperson of the HLPE-FSN. My condolences to his family. icarda.org/media/news/m...
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#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
“This is not failure. This is capture,” says our @rajpatel.org
Full statement: ipes-food.org/cop30-ends-w...
#COP30 #ClimateJustice #FoodSystems
November 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
#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
“This is not failure. This is capture,” says our @rajpatel.org
Full statement: ipes-food.org/cop30-ends-w...
#COP30 #ClimateJustice #FoodSystems
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🐟 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
📗#DYK the HLPE-FSN is preparing a report on aquatic food systems, soon open for public consultation? Stay tuned! #WorldFisheriesDay
November 21, 2025 at 10:08 AM
🐟 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
📗#DYK the HLPE-FSN is preparing a report on aquatic food systems, soon open for public consultation? Stay tuned! #WorldFisheriesDay
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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!
The total cost of the delivered items is $4,825.
Thank you so much for your support!
November 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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!
The total cost of the delivered items is $4,825.
Thank you so much for your support!
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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
November 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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...
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🚨#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
Read: www.fightfoodcrises.net/hunger-hotsp...
#HungryforAction #HungerHotspots
November 13, 2025 at 5:08 AM
🚨#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
Read: www.fightfoodcrises.net/hunger-hotsp...
#HungryforAction #HungerHotspots
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Extinctions unfold not through one fatal blow, but through the slow convergence of many.
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Extinctions unfold not through one fatal blow, but through the slow convergence of many.
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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...
www.iatp.org
November 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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...
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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
ag.ny.gov
November 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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...
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Heading down into the clouds
November 12, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Heading down into the clouds
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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
Different atoms getting "excited" at different altitudes
The bright reds are a sign of a particularly intense event
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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
Different atoms getting "excited" at different altitudes
The bright reds are a sign of a particularly intense event
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...
www.fao.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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...