Episode 022 | Dr. Afton Halloran: Towards a Sustainable Future Where We Can Flourish

In this episode I talk with Dr. Afton Halloran about global food security and sustainability; and  the link between climate-induced food insecurity and climate refugees; the reality that there are no silver bullets to the critical environmental challenges we face; but at the same time there are still a number of positive solutions to our problems that are “lights at the end of the tunnel”, and that it’s not all “gloom and doom”.

 

We also talk about what gives Afton hope and keeps her going when things look dark, and what advice she would offer listeners about what they can do to be part of making a difference in meeting the challenges of the Twenty First Century Imperative, and maintaining their hope?

 

As an independent consultant in Sustainable Food System Transitions, and a trans-disciplinary scientist, Afton has worked on food and agriculture issues with organizations such as the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and the Nordic Council of Ministers. Afton is a consultant-researcher for the Food Planet Prize Secretariat, has co-authored and edited three books on sustainable food systems,  and holds a research position at the University of Copenhagen.  

 

Afton is also now the host of the Nordic Talks podcast, the number-one producer of Nordic inspirational podcasts on sustainability.

 

You can read more about this podcast in the podcast’s Show Notes. 

 

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