Food Systems & Planetary Health

Currently, most food systems are neither ecologically sustainable, nor do they provide adequate healthy human nutrition. Research at the ECEHH aims to help transform local and global food systems towards being sustainable within planetary, ecosystem, boundaries, resilient to climate change and being able to equitably deliver improved human nutrition.

The following research activities represent a snapshot of our work in this area.

Research project

Global Community Food for Human Nutrition and Planetary Health in Small Islands (Global CFaH)

Global CFaH aims to understand the potential for improving household diet, nutrition, and food security, and reducing the burden of nutrition related diseases by promoting increased community-based food production based on agroecological principles, in small island countries.
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A new £2.9m international research partnership will provide evidence for better nutrition and ecological health in small island states

The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is investing £2.9 million into a new research project in the Caribbean, Pacific and Philippines that aims to improve population…
Research project

Food production in small island states

Improving community-based food production in the Caribbean and the Pacific.
Research project

Transdisciplinary data assemblages

Synthesising existing data sources to inform food policy and action in the Caribbean.
Research project

Global Community Food for Human Nutrition and Planetary Health in Small Islands (Global CFaH)

Global CFaH aims to understand the potential for improving household diet, nutrition, and food security, and reducing the burden of nutrition related diseases by promoting increased community-based food production based on agroecological principles, in small island countries.
Research project

The INHERIT project

Examining the health and environmental implications of our living, moving and consuming patterns.
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Community food and health

Establishing a research programme to evaluate community food production initiatives.
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Caribbean foodscapes

Understanding how historical data of Caribbean foodscapes can inform policy and improve nutrition and health. This project focused on the historical and epidemiological transitions in urban Caribbean foodscapes and aims to understanding the past to enhance future healthy eating practices.