Global Sustainability Challenge: Food Resilience Theme Overview
🌍 Global Sustainability Challenge: Food Resilience Theme Overview
Interested in participating in the Global Sustainability Challenge and eager to learn more about Food Resilience? Curious about how food systems can produce and keep delivering food that is available, affordable, nutritious and sustainable when conditions change?
Join us for a one-hour webinar that provides an overview of Food Resilience, a new sub-theme under the Adaptation & Resilience theme of our Global Sustainable Challenge!
📅 Event Details
Date: 28 Oct 2026 (Thursday)
Time: 6-7pm Hong Kong Time (GMT+8)
🔥 What is this about?
Whether you’re a student eager to participate, an educator seeking to support learners, or simply curious about how the challenge works, this session is for you! Our team will walk you through:
Why food resilience matters in a warming world
Food systems and the vulnerability within
What does a resilient food system look like - Levers and examples
What's in scope for GSC projects under Food Resilience
Get inspired by potential solutions and innovation opportunities
Live Q&A: Get your questions answered in real time
🎤 Speaker Bio
Rui Mao is a Professor at the School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, and Deputy Dean of the China Academy for Rural Development (CARD). He also heads the Department of Agricultural Economics and Management and is a Young Scholar under the Ministry of Education’s Changjiang Scholars Program. He has led major research projects funded by the National Social Science Fund of China and the Ministry of Education, as well as international research initiatives.
His research focuses on rural development and urban–rural integration, structural transformation, and international agricultural trade. He has published dozens of articles in leading Chinese academic journals and international journals, including Economic Development and Cultural Change, Agricultural Economics, and Food Policy, and has authored or co-authored more than ten academic books in Chinese and English. His research has informed policy discussions in China, with several policy reports adopted or endorsed by senior officials at national and provincial levels. His academic honors include the Mundell-Huang Economics Prize, the Ministry of Education’s Outstanding Achievement Prizes in Humanities and Social Sciences Awards, and the National Teaching Achievement Award.
He is also a Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Deputy Director of the Zhejiang University–IFPRI Joint Research Center, and Director of the Editor-in-Chief’s Office of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Review (IFAMR).
Register now to secure your spot in this info session and take a step closer to making a difference in the world of sustainable energy!