Expert Workshops and Research Studies
Many of the grand water and food systems challenges that J-WAFS seeks to address can’t be solved by a single individual or a single institution. Collaboration is critical, therefore J-WAFS leverages MIT’s convening power to produce international-scale expert workshops and research studies that bring together some of the leading researchers and institutions to develop solutions.
Examples of our work in this area
“[Addressing food systems challenges] is not easy or fast. It takes a lot of investment by a core group of people who are ready to be in a room together for a significant amount of time.”
—Timothy Griffin, Associate Professor in Nutrition, Agriculture, and Sustainable Food Systems, Tufts University 2018 Expert Workshop participant
Research Highlights
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J-WAFS Visiting Scholar Lecture Series on the Nile basin and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)
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MIT Water Affordability Workshop explores solutions to America’s water affordability crisis
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The Alliance for Climate Change and Food Systems Research
Commentary
J-WAFS at MIT Convenes an International and Multi-Institutional Team of Researchers to Speed Food Systems Research Toward Climate Resilience
Report
Climate change, agriculture, water, and food security: what we know and don't know
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