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There is a close link between the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation and the human right to food. Safe drinking water and sanitation are crucial for human health and nutritional up-take, while water and plant nutrients (often in the form of fertilizers) are indispensable for producing food.

Looking at antimicrobial resistance from the view of international policy with Cecilia Nordin Van Gansberghe

The Development Research Conference hosted five networking events held on the last day of the conference.

The 16th of October is World Food Day, a celebration of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organ

Den 7 juli, mellan SIANIs två seminarier på Sverige i Världen, träffade SIANI Youth en engagerad grupp människor som representerar olika ungdomsrörelser som arbetar med Agenda 2030.

Together, SIANI and SLU Global host Agri4D, a large biannual national conference. This conference also has an inter-twining biannual smaller meeting for young researchers since 2014. For 2016 it was proposed to carry out the smaller conference with the thematic field of “multifunctional landscapes”.

Antimicrobial use has been very important for both human and animal health. However, the resistance to antibiotics makes it more difficult nowadays to treat infections caused by resistant bacteria from our use and misuse of AM in humans and animals.

How has Sweden succeeded in involving people in nature conservation and species protection? What are the experiences of using the concept of ecosystem services in Swedish planning and decision making?

A new research project will study how participatory forest monitoring can be a viable option to achieve long-term forest conservation goals by including animal species in the scope of forest conservation schemes.