Climate Change and Impacts on Food Safety and Nutrition
October 3, 2008| |
The World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO Europe), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), will organize an open seminar on 14 October 2008 addressing "Climate Change and its Health Impacts on Food/Water Safety and Nutrition". The event will be held in relation to this year’s World Food Day on “World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy”. The seminar will be held in English and Italian with simultaneous interpretation.
For more information, visit http://www.efsa.eu.int/EFSA/efsa_locale-1178620753824_1211902108622.htm
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