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Course Name IDFR Lecture Series 8/2015 Food Security : Global Challenges and its Implications to Foreign Policy Date September 2015 Aim This discourse aims to give the necessary understanding on approaches to making food systems more resilient to extreme weather and climate change and to explore opportunities to better manage risks to agriculture and food production in light with weather and climate change. Rationale The global food system is growing more fragile and a changing climate and increasingly volatile weather patterns could reduce food production globally. Target Group Malaysian government offcials, foreign mission representatives, policy makers and analysts, academicians, tertiary students, non-governmental organisations, government-linked companies, the private sector and other interest groups. Learning Outcomes By the end of this programme, the participants should be able: U To enhance their understanding of food security and its related issues; and U To update their knowledge on current developments afficting this issue. 129 Discourse Methodology Learning will be through lectures, panel discussions and presentations. How to Apply Participation in this event is through invitation which will be sent out by IDFR two weeks before the event. Contact Person Ms. Rafzah Zahri Deputy Director Email : rafzah@idfr.gov.my Tel : +603 2149 1013 Fax : +603 2145 7015 2015 Prospectus