New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- PK Mishra, principal secretary to the prime minister, on Wednesday called for stronger integration of scientific research, granular data and evidence-based policymaking to address the interconnected challenges of climate change, agricultural resilience, food security and nutrition.
Addressing the 20th annual meeting of the Environment for Development (EfD) Network at IIM Kozhikode virtually, Mishra stressed that the priority should not simply be to generate
more data, but to ensure that information is timely, reliable, comparable and actionable.
He said climate change must no longer be viewed merely as an environmental concern, as its implications extend
to agricultural productivity, water availability, food prices, public health and livelihoods.
Mishra called for stronger integration of scientific research, granular data and evidence-based policy making to address the interconnected
challenges of climate change, agricultural resilience, food security and nutrition, an official statement said.
Emphasising the need to move beyond conventional measures of food security, he
observed that adequate food production alone was not sufficient.
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