Project

The effects of climate change in some geographical regions are frequently the subject of research and projects. Consequently, knowledge and analysis on the cross-border climate vulnerabilities of food systems have hardly received any attention.

CREATE aims to develop a novel cross-border climate risk/impact assessment methodology for food value chains based on embedded resource use (e.g., water, land, carbon) trade concept that maps representative connections between European socio-economic activities and remote climatic hazards in Africa and Turkey.

Activities & Expected Results

CREATE’s assessment on climate starts from the farm level in Africa and Turkey, focusing on crop yield changes under different climatic stressors and translates these impacts in a cascading way to the food systems and value chain in the EU in terms of vulnerabilities. It also examines the socio-economic and environmental effects of trade relations.

-The study will focus on four case studies:

• The Netherlands (Europe, importing country),
• Turkey (Europe, importing/exporting country),
• Morocco (Africa, exporting country), and
• Egypt (Africa, exporting country).

-Workshops will be held with stakeholders and cross-border climate risk analysis will be carried out individually.

-Cross-border products will be determined that will affect the countries mutually in case of a possible lack of supply due to the climate crisis.

-Climate vulnerabilities of key crops and food products, water risks and impacts in the regions will be determined

– The project outputs will increase awareness of the risks posed by climate change for the agro-food trade and the economy. Through case studies, governments (macro-scale), communities (meso-scale) and producers (micro-scale) will gain essential insights into mitigating the consequences of climate change on the agri-food trade.

 Duration
01/09/2021 – 31/08/2023