Description du projet
Les impacts du changement climatique sur la sécurité alimentaire
Répondre aux demandes de nourriture d’une population en pleine croissance tout en atténuant l’impact du changement climatique sur la qualité et la sécurité alimentaires sont deux priorités étroitement liées pour l’UE. Le réseau de formation innovante (ITN pour «Innovative Training Network») PROTECT, financé par l’UE, s’intéresse à la sécurité alimentaire et à l’influence potentielle du changement climatique. Il recrutera et formera huit chercheurs en début de carrière hautement qualifiés aux outils de modélisation avancés afin d’évaluer l’impact du changement climatique sur la sécurité alimentaire. Cet ITN combinera une formation pratique à la recherche, des affectations non universitaires, des universités d’été et des ateliers. Le projet rassemblera des partenaires universitaires et non universitaires issus de 11 pays européens (sept établissements d’enseignement supérieur, six partenaires industriels, et une agence des Nations unies). PROTECT créera un outil d’aide à la prise de décision fondé sur la science et soutiendra l’orientation politique grâce à un livre blanc.
Objectif
Climate change and food safety have become interdependent worldwide research priorities. In order to meet the EU challenge of doubling food production by 2050 (to meet population demands) while dealing with the impact of climate change on food safety, investment in research to address this issue is required. The overarching aim of this Innovative Training Network (ITN) is to provide high-level training in Predictive mOdelling Tools to evaluate the Effects of Climate change on food safeTy (PROTECT) to a new generation of high achieving early stage researchers. PROTECT will provide them with the transferable skills necessary for thriving careers in a burgeoning area that underpins innovative technological development across a range of diverse disciplines. This goal will be achieved by a unique combination of “hands-on” research training, non-academic placements, summer schools and workshops on research-related and transferable skills facilitated by the academic and non-academic composition of the consortium. PROTECT brings together intersectoral and multidisciplinary expertise from 11 European Countries (7 third level educational institutions, 6 industry partners, 1 United Nations agency). The consortium will share technical and training expertise to recruit and train 8 highly skilled ESRs in advanced modelling tools to investigate the impact of climate change on food safety, considering food as unsafe if it is injurious to health (due to pathogenic bacteria or mycotoxins) or unfit for human consumption (due to spoilage bacteria). Moreover, PROTECT will use this new knowledge to create a science based decision support tool and develop policy guidance through a white paper. The consortium will support specialist job creation in an area central to human and environmental health while ensuring continued growth and public confidence in Europe’s agri-food sector.
Champ scientifique
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencespublic health
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologybacteriology
- engineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technologyfood safety
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
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MSCA-ITN - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN)Coordinateur
4 Dublin
Irlande