Global Food and Water Security Program
Leading research, analysis, and policy recommendations to improve global food and water security.
Around the world, food insecurity and malnutrition contribute to social and political unrest, and thwart human and economic development. Russia’s war in Ukraine has disrupted global agricultural markets and worsened food insecurity among nations already dealing with the lingering shocks from Covid-19, ongoing effects of regional conflict, and increasing impacts of climate change. And while climate change is limiting access to freshwater, demand for freshwater is increasing across sectors—including agriculture, which accounts for the majority of global freshwater use and is the greatest nonpoint source of water pollution. Water security at the household level is likewise critical to food security and nutrition everywhere.
The CSIS Global Food and Water Security Program conducts independent research and analysis and provides policy recommendations to address dynamic threats to global food security and global water security, with a distinct focus on the relationship between global food and water security policy under the CSIS Project on Water Security.
Contact Information
- Emma Dodd
- Research Associate, Global Food and Water Security Program
- edodd@csis.org
- Anita Kirschenbaum
- Senior Program Manager, Global Food and Water Security Program
- akirschenbaum@csis.org
Media Queries
- H. Andrew Schwartz
- Chief Communications Officer
- 202.775.3242
- aschwartz@csis.org
- Samuel Cestari
- Media Relations Coordinator, External Relations
- 202.775.7317
- scestari@csis.org
Recent Events
Preventing, Detecting, and Responding to Animal Disease Threats: 20 Years of UN FAO ECTAD
Roadmap to Resilience: USAID's Updated Resilience Policy
UNRWA at the Epicenter of the Gaza Crisis—Gaza: The Human Toll
Living the Global Water Crisis
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Russia’s Renewed Attacks on Ukraine’s Grain Infrastructure: Why Now? What Next?
Critical Questions by Caitlin Welsh, Joseph Glauber, and Emma Dodd — November 25, 2024
Starvation Crimes and International Law: A New Era
Report by Chase Sova — December 4, 2024
Demining Ukraine’s Farmland: Progress, Adaptation, and Needs
Critical Questions by Emma Dodd and Caitlin Welsh — December 5, 2024
Preventing, Detecting, and Responding to Animal Disease Threats: 20 Years of UN FAO ECTAD
Conflict, Hunger, and Famine in Sudan
Critical Questions by Zane Swanson, Anita Kirschenbaum, and Caitlin Welsh — September 11, 2024
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Demining Ukraine’s Farmland: Progress, Adaptation, and Needs
Critical Questions by Emma Dodd and Caitlin Welsh — December 5, 2024
Starvation Crimes and International Law: A New Era
Report by Chase Sova — December 4, 2024
Russia’s Renewed Attacks on Ukraine’s Grain Infrastructure: Why Now? What Next?
Critical Questions by Caitlin Welsh, Joseph Glauber, and Emma Dodd — November 25, 2024
Russia’s Renewed Attacks on Ukraine’s Grain Infrastructure: Why Now? What Next?
Podcast Episode by Caitlin Welsh, Joseph Glauber, and Emma Dodd — November 25, 2024
Preventing, Detecting, and Responding to Animal Disease Threats: 20 Years of UN FAO ECTAD
Event — November 21, 2024
Preventing, Detecting, and Responding to Animal Disease Threats: 20 Years of UN FAO ECTAD
Transcript — November 21, 2024
What Causes Water Conflict?
Commentary by David Michel — November 8, 2024
Ocean Warming: A Livelihood Threat to Ghana’s Coastal Fishers
Commentary by Emmanuel Akyeampong, John M. Kusimi, and Robert Paarlberg — October 8, 2024
Conflict, Hunger, and Famine in Sudan
Podcast Episode by Zane Swanson, Anita Kirschenbaum, and Caitlin Welsh — September 16, 2024
Conflict, Hunger, and Famine in Sudan
Critical Questions by Zane Swanson, Anita Kirschenbaum, and Caitlin Welsh — September 11, 2024