Kevin M. Adams, climate policy researcher at the London School of Economics, Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. Department of State and former researcher in Mistra Geopolitics said:

Because countries trade, we are fundamentally exposed to climate risks that occur in other places around the globe.

When we think about how climate risks can be addressed, we often think about it in an isolated way and we don’t think about how countries, companies and communities can and should work together to address those risks as one unit.

Global yield reduction due to climate change 

From a country perspective, it matters what you diet is and what food you are eating. It also matters what your countries import and export profile looks like. Are you growing enough food on your own, or are you import dependent on other countries? The figure below shows the global yield reduction resulting from climate change across five of the six commodities studied.

Kevin Adams concluded:

To manage global climate risks for agricultural commodities effectively we need to identify the risks, increase multilateral collaboration and find ways to manage these risks effectively.

Mistra Geopolitics team

Featured in the film: Kevin M. Adams. Interview and script by Ylva Rylander and Maria Cole at SEI and Mistra Geopolitics. Production by Johan Söderlund.

London School of Economics and Political Science

Kevin Adams

Kevin M. Adams is an international climate policy expert at the London School of Economics and Political Science and a PhD student at the Grantham Research Institute. Kevin’s research focus primarily on global climate politics, particularly climate finance. Kevin worked as a Research Associate at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) 2017–2021 and contributed to Mistra Geopolitics using foresight methods to explore Sweden’s role in a changing geopolitical landscape.

SEI

Ylva Rylander

Ylva Rylander is a Communications Officer at SEI. As a core member of SEI’s communications team and previous Press Officer of SEI, Ylva writes and edits press releases, develops communication plans and creates news stories. With 15 years of experience in public relations, awareness raising and external communication, she also provides strategic advice to SEI and Mistra Geopolitics researchers to help them maximize the impact of their research.

Telephone:+4673 150 33 84

SEI

Maria Cole

Maria Cole is a Senior Communications Officer at Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) based in Stockholm.

Telephone:+46 70 224 20 22

The film is produced by the Mistra Geopolitics research programme, led by Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and funded by Mistra, the Swedish foundation for strategic environmental research.