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Sir John Beddington, Prof. of Applied Population Biology, former UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser A 'perfect storm' of food shortages, scarce water and insufficient energy resources threaten to unleash public unrest, cross-border conflicts and mass migration as people flee from the worst-affected regions, the UK Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser warned before stepping down in March this year. 

Sir John Beddington served as Chief Scientific Adviser for five years and reported directly to the Prime Minister. Sir John provided advice during emergencies such as the swine flu outbreak, the 2010 volcanic ash incident and the earthquake and tsunami affecting the nuclear plant at Fukushima. 

He was responsible for raising the profile of food, energy and water security in the context of climate change, popularising the concept of the ‘perfect storm’. 

Sir John commented “The last few years as Chief Scientific Adviser have driven home to me the importance and complexity of the challenges we face over the next few decades. We head into a perfect storm in 2030, because all of these things are operating on the same time frame". 

Time

6.30pm for refreshments with the lecture beginning at 7pm

Cost

Fellows - £3 
Students - £10

Speaker

Sir John Beddington

Sir John Beddington is a Professor of Science. 

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