472: Lawrence Haddad: 'Nutrition and climate are intrinsically linked'

<div>"The two communities act as if they are ships passing in the night."<br> <br> That is Lawrence Haddad's assessment of how those concerned with climate action and those concerned with nutrition behave towards each other.<br> <br> It is a situation he believes needs to change, and urgently.<br> <br> "Climate action, or a lack of action, really affects nutrition status a lot," he says. "What's maybe less known is that nutrition action also affects climate."<br> <br> Lawrence Haddad is the executive director at GAIN - Global Action for Improved Nutrition.<br> <br> Prior to GAIN, he has held a number of executive roles, including founding co-chair and lead author of the Global Nutrition Report, as well as Director of the world-renowned Institute of Development Studies in Sussex.<br> <br> Lawrence’s work has also gained international recognition, seeing him receive the 2018 World Food Prize on top of being made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 2022.<br> <br> At the heart of it, Lawrence is an economist with an interest in the intersection of poverty, food insecurity, and malnutrition.<br> <br> In this episode of the Food Matters Live podcast, we explore his work at GAIN, look at some of the issues surrounding malnutrition, and discuss how we can create a global food system that sustains us all.<br> <br> <strong>Guest:<br> Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, GAIN</strong> </div>