Tackling wicked problems at the human, animal and ecosystem interface

Event Details

Date:

Tuesday, 18 August 2015

Time:

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Room:

Large Seminar Room, Level 3

UQ Location:

Queensland Bioscience Precinct (St Lucia)

URL:

http://www.qaafi.uq.edu.au/index.html?page=222647

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Full Description:: The global food system is gearing up to feed 9 billion people, but at what cost? ‘Wicked problems’ such as emerging infectious diseases like the Black Death (plague) have had enormous impacts on human societies throughout history. Since the 1990s the the emergence of a number of lethal and alarming zoonotic diseases such Mad Cow Disease, SARS, Avian Influenza (Bird Flu), Nipah and Hendra viruses and, the ongoing Ebola outbreak. How do human societies continue to develop along with their associated food, social, cultural and economic systems whilst reducing or avoiding the drivers for an emerging epidemic? The paradigm of One Health is an emerging international field of research and practice combining human, animal and ecosystem health. The core of One Health is a shift away from reductionist thinking towards a more systems-based approach that fosters collaboration, trust and integrated approaches. This talk will explore challenges and possible questions that remain to be answered.