Erin Biehl

Erin is the Program Officer for the Food System Sustainability and Public Health Program. In this role, she coordinates research, policy and outreach activities related to the program’s three focus areas: reducing wasted food, supporting urban food system resilience and connecting diet and climate change.

corona virus sign in Wuhan

What the Coronavirus in China Shows Us About Food System Resilience

To be resilient, a food system needs to be able to absorb, respond to, and recover from shocks and stresses. COVID-19 is a shock, because it emerged and spread rapidly, rather than a slow-burning disruption like a multi-year drought. How well China – and any country – will be able to provide safe, accessible, and available food both during and in the aftermath of COVID-19 will depend on its resilience.

March 11, 2020