ERS 473/ERS 675 – July 4-15, 2016
International Food Policy – Rome, Italy
This course is a 2-week field course in Rome, Italy, with a focus on International Food Policy and Governance. Located at the Rome Campus of the University of Waterloo (situated in the lively Trastevere neighbourhood in Rome) this course will involve a mix of classroom learning and field site visits to international food agencies based in Rome (e.g. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, IFAD and World Food Programme) as well as a rural field trip to a farming region of Italy. Topics to be covered in the course include: Food security and sustainability as global challenges, international policy frameworks for international food governance such as the UN Committee on World Food Security, as well as policies regarding food aid/assistance, agricultural aid, food security and climate change, international food trade, and rules governing agricultural finance and investment, and agricultural land rights. Through these topics, we will examine the roles of international organizations, state governments, corporations, and individuals in shaping international food policy and governance frameworks to address these important issues.
Prerequisite: Undergraduate: at least 3B and permission of instructor; Graduate: permission of instructor.
Field trip fee: C$ 1300 (covers Rome accommodation and rural field trip transport and accommodation)
Deadline for payment of field trip fee: March 15th, 2016
For more information: Please contact Professor Jennifer Clapp at: jclapp@uwaterloo.ca
Estimated cost for students - $3000 (tuition costs are not included in this estimate). These costs are outlined below.
Field trip fee: C$1300 (Paid to the Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo). This fee covers 2 weeks of accommodation in a dorm style apartment that includes kitchen facilities and transportation and accommodation for one field trip outside of Rome.
In addition, you are responsible for covering these costs yourself (approximate amounts estimated below)
Airfare: C$1100 (students book and pay for their own flights)
Food: C$400 (assuming you spend $30 per day, with some of your own cooking – this can go up or down depending on how you eat)
Incidentals: C$200 (train to/from airport; local transit, sim card, chargers, photocopies, etc.)
Please keep in mind that you must also pay tuition to be enrolled as a student in this course. Tuition fees are not included in the Field Trip Fee or cost estimates outlined above.