Lisa Palmer

Lisa Palmer has traveled the world for years documenting the cutting-edge innovations of people and organizations working on solutions to mitigating climate change, biodiversity loss, and global hunger.

In her book Hot, Hungry Planet Ms. Palmer focuses on three key concepts that support food security and resilience in a changing world: advances in the social, educational, and agricultural sectors; improved land use and farming technologies; and policy nudges with the potential to reduce adverse environmental impacts of agriculture while producing more food. Ms. Palmer breaks down this difficult subject through seven concise and easily-digestible case studies around the globe, presenting the stories of individuals in six key regions—India, sub-Saharan Africa, the United States, Latin America, the Middle East, and Indonesia.