WEBINAR: Food Systems: Harnessing nutrition co-benefits of climate resilient agriculture
DATE: 04 June
TIME: 13:30 – 15:00 CEST
Background
Climate change, food systems and food and nutrition security are strongly interlinked. The food we eat and how we produce it will determine the health of people and the planet. Extreme weather and climate events have increased in frequency, intensity and severity.
Climate change has an impact on livelihoods and food choices, undermining current efforts to reduce hunger and promote nutrition. We know that major changes must be made to food systems to increase access to affordable, healthy diets for everyone.
This webinar will discuss the climate-nutrition nexus, including:
- The body of evidence showing the interlinkages between climate and nutrition and the existing research gap.
- The potential solutions, that optimise synergies between climate change and nutrition and minimise trade-offs.
- The policy and programmatic approaches adopted by governments and development partners to address present and future challenges.
Programme
Moderator: Esther Koopmanschap, Senior Advisor in Participatory Planning for the Water, Food and Environment Nexus, Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation (WCDI-WUR)
Opening Remarks
- Jo Puri, Director of Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division (ECG), IFAD
Key-note speakers:
- Jessica Fanzo, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Global Food Policy and Ethics, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Diane Bosch, Senior Advisor Food and Nutrition Security and Focal Point Programme Fostering Lifelong Learning, Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation (WCDI-WUR)
Panelists:
- Abdoulaye Ka, Coordinateur National, Cellule de Lutte contre la Malnutrition (CLM) Secrétaire Exécutif national chez Conseil National de Développement de la Nutrition, Gouvernent of Senegal
- Dina Saleh, Regional Director, Near East, North Africa and Europe Division Programme Management Department, International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD)
- John Ulimwengu, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
- CSO Representative
Wrap-up by Esther Koopmanschap