Food systems and climate change center stage September 18-22
Several events, some accessible remotely
Heads of State and Government will gather at UN Headquarters in New York on 18-19 September 2023 to review progress toward the 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is widely agreed that food and agriculture tie all the goals together, so several organizations are working together to raise the importance of food systems in the discussion. WWF International (Brent Loken), the Rockefeller Foundation (Sara Farley) and the Global Alliance for the Future of Food (Patty Fong) are leading the effort. CIAS is one of more than 80 participants on regular zoom meetings to build collective action toward making our food systems more resilient and just.
The group is forming six Action Labs to co-create narratives and action plans. They are:
- Energy and Food Nexus
- Agroecology and Regen 10
- Food, Nature, Finance
- Health and Nutrition
- Blue Foods
- Consumption and diets
Several events in New York City and on line are planned for September 20-22. Most are free and require advance registration. These events allow participants to debrief after the UN Food Systems Summit+2 and to prepare for the next global Climate Change Conference-COP 28.
- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/breaking-the-cycle-of-food-crises-and-accelerating-progress-on-sdg2-tickets-696039872997?aff=oddtdtcreator
- https://clim-eat.org/events/innov-eat-expedition/
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cAhydvVMcFPQBrFjLGJsZxzDeP_bMF2S/edit
- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-food-procurement-to-meet-new-york-citys-climate-goals-tickets-696661211437?aff=oddtdtcreator
- https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/environmental-health/lancet-commentary-webinar-september/
For more information on the organizations that are hosting these events and issues of concern, visit the links below.
- https://clim-eat.org/failure4innoveat/
- https://foodtank.com/news/2023/08/open-letter-to-event-organizers-nyc-climate-week-unga/
- https://www.sdg2advocacyhub.org/
- https://justruraltransition.org/how-did-the-un-food-systems-summit-stocktaking-moment-measure-up-against-the-big-numbers-on-people-and-planet/
- https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240074828
- https://planet-tracker.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Financial-Markets-Roadmap-Executive-Summary.pdf
- https://www.unfoodsystemshub.org/fs-stocktaking-moment/documentation/un-secretary-general-call-to-action/en
- https://www.tabledebates.org/building-blocks/agroecology#:~:text=Advocates%20of%20agroecology%20suggest%20that,environment%20than%20industrial%20agricultural%20practices
- https://www.ipes-food.org/_img/upload/files/SmokeAndMirrors_BackgroundStudy.pdf