International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD)

Food Forward – Achieving Climate Goals through Food System Transformation
2021-11-10 09:30 - 11:00 UTC | WWF Panda Pavilion – COP26, Scottish Event Campus (SEC) Exhibition Way Hall 4, Blue Zone, Glasgow, United Kingdom
About this event

Food Forward – Achieving Climate Goals through Food System Transformation (WWF Panda Pavilion).

Date: 10 November,

Time: 09:30 -11:00 GMT
Where: In person at the WWF Pavilion in the Blue Zone at COP26 + online
Registration

NOTE: All events require pre-registration and are offered free both in person and via live stream!
9:30am – 11:00am. This event (blue zone area, badge required) will demonstrate the food systems transformation is not only a prerequisite for meeting climate goals but a win-win for policymakers to also address nature, hunger, health, resilience, and livelihoods.
The event aims to showcase and discuss the most impactful solutions for food system transformation coming out of the UN Food Systems Summit and to present an early thinking behind the “Food Forward” Consortium, a joint, inclusive effort by the UN Food Systems Summit Action Track organizations to align efforts and accelerate action.
The event is hosted by WWF, EAT, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), CARE, Club of Rome and the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD).

Speakers will include:

Sandrine Dixson-Decleve, Co-President, Club of Rome
Joao Campari, Global Leader, Food Practice, WWF
Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
Martin Frick, Director, World Food Programme
Jemimah Njuki, Director for Africa, IFPRI
Gunhild Stordalen, Founder and Executive Chair, EAT Foundation
Christine Campeau, Senior Advisor – Food Systems, CARE
Saleemul Huq, Director, International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD)

Links to join the session online will be emailed upon registration. Registration is not required to attend this event in person, though seats are limited. Badges for the Blue Zone at COP26 are required

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