A UN Food Systems Summit Independent Dialogue exploring actions to drive sustainable, inclusive food system solutions with aquatic foods.

Date: Friday, 25 June 2021
Time: 19:00-20:30 (UTC+8)

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In the lead-up to the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, the Global Action Network, Sustainable Food from the Oceans and Inland Waters for Food Security and Nutrition held a series of three Independent Dialogues in an effort to include aquatic foods as key solutions for food and nutrition security – bridging the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition and the Decade of Ocean Science to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals. The events were co-hosted by the Norwegian leadership of the Global Action Network and WorldFish.

In this third dialogue, cross sectorial representatives, including high level, came together to explore possible solutions and important actions for aquatic foods to be key in food systems transformations, as part of the summit’s Action Track 4, which aims to advance equitable livelihoods. The panel members took a holistic approach, combining knowledge on different issues related to equitable livelihoods, food security and nutrition along the aquatic food chain and discussed ways to scale up the good solutions to ensure access to resources and decent work, while improving the food and nutrition security.

 

Opening Remarks:

Lelei LeLaulu, Chairman, Earth Council Alliance

 

Walking the talk: Showcasing possible solutions:

Benson Obwanga, Lecturer, Laikipia University College

Amy Atter, Senior Research Scientist, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Emma Witbooi, Project Manager, Blue Justice Initiative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

 

Connecting research and policy: How do we scale up good solutions:

Aksel Jakobsen, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway

Dominik Ziller, Vice President, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 

Shakuntala Thilsted, Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health, WorldFish

 

Closing Remarks:

Michelle Nunn, Chair, UNFSS Action Track 4 & President and CEO, CARE USA

 

Moderator:

Nicole Franz, Fishery Analyst, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, FAO

 

This event was opened and closed by the Coordinator of the United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition and member of the Global Action Network Sustainable Food from the Oceans and Inland Waters for Food Security and Nutrition, Stineke Oenema.

To learn more about the outcomes of the first dialogue, explore the list of questions and answers.

Follow Global Action Network, WorldFish and the hashtag #aquaticfoods to check out past conversation on Twitter.