During Pre-COP Food Day @ UNGA, food systems leaders gathered to raise the ambition on food systems transformation by amplifying and accelerating implementation across all levels.
Eating for Change: WWF and Partners Host Gatherings in Support of Food Systems Collaborations at UN Climate COP27, Egypt & Biodiversity COP15, Canada
Taking place during global conferences, the Eat4Change dinners encourage stakeholder collaboration and dialogue.
Using Storytelling in Film to Re-Attach Ourselves to Our Food Systems
Films focused on food systems can help tell us specific ways we can make an impact with the information we’re learning and the stories we’re hearing.
COP27 Is Over—What Just Happened?
There is a lot of work to do. There’s also time to take a moment and be grateful for the inspiring folks who came together at COP27 to spark important discussions about the role of agriculture and food in the climate crisis.
Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Friday, Nov. 18
At COP27, speakers embrace the nuance involved in building a more sustainable and equitable food system. There is no one solution.
Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Thursday, Nov. 17
At COP27, conversations continued around food waste, the biodiversity loss crisis, and the role of the alternative meat sector.
Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Monday, Nov. 14
“We are paying for the food system. We are paying for it in the form of diabetes treatment. We are paying for it in biodiversity loss,” says Sara Farley of The Rockefeller Foundation.
Inserting Food and Agriculture into Climate Action Plans
Incorporating food and agriculture systems into the Nationally Determined Contributions provide governments the chance to address their importance before another crisis hits.
Food Systems Leaders Call for Recognition of the True Value of Food
“I don’t think we value the food enough,” says Zitouni Ould-Dada, Deputy Director in the Climate and Environment Division at the FAO. “We don’t value the soil enough. We don’t value the ecosystems in general enough.”
150+ speakers. 10 days. 4 food system pavilions. 1 planet to save.
For the first time, COP27 will feature multiple food systems pavilions, providing a historic opportunity to get food and agriculture systems on the agenda.
