Date: 10 October 2024
Time: 14:00 – 17:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
Location: Zoom Webinars
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Global food system governance is anything but simple. How food systems are shaped is increasingly discussed not only at the national level but also within global Climate and Biodiversity deliberations (COPs). That’s a good thing! But it can sometimes leave foundations wondering how policies are created and what is their relevance to work.

And yet, for a philanthropic foundation interested in supporting equitable and sustainable food systems at any level – whether local, national or international – gaining an understanding of global food systems governance is essential.

One multilateral space for international food system deliberations that rises above others due to its time-tested, participatory and influential nature is the UN FAO’s Committee on World Food Security (CFS). Its voluntary guidelines on critical issues such as nutrition, land tenure and agroecology and other innovations have been used widely.

Over the past year, a Philanthropic Foundations Mechanism (PFM) has been fortified so that foundations can participate in the CFS alongside civil society organizations, governments and the private sector. It is an exciting mechanism through which we can learn together and seek collaboration to strengthen participatory spaces for food systems governance.

Please join the PFM for a discussion about global food systems governance. Hear a warm welcome from the CFS chair, an overview of food systems governance, and perspectives from foundation representatives who have chosen to invest time and resources into fortifying CFS processes. Who knows? You may be surprised to find that the CFS is quite relevant to your work!

Information about the speakers will be circulated soon.

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