The Increasing Imperative for Resilient Food Systems in Times of Conflict and Crisis: What Can Donors Do?
20 April 2022 @ 15:30 – 17:30 CEST
PLATFORM | 20 APRIL 2022, 14:30–16:30 | VIRTUAL, CEST
Keynote Speaker
Jennifer Clapp
Professor
University of Waterloo
Vice-Chair, High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition
UN Committee on World Food Security
Panelists
Rhoda Peace Tumusiime
Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture
African Union Commission
Chairperson
HOPE
Satu Santala
Associate Vice-President for External Relations and Governance
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Martin Bwalya
Ag Director, Knowledge Management and Programme Evaluation (KMPE)
Africa Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)
Leonard Mizzi
Head of Unit
Sustainable Agri-Food Systems and Fisheries, Directorate-General International Partnerships (DG INTPA)
European Commission
Jim Woodhill
Director
AgriFoodNexus Consulting, and Honorary Research Associate
Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
Moderator
Henry Bonsu
International Broadcaster and Media Consultant
About the event
During this event, the GDPRD’s white paper on “Transforming Food Systems- Directions for Enhancing the Catalytic Role of Donors” will be presented. The paper attempts to provide a menu of options for donor engagement in food systems transformation, with focuses on coordination, structural barriers to change, and the importance of systemic approaches. Along with the Declaration of Intent on food systems transformation and the stocktaking report on Donor Contributions to Food Systems, the white paper concludes the GDPRD’s contributions to the UN Food Systems Summit.
The event will:
| Event Agenda | |
|---|---|
| 14:30–14:40 | Opening of event: GDPRD Co-Chairs |
| 14:40–15:10 | Keynote speaker: Jennifer Clapp |
| 15:10–16:20 | High-level moderated panel: Rhoda Peace Tumusiime; Satu Santala; Martin Bwalya; Leonard Mizzi; Jim Woodhill Moderator: Henry Bonsu |
| 16:20–16:30 | Closing of event: Maurizio Navarra |
