COP30 Side Event
Sustainable Aquatic Food Systems: ” A people-centered approach for planetary and human health” Aquatic food systems remain an overlooked and underutilized potential in global food systems dialogue. This event seeks to identify actionable steps to accelerate the transition towards sustainable food systems by fully integrating aquatic foods into the broader agenda. The UN Decade of…
WIOMSA2025 Mini-Symposia
Enhancing nutrition security through regional collaboration: advancing high-quality analytical data on aquatic foods We are proud to co-host the mini-symposia proposals at 13th WIOMSA Symposium. The symposium will be held at the PrideInn Hotels, Resorts & Camps in Mombasa, Kenya, on Monday the 29th of September, 16:00-17:40 local time. Aquatic foods are rich sources of…
IUNS-ICN2025 Scientific Symposium
Advancing Nutrition and Sustainable Food Systems in the Nordic Region – Lessons Learned for Regional and Global Impact Global Action Network – Sustainable Food from the Oceans and Inland Waters for Food Security and Nutrition is proud to co-host the scientific symposium entitled ‘Advancing Nutrition and Sustainable Food Systems in the Nordic Region – Lessons Learned…
UNOC 2017 Side Event
Food from the Ocean Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources The sustainable development goals are inter-linked and multi-directional. Sustainable use of the oceans is important to…
Network Meeting October 2019
A Network Meeting and a side event were organised during the 46th meeting of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) in Rome, October 2019. Summary of both is below, as well as the message generated by the Network to Our Oceans 2019. CFS 46 side event: SE120 Treasures of the oceans and inland waters…
CFS50 Side Event
Solutions for empowering women’s engagement in aquatic food systems A journey through the supply chain This side-event, hosted by the Global Action Network for Sustainable Food from the Oceans and Inland Waters for Food Security and Nutrition will showcase solutions to empower women and engage young women in sustainable aquatic food systems. It will include success stories…
UN FSS+2 Special Event
Blue Transformation Advancing aquatic systems for people, planet and prosperity Aquatic foods are crucial for enhancing food security and nutrition while addressing climate change. Transforming aquatic food systems can increase the supply of nutritious food sustainably, while contributing to decent and equitable employment and community resilience. Blue Transformation acknowledges the need to support the 2030…
COP28 Nordic Food Systems Takeover Event
Sustainable Aquatic Food Systems Food security and nutrition within planetary boundaries The potential of sustainable aquatic foods should be released to contribute to sustainable food systems, providing food security and nutritious food, within planetary boundaries. What could be the solutions for overcoming our challenges, accelerating the effort, and taking advantage of the opportunities that lie…
2024 Ocean Decade Conference Satellite Event
An Ocean of Food Science and Solutions for Ocean-Climate-Food Challenges The Global Action Network is pleased to co-host with the AIR Centre and Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions a satellite event at the 2024 UN Ocean Decade Conference. This event brought together UN Ocean Decade Actions that are working to address Challenge 3: “Sustainably feed…
Our Ocean 2024 Side Event
Food security The role of sustainable aquatic blue foods in the green transition While one of the main services of the oceans is to provide food, achieving food security is also one of the fundamental pillars of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), so it is important to ensure that our planet’s growing population…