Enhancing Nutrition Security Through Regional Collaboration
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…
Advancing Nutrition and Sustainable Food Systems in the Nordic Region
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…
Annual Network Meeting 2019
A Network Meeting was organised during the 46th meeting of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) in Rome, October 2019.
Solutions for Empowering Women’s Engagement in Aquatic Food Systems
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…
Blue Transformation Advancing Aquatic Systems for People, Planet and Prosperity
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…
Sustainable Aquatic Food Systems
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…
An Ocean of Food: Science and Solutions for Ocean-Climate-Food Challenges
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…
Food Security: The Role of Sustainable Aquatic Blue Foods in the Green Transition
Our Ocean Side Event | 16 April 2024 | Athens, Greece 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 has access…
The Case for Aquatic Blue Food in Achieving SDG2 (Zero Hunger)
The case for aquatic blue food in achieving SDG2 (zero hunger) Reducing hunger and improving nutrition outcomes Event DescriptionThe world faces the triple challenge of meeting food security/nutrition, climate change and biodiversity goals; The UN Committee on World Food Security emphasizes the importance of including aquatic foods in food security and nutrition policies and to…