Event: What You Need To Know About The Food Systems Summit 2021

The 2021 UN Food Systems Summit is a historic opportunity to fix our broken food systems. But what is it?, when is it? and why does it really, really, matter?

Join us for an open discussion with Q&A format to find out what’s happening at the summit and how you can play a role in transforming how we produce and consume food and meeting the challenges of climate change.

Date: Thurs Feb 11th, 2021
Duration: 40 minutes
Discussion and Q&A
Format: online registration via Zoom

Hosted by

• Olive Towey, Senior Policy Advisor on Hunger, Concern Worldwide
• Sophie Healy-Thow, host of Midday Snackbox podcast and University College Cork food activist

Of interest to consumption activists, waste campaigners, food justice campaigners, chefs, home economics teachers and more!

Suggested reading:

• Hungry for change: An open letter to African governments by Agnes Kalibata on Mail and Guardian, South Africa
• Food systems “game changers”: reflections so far by Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director of GAIN and Chair of the UN Food Systems Summit’s Action Track 1
• 10 Myths About Global Waste by developmenteducation.ie

A lunchtime briefing event brought to you by developmenteducation.ie and Concern Worldwide