CGIAR @ UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS)

Contributing game-changing science and innovation to transform food, land and water systems in a climate crisis

Date
01.02.21 > 30.09.21
Time
12:00 am > 12:00 am
Location
Virtual

About the United Nations Food Systems Summit

In 2021, the United Nations will convene a Food Systems Summit as part of the Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The Summit will launch bold new actions to deliver progress on all 17 SDGs, each of which relies in part on healthier, more sustainable and equitable food systems.

As the world’s largest public agricultural research network, CGIAR is making invaluable contributions to the Summit, helping to shape the agenda and providing scientific evidence and innovations that are transforming food, land and water systems.

Highlighted Events

UNFSS Pre-Summit

The Pre-Summit of the UN Food Systems Summit, taking place in Rome from July 26-28, will set the stage for the culminating global event in September by bringing together diverse actors from around the world to leverage the power of food systems to deliver progress on all 17 SDGs. CGIAR will host and participate in a number of key sessions to highlight the System’s contributions to achieving sustainable and equitable food systems for all.

DATE AND TIME	TITLE	SESSION TYPE	CGIAR PARTICIPATION
July 26, 11:30-13:30 CET	The triple challenge of meeting food, climate and biodiversity goals	Red Room; Main Program	Shakuntala Thilsted, 2021 World Food Prize Laureate, as a panelist
July 26, 12:00-13:30 CET	Science and Innovation for Food Systems Serving People and Planet	Parallel; Main Program	Claudia Sadoff, Executive Management Team Convener and Managing Director, Research Delivery and Impact, CGIAR, as a panelist
July 26, 13:30-14:20 CET	Aquatic foods for healthy people and planet.	Affiliated	Shakuntala Thilsted, 2021 World Food Prize Laureate, to deliver Closing Remarks
July 26, 13:30-14:20 CET	Mobile Pastoralism Valuing Rangeland Variability: A Game-Changing Idea for Sustainable Consumption & Production from the Livestock Sector	Affiliated	Fiona Flintan, Senior Researcher, CGIAR-ILRI, as a panelist
July 26, 18:30–19:20 CET	Advancing research and development priorities for food systems to deliver on the 2030 agenda	Parallel; Main Program	CGIAR-led event Mr. Juan Lucas Restrepo, Global Director of Partnership and Advocacy, CGIAR as moderator Prof. Johan Swinnen, Global Science Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR, as a panelist
July 26, 19:30-20:20 CET	A Marketplace for Food Systems Solutions: Premiering the Food Systems Game Changers Lab Solutions Cohorts	Affiliated	Kundhavi Kadiresan, Managing Director, Global Engagement and Innovation, CGIAR, as a panelist
July 27, 8:00-8:50 CET	Unleashing science’s potential to transform food systems	Affiliated	CGIAR-led event featuring Claudia Sadoff, Executive Management Team Convener and Managing Director, Research Delivery and Impact, CGIAR Shakuntala Thilsted, 2021 World Food Prize Laureate, as a panelist Moderated by Kanayo Nwanze, CGIAR Special Representative to UNFSS
July 27, 11:30-13:30 CET	Ensuring No One is Left Behind: Equitable Livelihoods in Food Systems	Parallel; Main Program	Kundhavi Kadiresan, Managing Director, Global Engagement and Innovation, CGIAR, as a panelist
July 27, 13:30-14:20 CET	Putting nutrition at the centre of food systems transformation	Affiliated	Shakuntala Thilsted, 2021 World Food Prize Laureate, as a panelist
July 27, 19:30-20:20 CET	The role of evaluation in shaping the food systems of the future: the evidence case for gender-responsive and equitable food systems	Parallel	Allison Grove Smith, Director of CGIAR Advisory Services Shared Secretariat (CAS Secretariat), as a panalist
July 28, 10:00-10:50 CET	Steering the food system summit towards full integration of blue foods for health, wealth and ecological recovery	Affiliated; Main Program	Shakuntala Thilsted, 2021 World Food Prize Laureate, as a panelist
July 28, 1330- 1420 CET	Accelerating Progress towards Good Food for All: Exploring a New Consensus for Smallholder Farmers	Affiliated	Johan Swinnen, Global Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR as a panelist
July 28, 1730- 1915 CET	Synthesis Plenary	Plenary	Claudia Sadoff, Executive Management Team Convener and Managing Director, Research Delivery and Impact, CGIAR as a panelist Jemimah Njuki, Director for Africa, CGIAR-IFPRI as a panelist

Videos from the UNFSS Pre-Summit

Unleashing science’s potential to transform food systems: a CGIAR-World Farmers’ Organization hosted Affiliated Session

CGIAR Food Systems Summit Dialogues

CGIAR Research Centers and Programs are hosting and participating in a number of Food Systems Summit Dialogues leading up to the Summit itself. These global dialogues aim to connect a diverse range of stakeholders to identify the most powerful ways to make food systems stronger and more equitable. Dialogues fall into three categories: Member State Summit Dialogues, which are expected to result in shaping national pathways to sustainable food systems; Independent Summit Dialogues, which are convened by individuals or organizations and give the public ways to engage and contribute; and Global Summit Dialogues, which take place alongside key global events.

DATE	TITLE	DIALOGUE TYPE	CGIAR CENTER/CRP
Feb 9	Making Food Systems Equitable: An African Dialogue on Gender and Food Systems	Independent	IFPRI
Feb 23	Member State Dialogue – Nigeria	Member State	HarvestPlus
Mar 24	Member State Dialogue – Honduras	Member State	Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
Mar	Bill & Melinda Gates Commercializing Technologies	Independent	IITA, IFPRI, ILRI
Apr 8	Migratión y Nutrición Liderazgo Fermenino para la Innovatión en Seguridad Alimentaria Nutricional: Colombia y Venezuela	Independent	Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
Apr 13	Managing the Water and Energy We Eat: Advancing Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus Approaches to Achieve Food Systems Transformation in Southern Africa	Independent	IWMI
Apr 15	Advancing Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus Approaches to Achieve Food Systems Transformation in Central Asia	Independent	IWMI, IFPRI
Apr 19	The Role of Water Security for Food Systems Transformation	Independent	IFPRI, IWMI, ICARDA
Apr 21	The Role of Water-Energy-Food Nexus for Achieving Food Security in a Challenging Climate for Pakistan	Independent	IWMI
Apr 27	Water: The Game Changer for Food Systems	Global	IWMI, WLE
Apr 27	Act Now for Transformation in Agricultural Innovation	Independent	CCAFS
Apr 29	Feeding Africa: Leadership to Scale Up Successful Innovations		CGIAR System Organization
Apr 30	Transforming Food Systems with Aquatic Foods: Access to Sustainable, Safe and Nutritious Food for All	Independent	WorldFish
June 3	Food Loss in Food Systems – Collaborative and Priorities	Independent	IFPRI, ILRI
July 15	The role of evaluation in moving towards zero hunger and sustainable food systems: challenges and solutions	Independent	CGIAR Advisory Services
TBC	Gender in Asia	Independent	IFPRI
TBC	Member State Dialogue – Benin (Nutrition)	Member State	Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, A4NH
TBC	Member State Dialogue – Ethiopia	Member State	Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
TBC	Member State Dialogue – Vietnam	Member State	Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
TBC	North America, South America and Bayer	Independent	Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, CCAFS