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Food policy at a time of crisis: What should the future look like?

Food policy at a time of crisis: What should the future look like?

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Event details

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Start time

16 October 2020 13:00

End time

16 October 2020 14:30

Time zone

BST

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A sustainable food system
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What actions can we all take, collectively and individually, to bring about a sustainable and fair food system that is better for our health, the environment, society and the economy?

 

Panellists

  • Professor Tim Lang – Professor of Food Policy at the City University of London, Commissioner on the EAT-Lancet Commission, which published the highly acclaimed ‘Food in the Anthropocene’ report (The Lancet, 2019)
  • Professor Terry Marsden – Professor of Environmental Policy and Planning at Cardiff University (Wales, UK), Director of the Sustainable Places Research Institute (2010-2020) and Chair of the Advisory Panel that recently oversaw a full systematic review of the European food policy landscape (SAPEA, 2020)
  • Professor Katrien Termeer – Chair of the Public Administration and Policy Group at Wageningen University & Research (Netherlands), Member of the Expert Group that recently conducted a comprehensive evidence review on Sustainable Food Systems (SAPEA, 2020)
  • Professor Carina Keskitalo – Professor of Political Science at Umea University (Sweden), Member of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors that recently published a Scientific Opinion and policy recommendations for a European sustainable food system (European Commission, 2020)

Chair and moderator

  • Professor Ole Petersen, Vice-President of Academia Europaea

Connected events

This webinar is designed to support:

  • World Food Day, 16 October. #WorldFoodDay is launching a call for global solidarity to help the most vulnerable people to recover and make food systems more sustainable, stronger and resilient to shocks.
  • EU Green Week 2020, which focuses on the theme of nature and biodiversity. #EUGreenWeek