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Ireland’s Fourth National Dialogue focused on ‘Aligning Domestic and Foreign Policy towards Sustainable Food Systems’. The opening remarks from Mr. Ruairí de Burca, Director General, Development Cooperation and Africa Division, in the Department of Foreign Affairs, outlined how food systems touch every aspect of human existence; and that our central focus on those living with hunger will require sustained action. Ireland was one of the first countries to support the call for a Food Systems Summit and Ireland will work to ensure there is strong engagement across the world especially from
... Leer más those who are often furthest away. The first key note address was delivered by Dr. Susanna Moorehead, Chair of the Development Assistance Committee at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Dr. Moorehead illustrated the challenges facing food systems globally in the lead up to the Summit and spoke about the important role of Ireland’s voice internationally as a champion in the fight against hunger, rooted in a historical experience of famine. Dr. Moorehead outlined the key positive findings of the DAC Peer Review of Ireland, specifically in areas focussing on LDCs, women’s empowerment and gender equality, and support for civil society organisations. The key area of improvement identified in the DAC Peer Review was policy coherence across domestic, development and foreign policy to achieve the SDGs. Dr. Moorehead highlighted the importance of policy coherence across generations, where choices made today will affect future generations. She complimented Ireland on the excellent progress made so far in implementing the Peer Review recommendations, and proposed key areas to consider going forward, including: investing in research and development in developing countries; sharing lessons of what works and what does not; sharing the experiences of tacking difficult policy issues through citizen assemblies; and exploring ways for Ireland to reach ‘net zero’. Dr. Jamie Morrison, Director at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) gave the second keynote address. Dr. Morrison provided context to rising food insecurity globally, driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, with the challenge of achieving the target of eliminating hunger by 2030 now evident. He spoke to the challenge of eliminating hunger alongside the prevalence of overweight and obesity, with the underlying reality that 3 billion people cannot afford a healthy diet. This challenge around the affordability of food and the trade-offs that will be necessary will be pivotal in terms of identifying solutions through the National Dialogues process. Dr. Morrison also spoke to the unique integrated approach taken by Ireland in linking research, learning, education and innovation in agriculture. Many of the lessons learned by Ireland are inspirational for others and examples such as supporting learning exchanges with countries in Africa are incredibly impactful. The keynote addresses were followed by two panel discussions. The first panel focussed on ‘Ireland’s Role in Promoting Change Internationally’ and discussed the policy framework and emerging initiatives to leverage domestic capacities within Ireland’s international development policy, A Better World. Key aspects of the discussion were a focus on technology, science and research, mutual partnership-based approaches between Ireland and Africa, and bringing together domestic and foreign policy in a coherent way. The second panel focussed on ‘Policy to Practice: Understanding the Challenges and Opportunities’ where panellists provided a range of perspectives on the challenges and opportunities facing developing countries, with a particular focus on the impact of those living in poverty. The panel focused on the political dimensions of food as well as technical aspects in outlining some options for reaching those furthest behind, and the potential for Ireland to support African farmers in increasing sustainable productivity. Leer menos
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Palabras clave: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment