Sweden - Stage 2
Major focus
The focus of the dialogue was food security, conflict and resilience. The following visions statements guided the discussion: 1. Efforts to strengthen food systems in conflict-affected communities foster peace, stability, and inclusion. 2. The relationship between food insecurity and violent conflicts is recognised, and a range of institutionalised risk management and responses exist. 3. Our food systems are sustainable and equitable, they build resilience against food insecurity and improve the prospects for peace. 4. Efforts to strengthen resilience against food insecurity and conflict, addr
... Read moreess different parts of the food supply chain and across livelihood systems. Furthermore, they consider the local contexts and boost local capacities allowing for external actors to act only as facilitators. 5. People are empowered to prepare for, withstand, and recover from shocks, as well as to participate in food systems that deliver nutritious food and contribute to equitable livelihoods, while ensuring healthy ecosystems. The dialogue started with an opening seminar moderated by Katy Harris, Senior Policy Fellow at Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). The seminar began with opening remarks from Janine Alm Ericson, State Secretary to the Minister for International Development Cooperation at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. During the seminar, Amir Abdulla, Deputy Executive Director, UN World Food Programme (WFP), and Dan Smith, Director, SIPRI gave keynotes. They shared insights from each organisation's work and research within the subject area of the dialogue. The speeches were followed by a panel discussion led by Line Gordon, Director, Stockholm Resilience Centre, that focused on resilience in food systems. Georges Bazongo, Director of operations, Tree Aid, Burkina Faso, and Kristin Hall, Head of Major Donors & Nutrition for Growth, The Power of Nutrition participated in the panel discussion. The dialogue ended with concluding remarks from Jakob Wernerman, Director Humanitarian Aid, Sida. The opening seminar can be seen in full on SIANI's website. Read less
Action Track(s): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Keywords: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment