Koweït - Étape 3
Discussion topic outcome
PAFN has communicated with the National Security Bureau (NSB) to establish the Supreme Committee for Food and Water Security in Kuwait. This committee will be led by NSB with all relevant stakeholders as members. The committee will develop , implement and monitor strategies with measurable action plans and SMART goals. Progress of the action plans will be assessed by key performance indicators (KPIs). Meanwhile, there will be challenges facing this committee such as the overlap of responsibilities among different stakeholders, resistance to change the current situation and lack of commitment.
... Lire la suitePAFN will establish and chair the National Committee for Improving Nutritional Status of School Children with the membership of both MoE and MoH to address the health and nutritional challenges that were of major concern among the participants during all stages of the dialogue. PAFN will also collaborate with UNICEF on research to promote healthy eating behavior in school children. Successful partnership with food industry will ensure reformulation of food items that are acceptable by students and provide healthier choices. Nevertheless, food industry might not comply to the agreement specially that this affects their sales and profits. Another challenge is related to the acceptance of these newly formulated food items by the students or their families. It is important to engage with members of parliament to legislate laws and regulations regarding food and water loss and waste. This will ensure commitment and accountability by relevant sectors. However, this might take a long time to implement and might face some resistance by people. PAFN is collaborating with the Ministry of Commerce and industry to review and amend subsidized food items, qualitatively and quantitatively to optimize nutritional health. This will increase the potential of food diversity and encourage entrepreneurship that will eventually strengthen the food system. This may contribute to improve the food consumption patterns and possibly reduce food waste. This reformulation may face opposition from the citizens and pressure from food industry. PAFN will collaborate with Kuwait Institute for scientific research (KISR) in developing research areas related to food security and achieving sustainable food systems and conducting training programs for capacity building. Budget constraints can be a major challenge facing this initiative. PAFN is aware of the pivotal role the Ministry of Information plays in food and nutrition awareness based on a strategic plan with related entities. Ministry of Information needs to fulfill its responsibilities by collaborating with media influencers and experts in the field of food and nutrition for accountability especially in times of emergencies. Challenges facing this collaboration is mainly lack of commitment to the action plan. Lire moins
Piste(s) d'Action: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Mots-clés : Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment