New and challenging risks are emerging in the already complex global food systems, as evidenced by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the impacts of which are skewed towards the world’s most vulnerable populations. In addition, there are many other, ongoing challenges, including changing climate, conflict, instability, pandemics, economic shocks, that require solutions to build greater resilience within the current food system from production to consumption. To address this, Action Track 5 (AT5) – building resilience to vulnerabilities, shocks and stresses – is proposing actions to ensure that food systems can maintain functionality, recover from the effects of harmful events, and improve to a better-off state.

The first round of potential game-changing propositions consolidated by AT5 was based on more than 130 ideas submitted by civil society, member states, UN agencies, farmers and youth actors. The propositions are envisaged as a set of voluntary initiatives which government and multi-stakeholders can join, and which will provide space for peer-to-peer learning (including South-South and triangular collaboration), partnerships, and technical cooperation for transformative food systems that contribute to Resilient Development, One-Planetary Health and achievement of the SDGs.

Get involved

This third Public Forum is a valuable opportunity to canvas current thinking on the short-listed game-changing propositions, strengthen them, fill any gaps and provide feedback. Only by coming together and challenging one another we can spark new ideas and create meaningful impact.

Specifically, we want to hear your views on the following three questions:

• Do you see the emerging propositions as supportive for the achievement Resilient Food Systems and the SDGs? Do you see major gaps?
• Is the current framing of potential propositions adequate?
• Do you see specific sets of propositions or action areas which would particularly speak to your national context, and that your country would be interested in joining?

Register: Please register your attendance here on Eventbrite prior to May 6.

Live: This will be a live virtual forum taking place on Zoom. A link to join Zoom will be provided in your Eventbrite registration confirmation email.

The chat function in Zoom will be monitored to capture your comments and questions.

More information

A synthesis report including the first wave of consolidated game-changing propositions by AT5 is OUT NOW! Check it out here, and if you see gaps or have additional ideas, do share your feedback in this survey.

Explore the two previous Action Track 5 Public Forums here.