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Water, Land and Ecosystems

WLE and the UN Food Systems Summit

WLE and the UN Food Systems Summit

 

WLE has been making significant contributions to the preparatory processes of the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS). Since 2020 we have been coordinating UNFSS Action Track 3 (Nature positive production), contributing to Action Track 5 (Building resilience to vulnerabilities, shocks and stresses) and organizing and participating in UNFSS Global and Independent Summit Dialogues. CoSAI has also contributed evidence to the Summit’s cross-cutting ‘Lever of Change’ on innovation. Our close involvement has provided opportunities to promote WLE’s know-how and solutions to highly influential audiences.

 

IS WATER OVERLOOKED IN FOOD SYSTEMS?

There is an urgent need to acknowledge that without water security, there is no food security. In the context of the UN Food Systems Summit, WLE's Program Directors share their perspectives in this video. 

 

ACTION TRACKS

 

The Summit’s Action Tracks bring together stakeholders from a wide range of backgrounds to share and learn, helping to foster new actions and partnerships and amplify existing initiatives. The Action Tracks are aligned with the Summit’s five objectives.

 

Action Track 3

Boost nature-positive production

 

 

Action Track 5

Building resilience to vulnerabilities, shocks and stresses

 

SOLUTION CLUSTERS AND LEVERS OF CHANGE

 

 

WLE is co-chair of the Land-Freshwater Nexus Solution Cluster which promotes integrated land and water resources management in food systems. We also contribute to the Innovation and Finance Levers of Change.

 

GLOBAL AND INDEPENDENT DIALOGUES

 

 

By organizing, facilitating and participating in Summit Dialogues, WLE is helping to bring political attention to food systems in high-level thematic and sectoral meetings and processes. 

 

SCIENCE DAYS

 

Recognizing the pivotal role of science, technology and innovation for food systems transformation, Science Days support the UNFSS agenda-setting process with scientific evidence and perspectives. 

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Explore WLE's contributions to the UNFSS and our game-changing solutions to transform the world's food systems.

 

  • Coalition of Action 4 Soil Health (CA4SH)

    CA4SH coordinates and operates mechanisms and processes globally to guide and catalyze public and market-based private sector investments in soil health to address food and nutritional security, economic growth, biodiversity and climate change. 

  • Brief

    Water for food systems and nutrition. Food Systems Summit Brief prepared by research partners of the Scientific Group for the Food Systems Summit 2021

    Ringler, C.; Agbonlahor, M.; Baye, K.; Barron, J.; Hafeez, Mohsin; Lundqvist, J.; Meenakshi, J. V.; Mehta, L.; Mekonnen, D.; Rojas-Ortuste, F.; Tankibayeva, A.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan. 2021. Water for food systems and nutrition. Food Systems Summit Brief prepared by research partners of the Scientific Group for the Food Systems Summit 2021. Bonn, Germany: University of Bonn. Center for Development Research (ZEF) in cooperation with the Scientific Group for the United Nations Food Systems Summit 2021. 13p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.48565/scfss2021-tg56]
  • Report

    A whole earth approach to nature positive food: biodiversity and agriculture

    DeClerck, F.A.J.; Koziell, I.; Benton, T.; Garibaldi, L.A.; Kremen, C.; Maron, M.; Rumbaitis Del Rio, C.; Sidhu, A.; Wirths, J.; Clark, M.; Dickens, C.; Estrada Carmona, N.; Fremier, A.K.; Jones, S.K.; Khoury, C.K.; Lal, R.; Obersteiner, M.; Remans, R.; Rusch, A.; Schulte, L.A.; Simmonds, J.; Stringer, L.C.; Weber, C.; Winowieck, L. (2021) A whole earth approach to nature positive food: biodiversity and agriculture. Bonn (Germany): Center for Development Research (ZEF) in cooperation with the Scientific Group for the UN Food System Summit 2021. 26 p.
  • Report

    Biodiversity and agriculture: rapid evidence review

    DeClerck, F. A. J.; Koziell, I.; Sidhu, A.; Wirths, J.; Benton, T.; Garibaldi, L. A.; Kremen, C.; Maron, M.; Rumbaitis del Rio, C.; Clark, M.; Dickens, Chris; Estrada Carmona, Natalia; Fremier, A. K.; Jones, S. K.; Khoury, C. K.; Lal, R.; Obersteiner, M.; Remans, R.; Rusch, A.; Schulte, L. A.; Simmonds, J.; Stringer, L. C.; Weber, C.; Winowiecki, L. 2021. Biodiversity and agriculture: rapid evidence review. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 70p. doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2021.215

BLOGS & OP-EDS

Explore WLE's game-changing solutions and read the insights and perspectives of our researchers on what is needed to transform global food systems.