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From science and guidelines to food system transformation

02.09.21 | Tapahtuma
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How do we change eating habits? Do you want to learn more about the guidelines and tools that can address both nutrition and environmental sustainability? Join the Nordic Council of Ministers for an interactive discussion in the lead up to the UN Food Systems Summit 2021.

We’re counting down to the launch of the 2022 Nordic Nutrition Recommendations, a unique example of regional collaboration targeted at improving the health of citizens as well as the planet.

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Dates
02.09.2021
Time
13:00 - 15:00
Type
Online

LIVE

Watch the streaming live here from 1 pm CEST:

During this webinar, you’ll learn about:

  • Nordic collaboration on nutrition recommendations and dietary guidelines – a partnership of consensus and diverse implementation models
  • A pioneering scientific model of nutrition and environmental sustainability for food system transformation 
  • Challenges and opportunities for food system transformation  
  • Concrete examples of the diverse implementation approaches that derive from a common evidence base
  • How the Nordic approach can serve as inspiration to other regions and countries on the path to food system transformation 


Our lineup of change-makers:

  • Jari Leppä, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland
  • Dr Rune Blomhoff, Project Leader, Nordic Nutrition Recommendations Committee
  • Dr Helen Harwatt, Senior Research Fellow, Energy, Environment and Resources Programme, Chatham House
  • Dr Amanda Wood, Researcher, Stockholm Resilience Center 
  • Dr Annica Sohlström, Director-General, National Food Agency, Sweden
  • Anne Pøhl Enevoldsen, Head of Unit, National Food Agency, Denmark
  • Marjaana Manninen, Counsellor of Education, National Agency for Education, Finland 
  • Dr Kremlin Wickramasinghe, a.i. Programme Manager Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, WHO European Office for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 
  • Dr Afton Halloran, Moderator, Independent Consultant in Sustainable Food Systems Transitions

 

Please note that the discussions will take place in English and spaces are limited. Sign up is required.

Check out the programme here:

2 September 13:00-15:00 CEST on Zoom 

 

Welcome 

  • Afton Halloran, Moderator, Consultant in Sustainable Food Systems Transitions


Introduction: Good for the Body, Good for the Planet

  • Jari Leppä, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland

 

Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2022 - Dietary guidelines meet sustainability criteria

  • Rune Blomhoff, Project Leader, Nordic Nutrition Recommendations Committee
  • Dr Helen Harwatt, Senior Research Fellow, Energy, Environment and Resources Programme, Chatham House
  • Dr Amanda Wood, Researcher, Stockholm Resilience Center 

Q&A    An opportunity for the audience to ask questions

 

The Nordic Model - From science and guidelines to food system transformation 

  • Dr Annica Sohlström, Director-General, National Food Agency, Sweden
  • Anne Pøhl Enevoldsen, Head of Unit, National Food Agency, Denmark
  • Marjaana Manninen, Counsellor of Education, National Agency for Education, Finland

Q&A    An opportunity for the audience to ask questions

 

Public health meets environmental sustainability – a perspective from the WHO

  • Dr Kremlin Wickramasinghe, a.i. Programme Manager Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, WHO European Office for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 

 

Beyond the Nordic region – lessons learned and the path forward

  • Rune Blomhoff, Project Leader, Nordic Nutrition Recommendations Committee
  • Dr Helen Harwatt, Senior Research Fellow, Energy, Environment and Resources Programme, Chatham House
  • Dr Amanda Wood, Researcher, Stockholm Resilience Center 
  • Dr Annica Sohlström, Director-General, National Food Agency, Sweden
  • Anne Pøhl Enevoldsen, Head of Unit, National Food Agency, Denmark
  • Marjaana Manninen, Counsellor of Education, National Agency for Education, Finland
  • Dr Kremlin Wickramasinghe, a.i. Programme Manager Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, WHO European Office for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 

 

Conclusions


Thanks for joining us!

 

 


 

We - the Nordic countries - continue to strengthen the sustainability of our food systems at the local, national, regional and international levels. We are willing to share our experiences, innovations and best practices in transforming food systems into more sustainable ones. The 2022 Nordic Nutrition Recommendations is one of those examples.

Jari Leppä, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland
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