This year’s theme of the FAO SIF will be “Science and Innovation for Climate Action,” which is directly aligned with the overarching World Food Forum‘s (WFF) theme “Agrifood Systems Transformation Accelerates Climate Action.”

FAO SIF 2023 will facilitate sharing experiences and lessons learned on implementing concrete solutions on the ground to step up climate action, supporting Members to accelerate efforts towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the FAO Four Betters, leaving no one behind.

CGIAR is hosting a virtual event to celebrate the publication of the Agriculture Chapter of the Breakthrough Agenda Report 2023. The event will showcase the recommendations of the 2023 report, present a deeper dive into the seven high-potential technologies it covers, and make the case for strengthening international collaborative action in accelerating sustainable progress in agriculture.

The Micronutrient Forum, a global platform dedicated to advancing knowledge about vital micronutrients like vitamins and minerals for better public health and nutrition, plays a pivotal role. It fosters collaboration among researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to combat micronutrient deficiencies, promote evidence-based interventions, and enhance global population health.

Zambia’s emerging aquaculture sector is set to be a key supplier of fish and other aquatic foods in sub-Saharan Africa. The sector already employs approximately 13,000 people. Fisheries have long been an important part of the economy and cultural heritage in Zambia. It may be landlocked, but 20 percent of its land is covered by water. In total, about 45 percent of the water resources in southern Africa are found in Zambia, which plays a key role in the fish trade in the region.

Mid-way to the endpoint of Agenda 2030, ambitions of achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls (Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5) remain a distant reality. UN Women’s Gender Snapshot 2022 shows that, on the current path to progress, it would take nearly 300 years to achieve gender equality.

Climate change continues to impact rural communities in the global drylands. As the negative impacts of climate change accelerate, transforming deserts into sustainable, productive, and economically viable lands is a priority and can be done by harnessing new practices, technologies, and innovations.

While aquatic foods offer viable and sustainable nutrition solutions, coastal communities and habitats that provide such foods face a major threat from climate change, aggravated by a lack of access to technology and an enabling policy environment. With predominantly marginal livelihoods and little knowledge of how to adapt to climate change, the coastal communities in the global South face a dangerously precarious future. Further, the assault on coastal ecosystems is contributing to increased greenhouse gas emissions, which is compromising the ability of various stakeholders to meet the cl

Little is known about how vulnerable fishery-dependent livelihoods are on a local level due to climate change. Most research has concentrated on the impact of climate change on fisheries systems at the global, regional, and country scales. To fill this gap, WorldFish commissioned a scoping study to assess how climate change affects the fishing communities in two riparian counties along Kenya’s Lake Victoria.

The government of Kenya will co-host three parallel events in Nairobi in early September: the Africa Climate Science Symposium (ACCS, 1-3 September) the Africa Climate Summit (ACS, 4-6 September) and the Africa Climate Week 2023 (ACW, September 4-8).

Event Title: Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Risks

Featured WorldFish Representative: Rahma Adam, Lead, Economic and Social Inclusion, WorldFish

The School Meals Coalition Ministerial Meeting will be co-chaired by two taskforce Coalition, Finland and France, and is supported by the World Food Programme (WFP), as the Secretariat of the Coalition. It will drive actions to urgently improve and scale up school meal programs to ensure that every child has the opportunity to receive a healthy, nutritious meal in school by 2030.