Document Type
Book
Files
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Publication Date
Fall 9-17-2024
Description
Food systems transformation is urgent and is expected to meet nearly all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by 2030, as well as targets set forth by the Global Biodiversity Framework, Paris Climate Agreement, and World Health Assembly. The 2021 UN Food Systems Summit focused global attention on food systems and helped catalyze food system transformation pathways across the globe, but no universal monitoring system was agreed upon and the current SDG framework is insufficient in guiding food system actions. The Food Systems Countdown Initiative (FSCI) is an interdisciplinary, multi-institution scientific partnership formed to fill in this gap. It aims to provide actionable evidence to track progress and guide decisions for transformation, complement other monitoring and tracking initiatives, and contribute to advancing the science of food systems and their transformation. In this presentation, Dr. Schneider explores the policies and economics of food and nutrition across the globe, and discusses the current timeline, methods, and priorities of the FSCI. Dr. Schnider draws on her interdisciplinary research and leverages multiple data sets to help attendees better understand food security and nutritional outcomes of different food systems.
City
Burlington, Vermont
Keywords
Sustainable Development Goals, UN Food Systems Summit, food system indicators, food systems, Food Systems Countdown Initiative, food security, universal monitoring system
Recommended Citation
Schneider, Kate, "Understanding interactions across food system indicators and their implications to bring about transformative change" (2024). Food Systems Summit 2024. 11.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/fss2024/11
