8th December - Thematic Day
REDUCE
8th December - Thematic Day
REDUCE
Thematic Day Hosts:
Thematic Day Co-Hosts:
REDUCE food loss and waste
9.30–10.30 +4 GMT
The Methane Factor: The Role of Food Loss and Waste in Cutting Emissions Anchor Partner: The Global Methane Hub
This session, designed in collaboration with the Global Methane Hub, will explore how new methodologies can help to better understand and measure the efficacy of food loss and waste interventions to reduce methane emissions, such as food recovery and redistribution. Further, the session will highlight how the development of more robust data can inform countries’ climate strategies, and support the inclusion of proven interventions within Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), more private sector action, and the development of financial mechanisms to incentivise increased investment in FLW interventions, including through food banking.
11.00–12.00 +4 GMT
Unlocking Action: Policy Responses to Reduce Food Loss and Waste
COPs and other international forums are critical to set global goals and promote action and accountability, while national and subnational levels are where these goals are turned into practical and enforceable policies. A range of actors—from national policymakers and city officials to private sector executives and community leaders—are essential to advocate for policies and strategies that will advance ambitious and equitable action to transform the food system.
This session will focus on what new declarations and agreements at COP28 will mean for policymakers, and insights and recommendations, including from the Food Donation Policy Atlas, to develop national regulations and policies to accelerate food loss and waste reduction.
12.30–13.30 +4 GMT
Speed Dating for SDG12.3: How philanthropy can catalyse national action on food loss and waste?
Food loss and waste is a key contributor to the climate crisis. Ambitious multi-sector and multi-stakeholder solutions are needed to achieve SDG12.3 – to halve food loss and waste (FLW) by 2030 – and deliver nutrition security. Philanthropy can play a critical role in catalyzing these solutions and delivering meaningful local action.
This event will dive into how and where philanthropic action can be meaningful and showcase meaningful examples from Kenya, Ethiopia, Indonesia, USA and Mexico.
We invite interested philanthropies and solution providers to join us for 30 minutes ‘speed-dating’ to discuss questions of ‘where and how can we partner’ to deliver SDG12.3
This event is hosted by the Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) in partnership with WRI, Champions12.3, WRAP, ReFed, Bezos Earth Fund, IKEA Foundation and Roberston Foundation.
Please RSVP and confirm your attendance to katie.mccoshan@wri.org.
15.30–16.30 +4 GMT
Securing the Global Food Supply Chain
In a world challenged by climate change, economic disparities, and geopolitical complexities, ensuring the stability of the global food supply chain is of utmost importance. Transforming food systems to make them more resilient and inclusive, and leveraging them as engines of economic growth and prosperity for all, is at the heart of this critical endeavour. DP World’s global supply chain operations play a vital role in supporting these goals, aligning with the UAE’s vision to establish itself as a leading innovation and food supplies trading hub.
The session, in partnership with The Global FoodBanking Network and DP World, will introduce how supply chains, from ports and economic zones, to packing houses and markets, and across the distribution infrastructure that brings food into people’s homes, can be leveraged to solve a myriad of food system challenges. Panelists will explore how they are mitigating supply chain disruptions, protecting vulnerable communities, promoting international trade partnerships, and collaborating to enhance food security on a global scale.
17.00–18.00 +4 GMT
Sparking Big Ideas: Putting FLW Solutions on the Table
With a growing understanding of the interconnection between the food system and climate change, the world needs urgent action that will speed and scale progress, including to reduce food loss and waste.
Through a series of inspiring, ground-breaking, lightning-round interventions by leaders in the field, this session aims to identify ideas, innovations and solutions to spur bold action and change in the food system.
Featuring leaders across government, business and civil society, the session will introduce ideas that collectively present a path forward that extends far beyond COP28 and inspires action in the years to come.
