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Building forward better: Pathways to resilience
An open, free online event by the CGIAR COVID-19 Hub WG4
Online
17 Dec 2021
14:00-16:00 CET
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Provisional agenda
1400 to 1410 Opening, setting the stage
| 1400 | Opening by Vincent Gitz Director, CGIAR Research program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA), and coordinator of the CGIAR COVID-19 Hub Working Group on Addressing Food Systems’ Fragilities and Building Back Better. |
| 1405 | Setting the stage |
1410 – 1430 Understanding impacts and vulnerabilities
| 1410 | Presentation by Chris Bene (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT) of the study on Impacts of COVID-19 on people’s food security: Foundations for a more resilient food system. |
| 1420 | Discussion moderated by Vincent Gitz |
1430 to 1530 Building forward better: Pathways to resilience
Presentation of the findings and recommendations of the six 2021 studies of the CGIAR COVID-
19 Hub Working Group on Addressing Food Systems’ Fragilities and Building Back Better.
| 1430 | Delia Randolph and Alma Dogra (ILRI) One health : the role of surveillance and incentives. |
| 1440 | Chris Bene (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT) COVID-19 and food systems: building resilience within the food environment. |
| 1450 | Bart de Steenhuijsen Piters (Wageningen Economic Research) The role of diversification of production and consumer markets in building food system. |
| 1500 | Ezra Berkhout (Wageningen University and Research) The role of urban-rural relations in building food system resilience, with special attention for buffering employment. |
| 1510 | Marjolein Selten (Wageningen University and Research) The role of governance, management and decision-making mechanisms in explaining food systems outcomes during the COVID-19 outbreak. |
| 1520 | Gideon Kruseman (CIMMYT) The role of foresight: preparing for the unexpected in complex dynamic agri-food systems. |
1530 to 1555 Back to business-as-usual or shifting cards?
Panel discussion: Back to business-as-usual or shifting cards? Will covid lead to new priorities
for research and development?
Panel moderated by John McDermott, Director, CGIAR Research on Agriculture for Nutrition
and Health (A4NH) and Leader, CGIAR COVID-19 Hub.
- Frank Place, PIM director and Coordinator of the CGIAR COVID-19 Hub Working Group
on Addressing value chain fractures. - Jo Lines, LSHTM, Coordinator of CGIAR COVID-19 Hub Working Group on Integrating a One Health approach to COVID-19 responses.
- Oluchi Ezekannagha, Coordinator of the CGIAR COVID-19 Hub Working Group on Supporting country COVID-19 responses.
- Andy Jarvis, Deputy Director General of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT.
- Representative of NL DGIS, tbc.
1555 Closure by John McDermott
1600 End of event