Faith + Food Coalition: Food Systems Dialogues

April 22, 2021

IPHN was part of the inaugural planning team for the Faith + Food Coalition Food Systems Dialogues alongside the Center for Earth Ethics. The five dialogues that the team organized will contribute to the United Nations Food Systems Summit. The goal of the dialogues was to highlight the moral, spiritual, and cultural elements of our food systems, asking questions about how we keep the wellbeing of people and the planet at the front of every conversation surrounding food production, distribution and consumption.

These dialogues were organized by the following coalition of leading faith-based organizations: Bhumi Global, Interfaith Public Health Network, Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA), Parliament of the World’s Religions, the Tzu Chi Foundation, World Evangelical Alliance, and the Center for Earth Ethics.

You can view the details and recordings for the full slate of dialogues by visiting faithandfood.earth

The UN Food Systems Summit will bring together farmers, politicians, business leaders, youth groups and other civil society members to examine how our global food systems can be reformed to equitably and sustainably feed the world. The summit has been broken into 5 Action Tracks.

In the lead-up to the Summit, the Center for Earth Ethics convened a number of independent virtual dialogues to critically examine the role faith based organizations can bring to conversations about our food systems. These dialogues have taken place as part of the broader Food Systems Summit Dialogues, as outlined here. The outcomes of these dialogues will be fed back into the Summit planning process and discussions.

AT1: Ensure access to safe and nutritious food for all

Recording from webinar for AT 1 - https://youtu.be/I7H9YJt2n5E
Official Food Summit Link for AT 1 - https://summitdialogues.org/dialogue/12769/

AT2: Shift to sustainable consumption patterns

Recording from webinar for AT 2 - https://youtu.be/cXK31YOqP7Y
Official Food Summit Link for AT 2 - https://summitdialogues.org/dialogue/12784/

AT3: Boost nature-positive production

Recording from webinar for AT 3 - https://youtu.be/_QMlL8P8PeI
Official Food Summit Link for AT 3 - https://summitdialogues.org/dialogue/12778/

AT4: Advance equitable livelihoods

Recording from webinar for AT 4 - https://youtu.be/X73I2I0TAZo
Official Food Summit Link for AT 4 - https://summitdialogues.org/dialogue/12773/

AT5: Build resilience to vulnerabilities, shocks and stress

Recording from webinar for AT 5 - https://youtu.be/psU0UU7S-rg
Official Food Summit Link for AT 5 - https://summitdialogues.org/dialogue/12801/

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