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The Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition an overview by Mauricio Rosales

The Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition an overview by Mauricio Rosales. www.fao.org/fsnforum. The FSN Forum is An online network of experts and practitioners sharing knowledge on food security and nutrition and providing inputs into relevant policy processes Vision

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The Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition an overview by Mauricio Rosales

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  1. The Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition an overview by Mauricio Rosales www.fao.org/fsnforum

  2. The FSN Forum is An online network of experts and practitioners sharing knowledge on food security and nutrition and providing inputs into relevant policy processes Vision Linking practice to policy through online consultations

  3. Aims • Better and more informed food security processes at global and regional level • Increased understanding and recognition of food security and nutrition in the policy agenda • Incorporation of a wider number of stakeholders’ views into food security policies and drafting processes • Support of innovative thinking and multidisciplinary approaches

  4. Grounded on the principles: • All types of knowledge have a role to play • Participation enables to develop and increase knowledge as a result of social interactions and exchanges

  5. The Forum in Numbers Founded in 2007 4800 membersfrom 170 countries 94 online discussions to date 10 thematic consultations Languages Website available in English, French and Spanish. Comments accepted in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish

  6. Membership Growth

  7. Structure of membership Africa 24% Asia 19% Europe 23% LAC 14% Near East 6% North America 12% Southeast Pacific 2% Technical cooperation 3% Government 7% Private Sector 4% NGO/CSO 22% UN/Intergovernmental organizations 25% Financial Institutions 3% Academic/Research bodies 30% Philanthropic Associations 1% Independent 5%

  8. Partners and affiliated networks

  9. The FSN Forum in the new strategic framework Strategic Objective 1 - contribute to the eradication of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition. Output 1.3 - Improved capacities governments and stakeholders for human resource and organizational development in the food security and nutrition domain Output 2.1 - Improved capacities of governments and stakeholders for strategic coordination across sectors and stakeholders for food security and nutrition

  10. What the Forum does • making FS policy and drafting processes more inclusive • sharing and making knowledge available • awareness raising and advocacy • expanding outreach and reaching relevant stakeholders (cross-cutting to the functions above)

  11. Topics covered • Mainstreaming nutrition • Climate change • Social protection • Smallholders • Indigenous knowledge • Women in agriculture • Food systems and governance • Forestry • Fisheries • Right to Food • Etc.

  12. Activities • Online discussions • Policy-driven consultations • Targeted and regional dialogues and webspaces • Surveys • Network building • Integrating online and face-to-face exchanges

  13. The FSN Forum website

  14. Online discussions that make a difference This special publication showcases some of the FSN Forum’s most significant discussions in recent years. From food security concepts to climate change, and from street foods to global governance, see what happens when you “do knowledge sharing right”! Download the publication from the website at www.fao.org/docrep/016/ap095e/ap095e00.pdf

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