Welcome to a free hybrid webinar on food systems security and individual resilience that will provide guidance and recommendations for policy interventions. The intention is to appraise current level of national and individual preparedness for potential future adversities in terms of food security and identify next steps for action. The event will host presentations by field experts sharing their findings and offering recommendations relevant for the Nordics and the Baltic countries.
Audience: policy makers, municipalities, researchers, and other related professionals in the field of civil defense and resilience.
Date:
31.05.2024
Time:
9:00–10:30 CET | 10:00–11:30 Riga Time
Location:
Online and in person at the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Latvia (Marijas 13/3, Riga)
Language:
English
Register here: https://forms.gle/wFQuS9D2JHhiRJdc9
Preparedness in the Nordic-Baltic region in terms of food security in potential crisis varies by country. Equal footing and standing as united for all countries and their citizens in terms of access to know-how, experience and guidance are fundamental values of the Nordic region with the Baltic countries as the closest allies. The matter of food security is no exception.
The range of potential threats in terms of food security is diverse, from climate change and extensive urbanization to conflicts, natural hazards, and political instability. Besides being associated with shock and stress, they hold a risk of disturbing our basic needs for a sustainable life and healthy nutrition. How prepared are we? What counts as well-prepared for unprecedented consequences? Where’s the line between individual responsibility and that of the state?
The heating events in the international arena bring the topic of food security and resilience on top of the agenda for policy makers on national and municipality level and for other professionals in the field of civil defense and resilience. And for a good reason – being prepared, taking the mater seriously and putting our heads together, sharing knowledge, can make us as prepared for the unknown turbulences as possible.
This hybrid webinar is an initial stage of a Nordic-Baltic approach on food systems security and individual resilience. It hosts speakers, researchers with extensive knowledge and valued insight on the matter. The webinar is intended as the launchpad for future discussions and joint regional initiatives on the topic.
It will cover three main angles:
- Planning and strategizing
- Land use and spatial planning
- Regional, national, and individual preparedness
Target audience:
Food security and preparedness professionals, municipalities, researchers, and other professionals working with preparedness and resilience related matters.
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PROGRAMME
Opening by Torfi Johannesson and Maija Kāle
PART ONE: Planning and strategizing
Bettina Rudloff: New political frame for food security approaches responding to new (and old) challenges.
Alda Nikodemusa: VASAB vision for the territorial development of the Baltic Sea Region in 2040 and foreseen future actions.
PART TWO: Land use and spatial planning
Maija Kāle: The future of urban agriculture.
Arne Bardalen: Protection of agricultural land in the Nordics when global food insecurity increases.
PART THREE: Individual preparedness
Essi Kulju: Food security through individual preparedness.
Lena Maria Nilsson: Sámi food in elderly care.
CLOSING REMARKS by Maija Kāle and Torfi Johannesson
✔ Webinar is free of charge.
✔ Register here.
Online access link will be sent to registered attendees via e-mail.
