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Max Blanck
Организация:
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
Страна:
Италия
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External Engagement Officer at ESFA.
Policy Dialogue Advisor
As Policy Dialogue Advisor, he manages the FSN Forum’s operations and liaises with partners for building and expanding the Forum’s collaboration mechanisms. Furthermore, Max also sets up targeted online consultations for partners such as the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) and its High Level Panel of Experts.
He holds a Master’s degree in Food Security from Roma Tre University, Italy, and a Master’s degree in Human Rights Law from the University of Malta.
Before joining the FSN Forum, Max worked as a Project Manager in a Swiss consultancy firm and for German foreign policy institutes.
Contact: [email protected]
Max Blanck
Dear All,
With this interesting discussion now closed, I would like to express my deepest appreciation for the time you dedicated to sharing your SDG-related stories.
In this online discussion we have deliberately invited you to comment on a very openly formulated topic as we did not want to limit you in telling the stories you deemed important.
In my view, the most important result of this exchange is that it underlined once again the complexity of the fight against hunger and malnutrition and the multitude of avenues that we can follow.
Something that many of the examples you shared have in common is that they provided innovative approaches or applied tested solutions in an innovative way. This is encouraging as it showcases the high level of commitment towards realizing SDG2 and the vitality of the development sector, especially at the grassroots level.
The diversity of the examples you shared also underlines the importance of knowledge sharing initiates to help us stay updated and able to learn from each-other.
For this reason we also appreciate the more critical comments you shared as they highlight pitfalls that can jeopardize our success.
Over the next weeks we will analyse your comments in greater detail and might get back to you should we require further information.
Once again, thank you very much!
Max
Max Blanck
Dear all,
Thank you so much for all your insightful comments.
I am particularly impressed by the multitude of issues your contributions touched upon. Aquaculture, nutrition education, food safety, nutrition, monitoring & evaluation, horticulture, access to water, extension services, youth and ethnobotany have all been mentioned.
This reflects very clearly the multidimensional nature of our struggle towards realizing SDG 2 "Zero Hunger". It also shows that one of the trickiest aspects lies in the harmonization of the work and in effective inter-sectorial cooperation.
To allow newcomers to this discussion to get up to speed, I invite you to have a look at the latest two digest that provide an overview of the exchange so far:
Digest 1
Digest 2
Thank you very much once again and keep your stories (experiences, reflections, papers, photos, videos, etc.) coming!
Max
Max Blanck
Dear Colleagues,
First of all, let me thank you for the very interesting stories you shared over the past few days.
They paint a very interesting picture on how the realization of SDG2 is being tackled in your countries and of the challenges that remain. Your first-hand experience touches on many different issues with land degradation, intersectoral cooperation, funding, food loos & waste, nutrition, education and animal husbandry all being mentioned as important elements. This multitude of aspects reflect the very essence of the SDG and their comprehensive and cross-cutting nature. They also showcase the complexity of our fight against hunger and the efforts that are necessary to move towards a Zero Hunger world.
I would like to encourage you to keep sharing your stories, allowing fellow practitioners to learn from your experience of what worked – or didn’t – and how you overcame the challenges.
Looking forward to your stories!
Max