Committee on World Food Security
Making a difference in food security and nutrition
CFS 42
12-15 October 2015, FAO, Rome, Italy
For the first time, CFS has offset the carbon emissions from air travel and local commuting during CFS42 last October. Certified Emission Reduction credits were purchased through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) Climate Neutral Now platform.
Other measures that were taken included printing session documents on paper made of 30% recycled and 70% Forest Stewardship Council certified virgin pulp, the most efficient and eco-friendly compromise recommended by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the FAO Forestry Division. Also the organizers of Side Events who served refreshments were given the opportunity to choose a bio menu.
These measures were on top of the efforts already in place in FAO which includes reducing plastic consumption by giving delegates the opportunity to refill water bottles, recycling waste in separated waste bins, donation of unsold food to a local food bank and energy efficient meeting rooms for side events.
CFS is now looking to introduce a paper-smart approach to future CFS sessions in order to reduce the quantity of unused documents that are disposed of after the session.
This page is produced in original language only. Session documents are available in all official languages.
12 October State of Food Insecurity 2015
Presentation by Pietro Gennari, Director, Statistics Division and Chief Statistician, FAO
12 October - Policy Round Table: Water for Food Security and Nutrition
 | Rapporteur: Nicola Lamaddalena, Head of the Land and Water Resources Management Department, International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies, (CIHEAM) |
12 October, Youth for Food Security and Nutrition Idea Incubator, #Y4FSN
The Panel | |
 | Facilitator: David Nabarro, UN Special Representative for Food Security and Nutrition |
 | Kareem Michael Larcher, Technical Center for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation Science and Agriculture Film and Video Prize Winner |
 | Christine Gould, Founder & CEO, Thought For Food Foundation |
 | Trang Tran, CEO and Founder, Fargreen |
 | Pape Samb, Chairman and CEO of the Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN) |
The Youth whose videos have been selected | |
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Josefa Candida da Silva, Brazil |
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Malick Lingani, Burkina Faso |
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Alessandra D’Angelo, Italy |
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Rose Sakala, Malawi |
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Aissata Sow, Mali/France |
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Johnson Oluwaseun, Nigeria/Ghana |
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Chemora McKnee, |
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Charles Batte, Uganda |
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Linda Faison, USA/Italy |
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Jorum Duri, Zimbabwe |
13 October, Coordination and Linkages with CFS
 | Facilitator: Frank Sesno, international journalist and Director of George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs |
Global Theme: Food Security and nutrition in the Post 2015 Development Agenda: Goals, Action and Outcomes | |
 | Mary Robinson, President, Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice |
Regional Theme: Enhancing regional food supply systems and processes to improve nutrition | |
 | Marc van Ameringen, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) |
14 October, Coordination and Linkages with CFS
National Theme: National multi-stakeholder approaches and experiences to improve nutrition | |
| Facilitator: David Nabarro, UN Special Representative for Food Security and Nutrition |
 | Mary Mubi, Senior Principal Director in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Zimbabwe |
 | Facilitator: Sithembile Ndema Mwamakamba, Coordinator of Youth and Gender Program, Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) |
 | Jaime A Manalo IV, Team Lead The Infomediary Campaign, Philippine Rice Research Institute |
 | Hlamalani Ngwenya, Consultant, Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services |
 | Luz Mery Benavides Orrillo, Coordinator for Latin America, MIJARC |
 | Facilitator: Willem Olthof, Development Adviser, Delegation of the EU to the Holy See, to the Order of Malta and to the UN Organisations in Rome) |
 | H.E. Josephine W. Gaita, Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya to Italy and Permanent Representative to the UN Organisations in Rome |
 | Adolfo Brizzi, Director Policy and Technical Advisory Division, Programme Management Department, IFAD |
 | Carlo Azzarri, Research Fellow, Environment and Production Technology (EPTD), IFPRI |
 | Mariam al Jaajaa, General Manager, The Arab Group for the Protection of Nature |
 | Cesarie Kantarama, Representative, East African Farmers Federation Board |
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