Retail food environment and green spaces for healthy cities:
A methodological approach based on experiences in Dar es Salaam, Lima and Tunis

November 15th 2022 – 16:30-18:30 CEST
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This webinar aims to present the contents of the recent publication “Assessment of food retail environment and green spaces for healthy cities”, based on the experiences in Dar es Salam, Lima and Tunis, illustrating the results of the assessments and explaining how these experiences can help develop guidelines for other cities. The webinar will also aim to facilitate discussion on the role of public policy in shaping sustainable urban food systems, healthy green food environments and on FAO and partner organizations’ support therein...

Agenda

16:30-16:35 - Introduction

• Lynnette Neufeld, Director, Food and Nutrition Division, FAO

16:35-16:45 - Setting the scene: concept and evolution of retail food environment

• Kathrin Demmler, Technical Advisor, GAIN

16:45-17:20 - Presentation of the retail food environment (RFE) assessments in 3 cities

Moderator: Dalia Mattioni, Researcher, Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa

• Joyce Kinabo, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Dar es Salam
• Jalila EL ATI, Institut National de Nutrition et de Technologie Alimentaire, Tunis
• Lita Palomares, Professor, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima

17:20-17.30 - Q&A

17:30-18:05 - Panel discussion of city majors or their representatives: Why this approach is important for their cities  

Moderator: Pilar Santacoloma, Nutrition and Food Systems Officer, FAO

• Elizabeth Mshote, Dar es Salaam Regional Office
• Adel Bettaieb, Director General of the Transport Infrastructure and Parks, Department of the Municipality of Tunis
• Jessica Huaman Vilca, Conciliar Lima Municipality 

18:05-18:15 - Q&A

18.15-18.25 - Assessment guidelines features and Green Spaces

• Stefanie Vandevijvere, Senior Scientist public health nutrition INFORMAS
• Simone Borelli, Forestry Officer, FAO

18.25-18.30 - Closing remarks

• Cecilia Marocchino, Coordinator of the Urban Food Agenda, FAO

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