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SUMMARY:Expo Milano 2015
DESCRIPTION:Expo Milano 2015 is a non-commercial Universal Exposition with some very unique and innovative features. Not only is it an exhibition but also a process\, one of active participation among a large number of players around the theme of Feeding the Planet\, Energy for Life. It is sustainable\, technological\, thematic and focused on its visitors. Open from May 1 to October 31\, 2015\, the Expo will host over 130 participants. Running for 184 days\, this giant exhibition site\, covering one million square meters\, is expected to welcome over 20 million visitors.\n\n\nA journey of tastes\nVisitors will experience a unique journey that looks at the complex theme of nutrition. They will have the possibility to take a trip around the world\, sampling the food and traditions of people from all over the globe. Expo Milano 2015 will be the first Exposition in history to be remembered not only for its products but also for its contribution towards education on food and the planet’s precious resources. \nWorkshop and debate themes include:\n\nImproving food quality and security: the security of having enough food to live on\, and an assurance that the food is healthy and the water drinkable;\nEnsuring healthy and high-quality nutrition for all human beings\, doing away with the hunger\, drought\, infantile mortality\, and malnutrition that still afflict 850 million people on this planet\, and extirpating famine and pandemic disease;\nPreventing the new epidemics and diseases of our time\, including obesity\, cardiovascular disease\, and cancer\, by championing practices that have proven to be effective;\nPromoting innovation in research\, technology\, and business practices along the entire food supply chain to improve the nutritional value\, conservation\, and distribution of foods;\nProviding education in proper nutrition and encouraging more healthy lifestyles\, especially among children\, adolescents\, the disabled\, and the elderly;\nEnhancing the value of cultural and ethnic heritage as expressed in culinary traditions.\n\nVisit the website of Expo Milano 2015 for more information. \n\n\nDownload the discussion paper ‘The role of research in global food and nutrition security’ (Expo 2015 EU Scientific Steering Committee) \nRead the Press Release ‘Expo Milano 2015: European Commission launches scientific debate on how to feed the planet’ (Brussels – April 13\, 2015) \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/expo-milano-2015/
LOCATION:Expo Exhibition Site\, Milan\, Italy
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SUMMARY:West African Workshop and Innovation Fair
DESCRIPTION:A West African workshop on approaches to farmer-led research and a West Africa Farmer Innovation Fair (FIPAO in French: Foire de l’Innovation Paysanne en l’Afrique de l’Ouest) will be held on 12–16 May 2015 in Ouagadougou\, Burkina Faso. \nContinuing in the spirit of the International Year of Family Farming (2014)\, the workshop and fair in 2015 will put the spotlight on farmers’ creativity and their roles in participatory research. It aims to intensify linkages and learning among all actors involved in agricultural research and development related to smallholder family farming. The FIPAO follows the example of the Eastern Africa Farmer Innovation Fair held in Nairobi\, Kenya\, in May 2013 and will provide a showcase for about 50 West African farmer innovators to exhibit their achievements. \nThe learning-and-sharing workshop on farmer-led research (12–14 May) will involve primarily staff from field-based organisations that are facilitating such approaches in francophone West Africa. From their various experiences\, the workshop will distil key messages about research and development by smallholders and will share these messages with farmer innovators\, development practitioners\, formal scientists\, policymakers and the general public visiting the fair (15–16 May). If you want to learn more about the workshop and fair\, see the one-pager and go to the FIPAO website (both in French). \nVisit the website of Prolinnova for more information in English. \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/west-african-workshop-and-innovation-fair/
LOCATION:Splendid Hotel & Palais de la Jeunesse et de la culture\, Ouagadougou\, Burkina Faso
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SUMMARY:Global Green Growth Forum Regional Conference Africa
DESCRIPTION:On 13 -14 May 2015\, the Global Green Growth Forum (3GF)\, UNEP and the Government of Kenya will co-host an African Regional 3GF Conference in Nairobi. By providing a global-regional platform\, 3GF will contribute to building consensus on how to turn challenges on sustainable development and climate change into opportunities for green growth and improved livelihoods for all. \nThe conference will address key African green growth political priorities and interests and cover 3GF cross-cutting themes on financing for green growth\, cities as drivers of green growth and sustainable life styles. The conference will focus on issues such as how different minds-sets and lifestyles\, low carbon strategies\, sustainable resource management\, increased financing\, and appropriate policies and frameworks can help African transition to a green economy. It will look at which regional and international partnerships could help to accelerate the implementation of green growth plans and priorities. Topics will include issues such as water\, energy\, waste to energy/waste management\, industrial symbiosis and land restoration. \nThe conference will bridge global and regional challenges\, stakeholders and opportunities by bringing international and regional discussions\, best practice and actors together. This international-African nexus will provide new perspectives and insights into current challenges and opportunities. And explore collaborative partnerships creating opportunities for innovative green growth solutions and sustainable growth in the African region. \nBy bringing existing global collaborative 3GF partnerships into the regional contexts\, 3GF aims to develop and strengthen the regional and national engagement in the partnerships and seek to implement and test partnership solutions. \nThe conference will include both high-level deliberations and informal partnership sessions and address four overall areas: \n\n\nThe State of the World – bringing global discussions on green growth into a regional context;\n\n\nThe State of the Region – bringing regional discussions on green growth into a global context;\n\n\nGlobal 3GF partnerships – how can actors from countries in the region engage in the 3GF partnerships;\n\n\nIdeas labs – bringing  new partnership ideas based on regional needs to the 3GF platform.\n\n\nFor more details\, visit the website of Global Green Growth Forum.  \n
URL:https://knowledge4food.net/event/global-green-growth-forum-regional-conference-africa/
LOCATION:United Nations Office Nairobi\, United Nations Avenue\, Nairobi\, Kenya
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