POLICY SEMINAR
How USD 10 billion can transform food systems in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Nigeria: Report launch
Co-organized by IFPRI, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), and Shamba Centre for Food and Climate
MAR 16, 2023 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EDT

A new study finds that sustainable food system transformation can be achieved in the next decade in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Nigeria by increasing public investment by US$10 billion per year (on average from 2023 to 2030) and implementing a more effective portfolio of interventions that achieve multiple outcomes.  

In an ambitious effort, researchers from IFPRI and IISD, engaged closely with the government, donors, and stakeholders in each country, synthesized the evidence, and then applied sophisticated macro- and microeconomic modeling techniques to identify pathways to provide affordable and healthy diets to all people in an environmentally sustainable way. 

Join us to learn more about the findings. 

Introduction
Sean Woolfrey, Senior Advisor & Research Coordinator, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Presentation of the report: Evidence-based and costed deep dives for achieving sustainable food systems
Alan de Brauw, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
Livia Bizikova, Lead II, Monitoring and Governance, Tracking Progress program, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Francine Picard, Co-Founder and Director of Partnerships, Shamba Centre for Food and Climate
Carin Smaller, Co-Founder, Executive Director, Shamba Centre for Food and Climate

Reactions: From evidence to action
Willem Olthof, Deputy Head of Unit, DG INTPA, European Commission
Kathrin Weny, Senior Policy Officer, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Moderator
Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin American region & Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI

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How USD 10 billion can transform food systems in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Nigeria: Report launch

Conor talks about why the emissions cap will NOT hurt Canada's economy, prosperity, nor hurt jobs with Aaron Cosbey, a development economist with 30 years of experience, and Jessica Kelly, a Senior Policy Advisor, of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). They discuss how one of the main drivers of inflation in Canada is our overdependence on oil and gas and what we can do to change that, how climate policy is not to blame for inflation, and tips for journalists covering climate policy issues and reports.

There's also a breakdown of all the problems and faulty reasoning contained in the Deloitte and S&P Global analyses of the emissions cap.

For the Q&A section we answer your question: There was already Canadian legislation against false advertising (Competition Act and maybe others) why is the new anti-Greenwashing law having such a profound effect?

For context both the Pathways Alliance and the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers ( CAPP ) took down large portions of their digital presence shortly after the new anti-Greenwashing law required 'companies to tell the truth and to have an evidence base to back up their claims.'

Thirteen Canadian oil and gas companies, including five of the six that make up the Pathways Alliance oil sands lobby group, are on the list of 88 big carbon polluters called out for a major share of the forested lands lost to wildfires in North America between 1986 and 2021.

Find out more background on the connection between wildfires and oil and gas corporations here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/canada-wildfire-causes/

Get emissions cap facts here: https://www.sierraclub.ca/action-item/canada-emissions-cap-facts/

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The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries. Established in 1975, IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 50 countries. It is a research center of CGIAR, a worldwide partnership engaged in agricultural research for development.

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