Regional Consultation: Food Waste in North America
Regional Consultation: Food Waste in North America
Date and Time
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST
Location
Room 3301, Exploratory Hall, George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Host
Dr. Alonso Aguirre, Chair, Department of Environmental Science and Policy
Organizer
UN Environment North America
Agenda
12:30pm – Doors open
1:00pm – Introductions and topical framing across all locations
1:15pm – Local discussions
2:45pm – Reconvene across all locations for report-backs from each hub
3:00pm – Close of consultation
REGISTER FOR THIS FREE EVENT:
In the lead up to the fourth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-4), UN Environment will convene two consultations to raise awareness about the Assembly and to discuss one of the global themes from a North American perspective. On 22 January 2019, the consultation will focus on Innovations for Addressing the Food Waste Challenge.
Information gathered from the consultation will inform the deliberations of Member States and other participants at the Assembly, including Ministers of Environment from around the world.
The two-hour consultation will be held simultaneously in multiple locations across the U.S. and Canada, connected via video conference. Each location or “hub” will have a maximum of 15 participants, who will have the opportunity to share their knowledge on innovation on food waste and sustainable food systems.
Registration is by location with a limit to one participant per institution per hub. (restriction does not include Mason faculty or students). Addresses and other logistical information will be provided in advance. If you have a particular interest in the topic but are not located near a hub, please contact unenvironment-northamerica@un.org as we will have a limited number of virtual participants.
Download the Consultation Briefing Document on Food Waste: Innovations to Address Food Loss and Waste in a North American Context (PDF)
About UNEA-4
The fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly will be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 11 – 15 March 2019. The Environment Assembly, which is the governing body of UN Environment, has the universal membership of all 193 UN Member States. When the Assembly meets this upcoming year, it will deliberate on “Innovative solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable consumption and production.”
This consultation is hosted in partnership with the United Nations Association in Canada and the National Council for Science and the Environment, and is powered by MIT Solve.
