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United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Population, food security, nutrition and sustainable development
16 Sep 2019 - Session I: Opening of the meeting
John Wilmoth, Director, Population Division/DESA
Session II: Setting the stage: Trends, concepts, definitions, and data sources
Moderator – Sandile Similane, UNFPA
Nancy Aburto, FAO - Overview of food security and nutrition concepts;
hunger and food security indicators: trends and data sources
Ruben Grajeda, WHO AM/PAHO (video link) – Nutrition indicators: trends and data sources
Frank Swiaczny, Population Division/DESA – Demographic megatrends and global population growth
Session III: Food security and population change
a. Food security, growth, consumption and sustainability
Moderator – Sara Hertog, Population Division/DESA
Lorenzo Bellu, FAO – Growth and consumption trends, projections of food and agriculture
Hugo Valin, IIASA– Pathways toward sustainable land use and food systems
Marco Springmann, Oxford University - Health and nutritional aspects of sustainable diet strategies and their association with environmental impacts
John Wilmoth, Director, Population Division/DESA
Session II: Setting the stage: Trends, concepts, definitions, and data sources
Moderator – Sandile Similane, UNFPA
Nancy Aburto, FAO - Overview of food security and nutrition concepts;
hunger and food security indicators: trends and data sources
Ruben Grajeda, WHO AM/PAHO (video link) – Nutrition indicators: trends and data sources
Frank Swiaczny, Population Division/DESA – Demographic megatrends and global population growth
Session III: Food security and population change
a. Food security, growth, consumption and sustainability
Moderator – Sara Hertog, Population Division/DESA
Lorenzo Bellu, FAO – Growth and consumption trends, projections of food and agriculture
Hugo Valin, IIASA– Pathways toward sustainable land use and food systems
Marco Springmann, Oxford University - Health and nutritional aspects of sustainable diet strategies and their association with environmental impacts