DMU Senior Lecturer in Nutrition Dr Jessica Jin and PhD student Tutuwaa Baffo represented the university’s United Nations Academic Impact SDG Hub for SDG 16 at a forum debating how sustainable diets can be achieved. The event was put together by the University of Pretoria (UNAI SDG Hub for SDG2) as a side event to the FAO Science and Innovation Forum side-event, a panel discussion entitled: Exploring complexity: Policy options for nutritious, affordable and sustainable diets for all. here is a video of the debate:
The panel discussion explored the urgent actions necessary to address the current global food security situation in ways that simultaneously address the issues of affordability, nutrition and sustainability. The experts offered insight into the complexity of achieving these three components. A team of UN Academic Impact Hub leaders explained how their SDG contributes to solving the challenge and the panel debated the issue.
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