Transcript The FSN Forum in practice

The Global Forum on
Food Security and
Nutrition
in practice
by Max Blanck
www.fao.org/fsnforum
Examples of FSN Forum
Making FS policy and drafting processes more
inclusive
• CFS
• HLPE
• Post 2015
• SAN Dominicana
Sharing and making knowledge available:
• Indigenous food preparation
• Social networks
Awareness raising and advocacy
• ICN2
• How to feed the world in 2050
How a Forum Discussion Works
Interested Member/ Team contacts FSN Forum
Topic note and questions are developed. FSN Team assists
Discussion page is created
Discussion is launched for 3 weeks
FSN Team provides the advertisement and moderation
Digest with latest comments are sent out
Summary, brief, handout is prepared
Feedback is collected
CFS Global Strategic Framework (GSF)
CFS
Secretariat
Proposed
Annotated
Outline
Review and
facilitate
buy-in by
stakeholders
Task Team to draft V1
Regional
Consultations
CFS
Final Draft
High Level Panel of Experts of the CFS
HLPE
Proposed
Scope
Project
Team
Draft report
Review
to set the
track
Preparation of draft report
Recommendations
to countries
Seek
suggestions
and inputs
CFS 2012
Preparation
of final report
High Level Panel of Experts of the CFS
Quote from Maryam Rahmanian (Vice-Chairperson of the HLPE
Steering Committee) at the presentation of the reports on Climate
Change and Social Protection.
The HLPE holds open online consultations so that any
informed voice can be brought to our attention and to widen
he circles from which evidence is made available, including
experiences from the ground. […]
These consultations and the growing network we are building
through them are invaluable to our work. In particular the
contributions from civil society are important in bringing
fresh and challenging perspectives and are particularly
appreciated. […]
Post 2015 Development Agenda
Econsultation
to brainstorm
on new
agenda
Discussion with CFS
Stakeholders
High Level
meeting in Madrid
Adoption of post 2015
global development
agenda
UN General
Assembly
Discussion
Food Security Action Plan
for the Caribbean
CARICOM
Draft
document
Gather views
and inputs
of key
regional CSOs
Country
Implementation
Final Action Plan
CARICOM
Meeting of Ministers
Approved Action Plan
Food Security Law for the
Dominican Republic
Enact Legislation
Dominican
Government
Draft Law
Online
Consultation
Draft to be presented
to Parliament
Physical consultation
meetings facilitated by CSOs
Villages
Knowledge sharing in practice
A Zimbabwean graduate research assistant at
Mississippi State University explores the role of the
impact of indigenous methods of food
preparation on food security and nutrition
A Kenyan graduate student at the University of
Alberta investigates the role of social relations
and networks in household food security and
nutrition
Awareness raising and advocacy on
nutrition
The secretariat of a big international conference
on nutrition uses a series of online discussion to
expand outreach and inform the meeting’s agenda
A high-level international meeting on food
governance is made accessible and participatory
through the organization of a preparatory online
discussion
Facilitation: lessons learned & good
practices
Ideal duration: 3 weeks
Few and clear questions
As much personal engagement with participants
as possible
Use of other networks and social media for
promotion
Linking the discussion to a physical event where
possible