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View this email in your browser February 01 – March 14, 2019 A recap of the latest IFPRI events with links to blogs, podcasts, and more. The Knowledge Lab on Climate Resilient Food Systems: An analytical support facility to achieve the SDGs February 7, 2019 Co-Organized by IFPRI and AGRA Nairobi, Kenya Explore more about the event (link)      VIEW the presentations (link)  WATCH the video (Part 1 | Part 2) EAT-Lancet Commission Report Launch in Bangladesh February 14, 2019 Co-Organized by IFPRI, EAT, and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Dhaka, Bangladesh Explore more about the event (link) “Our food system is focused on increasing food availability and maintaining rice self-sufficiency. It’s time to reorient our food system to focus on supplying food to providing high-quality diets for all.” Akhter Ahmed, Senior Research Fellow / Country Representative, IFPRI Bangladesh      READ the blog (link)  WATCH the video (link) Transforming Food Systems to Deliver Healthy, Sustainable Diets : The View from the World’s Science Academies February 14, 2019 Co-Organized by IFPRI and InterAcademy Partnership Washington, DC USA Explore more about the event (link) “Science offers solutions, but plans need to be made now and enacted boldly and decisively if catastrophe and great suffering are to be avoided.” Paul James Moughan, Distinguished Professor, Massey University, New Zealand      LISTEN to the podcast (link)      WATCH the videos (link)      VIEW the photos (link)       READ the blog (link) Book Launch, “Agriculture for Improved Nutrition: Seizing the Momentum” February 28, 2019 Washington, DC, USA Explore more about the event (link) “Nutrition-sensitive agricultural programs work. Many programs are well thought-out, well-designed, and better-evaluated than programs that have been evaluated in the past.” Marie Ruel, Director, Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, IFPRI      LISTEN to the podcast (link)      WATCH the videos (link)      VIEW the photos (link)       READ the blog (link) Reducing Food Loss and Waste – Making it Personal March 12, 2019 Co-Organized by  IFPRI, Stop Wasting Food / Selina Juul, World Resources Institute (WRI), Champions 12.3, and the Embassy of Denmark in Washington, DC Washington, DC, USA Explore more about the event (link) “We know that we are wasting 1.3 billion tons of food every year—double China’s total annual food consumption–if we can cut food waste and loss in half by 2030, we can win on many things—climate change, food and nutrition security, economically—triple or quadruple wins!”  Shenggen Fan, IFPRI      LISTEN to the podcast (link)      WATCH the videos (link)      VIEW the photos (link) Upcoming Events Mar. 22: Who Will Feed India? The Political Economy of India’s Agricultural Policies and Implications for the Future Mar. 27: LAUNCH EVENT: 2019 Global Food Policy Report  April 10: Global Survey of School Meal Programs: Implications & Perspectives (Co-Organized by Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF) and IFPRI) Copyright © 2019 International Food Policy Research Institute. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: IFPRI – 1201 Eye Street NW Washington, DC 20005 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.