The Global Forum on Food Security and Nutritionin 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)

ProposedAnnotated

Outline

Task Team to draft V1Review and facilitate buy-in by

stakeholders

CFSSecretariat

Regional Consultations

Final Draft

CFS

High Level Panel of Experts of the CFS

Review to set the

track

Seek suggestions and inputs

ProposedScope

Preparation of draft report

Preparationof final report

CFS 2012

Recommendations to countries

HLPE

Draft report

ProjectTeam

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

Discussion with CFS StakeholdersE-

consultation to brainstorm

on new agenda

High Level meeting in Madrid

UN General Assembly

Discussion

Adoption of post 2015 global development agenda

Food Security Action Plan for the Caribbean

Country Implementation

Draft document

Final Action PlanGather views and inputs

of key regional CSOs

CARICOM

CARICOM Meeting of Ministers

Approved Action Plan

Food Security Law for the Dominican Republic

Physical consultation meetings facilitated by CSOs

Enact Legislation

Villages

Draft Law

Draft to be presented to Parliament

Online Consultation

Dominican Government

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