
Sandy Thomas
@sandym_thomas
Director @Glo_PAN. Committed to tackle global challenges in food & nutrition security. Previously Head of Foresight, UK Government Office for Science.
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http://www.glopan.org 14-01-2016 09:34:42
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Join World Food Programme & Global Panel for a panel discussion on Monday 3rd August on strengthening #foodsystems in #fragilecontexts & to hear from Tom Fletcher Coumba D. Sow Dr. Farah @DrPatrickWebb 🗓️3rd August 2PM CEST/1PM BST/08 AM US EST Click to join the webinar ➡️bit.ly/joinwebinarFC



I am very pleased to have moderated such an insightful webinar discussion with World Food Programme on Global Panel ’s new policy brief Strengthening #FoodSystems in #FragileContexts Read the policy brief here: bit.ly/gp-fcb

If you missed the Global Panel & World Food Programme webinar on Strengthening Food Systems in Fragile Contexts this week, watch the recording here ➡️bit.ly/webinarFCB



Thank you to Francesco Branca World Health Organization (WHO), Sandy Thomas Global Panel, Babacar Faye Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Umi Fahmida @SeameoRecfon, Bharati Kulkarni ICMR - National Institute of Nutrition, Doddy Izwardi Kementerian Kesehatan RI, Harshi Singh Sachdev Sitaram Bhartia for the precious discussion and advice yesterday at the IAB meeting.

An excellent discussion with UN Food Systems Coordination Hub Summit Action Tracks today on the key messages from our #Foresight 2.0 report. We are delighted to be able to share these with #UNFSS




⏳ -9 days to #SavingSDG2 Join Sandy Thomas Global Panel to discuss how we can safeguard food systems and promote healthy diets during the pandemic. Register here: bit.ly/3r7eNK3


⏳-6 days to #SavingSDG2 We have a great line-up of speakers, don't miss the discussion! Sandy Thomas Saul Morris, Timothy Roberton Professor Claire Heffernan Paul Newnham 🇦🇺 Allison Oman Lawi, Rose Ndulu Ndolo, Dr. Mihretab Salasibew Register here: bit.ly/3r7eNK3 25 Feb 2020, from 12:00 GMT.


I was honored to serve as a member of the high level stakeholder group which oversaw publication of the Global Panel's report, “Future Food Systems; for people, our planet and prosperity”. Congratulations! John Agyekum Kufuor, Sir John Beddington & Sandy Thomas


We are at UN Food Systems Coordination Hub Science Days today with Food and Agriculture Organization to discuss how to achieve more inclusive #foodsystems and the science, technology and innovation for eliminating hunger and poverty and for advancing equitable livelihoods. #sciencedays

Registration for today’s World Food Programme #N4GSummit2021 side event on breaking the cycle of hunger and malnutrition in fragile contexts (15:00-16:30 CET) is open: zoom.us/webinar/regist…. Global Panel Technical Adviser @DrPatrickWebb is speaking, alongside other distinguished guests.

A global target is needed to transform #foodsystems, analogous to the #climatechange “net zero” goals in the Paris Agreement. Read our paper, authored by Tim Benton, Sir John Beddington, Sandy Thomas, Derek Flynn, Shenggen Fan and @DrPatrickWebb protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/JeTzCx1g4cQ7…

Today Sandy Thomas participated in the WFNF Events "Next Steps for Food Security in the UK" discussing the challenges of climate change and sustainability.

Today we are holding an event to discuss a ‘net-zero equivalent’ target for food and its key role in addressing global environmental challenges while improving nutrition and diets St George's House. Action should be taken now as we emerge from the #UNFSS & #COP26. #windsorcastle


Day 2: Discussing the next steps toward a global approach for a ‘net-zero equivalent’ based on intergovernmental consensus to allow change that goes far beyond the actions of individual countries to transform their own food systems. St George's House #windsorcastle #foodsystems


I am pleased to of hosted this event as Director of Global Panel. Upcoming international meetings could provide important opportunities to further discuss the steps needed toward establishing a ‘net-zero equivalent’ target for food. #COP27 #COP28 #G7 #G20 #UNGA

