Since 2002, CIHEAM Bari, with the Forum on Mediterranean Food Cultures, Las Palmas University of Gran Canarias, Sapienza University of Rome and ICAF (International Commission of the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition), has developed a continuous collaboration on the Mediterranean diet.
CIHEAM Bari
Forum on Mediterranean Food Cultures
Las Palmas University of Gran Canarias
Sapienza University of Rome
ICAF (International Commission of the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition)
From 2003 to 2009
2003
In 2003, the Second Euro-Mediterranean Forum “Dialogues among Mediterranean Civilizations on Food Security” was organized in Corigliano Calabro (Italy).
2005
In 2005, the Third EuroMed Forum “Dialogues between Civilizations and People of the Mediterranean: The Food Cultures” was organized at the Sapienza University of Rome. At the end, “The Call of Rome for a Common Action on Food in the Mediterranean” was issued.
2009
In 2009, the 3rd International CIISCAM Conference “The Mediterranean Diet Today: A Model of Sustainable Diet” was organized by CIISCAM, in collaboration with the Forum on Mediterranean Food Cultures, CIHEAM Bari, Bioversity International, and the technical support of FAO.
2010
In 2010, the talk show “BIODIVERSITY? Sustainable Food for All: The Mediterranean Diet, an Example of a Sustainable Diet”, a TV Talk Show was organized at the Parco della Musica, Rome within the Biodiversity Week.
In 2010, the International Scientific Symposium “Biodiversity and Sustainable Diets: United Against Hunger” was organized at FAO in Rome, in which a scientific consensus on the definition of “Sustainable Diets”, with the Mediterranean diet as an example was reached.
2011
In 2011, the International CIHEAM-FAO workshop on “Guidelines for the Sustainability of the Mediterranean Diet” was organized at the CIHEAM Bari in which the Mediterranean diet was identified as a joint case study for the characterization and evaluation of the sustainability of food consumption and diets in the Mediterranean.
2014
In 2014, the International Workshop “Assessing Sustainable Diets within the Sustainability of Food Systems. New Challenges For Mediterranean Diet And Organic Food” was organized at the CREA-NUT in Rome”.
2015
In 2015, the International Conference “Does the Mediterranean Diet Still Exist? Nutrition-Health-Quality-Sustainability-Innovation-Evolution“ was jointly organized at the Milan EXPO by CIHEAM Bari, CNR, CREA, ENEA and Forum on Mediterranean Food Cultures. On this occasion the “Med Diet EXPO Milan 2015 Call: Time to Act ” was issued by CIHEAM and endorsed by 81 institutions.
In 2015, at the EXPO Milan, CIHEAM and FAO jointly published “Mediterranean Food Consumption Patterns: Diet, Environment, Society, Economy and Health”, as a white paper of the priority 5 of the Feeding Knowledge Programme of the Milan EXPO Legacy.
2016
In 2016, the First World Conference on the Mediterranean Diet “Revitalizing the Mediterranean Diet from a Healthy Dietary Pattern to a Healthy Mediterranean Sustainable Lifestyle“ was organized in Milan by IFMeD (International Foundation of Mediterranean Diet), in collaboration with CIHEAM, FENS (Federation of European Nutrition Societies) and the technical collaboration of FAO. On this occasion, the Call for Action on the Revitalization of the Mediterranean Diet was issued and endorsed by 37 scientific societies, research institutes and national and international organizations.
2017
In 2017, FAO-CIHEAM International Workshop on “Development of Voluntary Guidelines for the Sustainability of the Mediterranean Diet in the Mediterranean Region” was organized at the CIHEAM Bari in the context of the One Planet Sustainable Food Programme Systems of the United Nations (SFSP).
2019 – 2nd World Conference on the Revitalization of the Mediterranean Diet
In 2019, the Second World Conference on the Revitalization of the Mediterranean Diet “Strategies towards More Sustainable Food Systems in the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean Diet as a Lever Bridging Production, Transformation and Consumption in a Sustainable and Healthy Way”, was organized in Palermo by CIHEAM Bari and Forum on Mediterranean Food Cultures.
2019 – Web dialogues
In 2019, a program of web dialogues “Towards a Joint Design of a Conceptual Framework for a Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) Approach, Context-Specific for the Mediterranean Region, for the Co-Development of a Mediterranean Multi-stakeholder SFS Platform, as a Collaborative Effort Inclusive of all Interested Stakeholders”, was organized between 22 October and 26 November by CIHEAM Bari with FAO and Union for the Mediterranean.
22 October
28 October
11 November
26 November
In 2019-2020, the co-development of the SFS-MED Platform was initiated by CIHEAM, FAO and Union for the Mediterranean with a common ground paper.
2021 – SFS-MED independent Food Systems Summit Dialogues
In 2021, three SFS-MED independent Food Systems Summit Dialogues on “Pathways for the Future of Sustainable Food Systems in the Mediterranean“ were organized on 27 April, 21 June and 9 December by CIHEAM, FAO, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Prima Foundation and One Planet Network Sustainable Food Systems Program (OPN-SFSP).
2022 – Towards the 3rd MD World Conference
In 2022, following the 2nd MD World Conference 2019, the Third MD World Conference will be organized by CIHEAM Bari from 28 to 30 September
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