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Setting the stage for the SASi-SPi Science Policy Lab

Published: 12 June 2024

About 40 experts from around the globe gathered online for a pre-engagement session on June 11, paving the way for the first SASi-SPi Science Policy Lab event scheduled for June 18-19, 2024 in Malmö.

The session presented the objectives for the upcoming Science Policy Lab (S-PoL), which will feature a role-playing game designed to simulate stakeholder interactions and policy interventions for food systems transitions. 

Participants called for the sharing of meeting materials and continued collaboration, reflecting a strong commitment to advancing towards sustainable agrifood systems.

Key Discussions

Transition models drivers and challenges and stakeholder roles: Participants debated about transition models for agrifood systems, its drivers and challenges, emphasizing the need to understand diverse stakeholder interests and perspectives for their engagement.

Leverage Points: Discussions highlighted the complexity of leverage points within the transition and the need of unpackaging them for the application across different contexts.

The insights gained will shape the upcoming S-PoL event, which will focus on refining and operationalizing the SASi-SPi conceptual framework.

The SASi-SPi Science Policy Lab aims to foster collaboration for transitioning to sustainable agrifood systems.

See the presentation from the pre-engagement meeting:
SPOL pre_engagement_1106.pdf

 

Read more about the SASi-SPi Science Policy Lab in Malmö