Agenda
9.45 | Welcome coffee/tea, registration |
10.15 | Opening addresses Mr Ivari Padar, Chairman of the Rural Affairs Committee, Parliament of Estonia Mr Lauri Tammiste, Director of SEI Tallinn |
10.30 | Interactions between climate change, food production and consumption Ms Emilie Wieben, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) ![]() |
10.55 | The role of pollinators in food production and their climate vulnerability Dr Simon G. Potts, Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES); University of Reading, United Kingdom ![]() |
11.20 | Delivering the UN sustainable development goals on food and climate change Ms Madeleine Fogde, Swedish International Agricultural Network (SIANI) ![]() |
11.40 | Coffee break |
12.00 | Carbon footprint of food waste in Estonia Dr Evelin Piirsalu, Stockholm Environment Institute Tallinn Centre (SEI Tallinn) ![]() |
12.20 | Award ceremony "Friend of the Climate 2016" Activities of Estonian food businesses and organisations contributing to climate protection and climate change adaptation Rimi Eesti Food AS ![]() Eesti Toidupank ![]() Koplimäe Mahetalu ![]() |
13.05 | Launch of the Estonian language edition of Johan Rockström's and Mattias Klum's book "Big World, Small Planet" Speech by the ambassador of Sweden to Estonia, H. E. Mr Anders Ljunggren and video greeting by Dr Johan Rockström |
13.30 | Lunch break |
14.15 | How to halve the per capita food waste in Estonia by 2030? Discussion at tables and panel discussion |
14.50 | Panel discussion: Ms Kaire Kikas (Ministry of the Environment), Ms Meeli Lindsaar (Ministry of Rural Affairs), Mr Urmas Sukles (Mayor of Haapsalu), Ms Sirje Potisepp (Estonian Food Industry Association), Ms Riin Savi (Estonian Traders Association), Mr Piet Boerefijn (Estonian Food Bank) https://www.sei-international.org/-news-archive/3598 |
15.50 | Presentation of the publication "Notice environmentally-friendly agriculture" Ms Krista Kõiv, Rural Economy Research Centre, Estonia ![]() |
16.00 | Reflections on the Forum Mr Roomet Sõrmus, Estonian Chamber of Agriculture and Commerce, and Dr Eha Kruus, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences ![]() |
16.30 | End of the Forum |
The Forum will be moderated by Dr Kaja Peterson, Chairwoman of the Estonian Commission for Sustainable Development and Programme Director at SEI Tallinn.