During the 28th  Session of the Conference of Parties (COP28) the Coalition of Action on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems (HDSFS Coalition) hosted this special event ‘Connecting climate action and nutrition: paving the way to healthy diets from sustainable food systems’ on the European Union’s virtual Pavilion. 

The event brought together a multitude of actors under the HDSFS Coalition to showcase the huge potential of actions to ensure healthy diets in contributing to the reduction of malnutrition in all its forms by promoting healthy lives, substantially reducing the health burden of noncommunicable diseases, and improving maternal and child health. As well as the substantial contribution of healthy diets, and improved health of populations, on mitigating the environmental footprint and climate impact of food and health systems.

This event provided a platform to highlight interventions to enhance sustainable efforts from farm to fork. Examples including the food based dietary guidelines (such as the Nordic Council’s New Nutrition Recommendations), public food procurement policies, responsible marketing, tax incentives and reducing food loss and waste.