THE ASPEN GLOBAL CHANGE INSTITUTE (AGCI) PROPOSES TO HOST A WORKSHOP ENTITLED, REDUCING FOOD LOSS AND WASTE: DUAL IMPACT ACTIONS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE IMPROVE NUTRITION. THE FIVE-DAY WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD IN JUNE 2024, LED BY A TEAM OF EXPERT CO-CHAIRS: AHMED KABLAN, ANN VAUGHN AND NIKA LARIAN (USAID BUREAU FOR RESILIENCE AND FOOD SECURITY); SHIBANI GHOSH (FEED THE FUTURE FOOD SYSTEMS FOR NUTRITION INNOVATION LAB); AND JEAN BUZBY (USDA). THIS WORKSHOP IS PROPOSED FOR JUNE 2024, TO BE HELD IN WESTERN COLORADO. AGCI WILL PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR A WEEKLONG PROGRAM CONSISTING OF PRESENTATIONS, DISCUSSIONS, BREAKOUT GROUPS, AND A PUBLIC LECTURE.FOOD LOSSES AND WASTE (FLW) IMPACT THE SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SYSTEMS AND THEIR ABILITY TO ENSURE FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION FOR ALL AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. REDUCTION IN FLW ALSO SUPPORTS BETTER USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES SUCH AS WATER, ENERGY, AND SOILS. OUR WORKSHOP AIMS TO IDENTIFY PATHWAYS TO CREATE MORE ROBUST AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS (IN THE US AND GLOBALLY), BY PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND FUNDERS ON PRIORITY POLICIES, PROGRAMS, TECHNOLOGIES AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES TO REDUCE FOOD, LOSS, AND WASTE.THE WORKSHOP WILL BRING TOGETHER AROUND THIRTY PARTICIPANTS INCLUDING SCIENTISTS, PRIVATE SECTOR ACTORS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. PARTICIPANTS WILL REPRESENT A DIVERSE GROUP OF ACTORS, EACH OF WHICH HAVE A SIGNIFICANT STAKE IN ENSURING FLW IS REDUCED.PARTICIPANTS WILL IDENTIFY FOOD LOSS REDUCTION METHODS AND INNOVATIONS (INCLUDING TECHNOLOGIES, PROCESSES, POLICIES), AS WELL AS FOOD WASTE REDUCTION APPROACHES (INCLUDING UPCYCLING AND APPROPRIATE USES OFSUBSTANDARD PRODUCTS). AN EMPHASIS WILL BE TO IDENTIFY OPTIONS THAT ARE ACTIONABLE AND EASY TO ADAPT/IMPLEMENT IN LOW RESOURCE ENVIRONMENTS. PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOW TO FUND THESE OPPORTUNITIES. THE GROUP WILLIDENTIFY PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE GAPS, ESPECIALLY DATA GAPS TO INFORMPOLICY ACTIONS. THEY WILL PROVIDE ACTIONABLE POLICY AND PROGRAMMING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICY MAKERS AND DONOR ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT REDUCING FLW GLOBALLY.ALL WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS AND VIDEO RECORDINGS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON AGCI'S WEBSITE AS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. ALL POST-WORKSHOP PUBLICATIONS (REPORTS, PEER-REVIEWED PAPERS, ETC), WILL ALSO BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.