L’IGCAT présent au lancement du Rapport sur les systèmes alimentaires mondiaux et les ODD au 5e Forum mondial de la chiologie à Haikou, en Chine

L’Institut international de la gastronomie, de la culture, des arts et du tourisme (IGCAT) est fier d’avoir contribué au lancement et à la présentation réussis du rapport sur les systèmes alimentaires mondiaux et les objectifs de développement durable (ODD) (2025) lors du 5e Forum mondial de la chiologie, qui s’est tenu du 28 au 31 […]
International Day of Potato | 30 May

The potato, a crop of immense global significance, contributes to key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as zero hunger, sustainable agriculture, and economic growth. Celebrated on May 30th, the International Day of Potato recognizes its vital role in food security, nutrition, and livelihoods worldwide. Originating in the Andes, the potato has sustained civilizations, supported urbanization, […]
MONDIACULT 2022: States adopt historic Declaration for Culture

One hundred-fifty States unanimously adopted an ambitious Declaration for Culture at the end of a three-day conference convened by UNESCO. The text affirms culture as a “global public good”. It reflects countries’ agreement on a common roadmap to strengthen public policies in this field. MONDIACULT 2022, the largest world conference devoted to culture in the […]
UN head declares ‘ocean emergency’ as global leaders gather in Lisbon

António Guterres says the world must turn the tide of rising sea levels, ocean heating, acidification and plastics pollution. The UN secretary general has declared that the world is in the middle of an “ocean emergency”, and urged governments to do more to restore ocean health. Speaking at the opening of the UN ocean conference in […]
Food waste prevention is a UN sustainability goal

IGCAT has started tracking new trends and collecting information from partners across the globe that offer in-depth knowledge, practical methodologies and tools to take action against food waste in a quest to help our awarded World and European Regions of Gastronomy meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Food Waste Prevention and Sustainable Food Production are topics […]
Food loss and waste ‘an ethical outrage’, UN chief says on International Day

Last year, the UN General Assembly designated 29 September as the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste Reduction, recognizing the fundamental role that sustainable food production plays in promoting food security and nutrition and highlighting the essential need to reduce food loss and waste. In addition, with the COVID-19 pandemic underlining the fragility of food systems, […]
Food Film Menu 2020: Best Food Film connecting to the United Nations SDGs announced

The short film Table, Set Yourself from Aarhus-Central Denmark, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2017, has been announced as winner of the Food and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals category of the Food Film Menu 2020, organised by IGCAT. Directed by young Danish filmmaker Julie Kaja Prezebe, the film is about food waste and […]
In Durban Declaration, African Ministers Seek Action for Sustainability and Prosperity

African ministers agreed to make the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) the region’s forum for developing regional environment policies with mechanisms for implementation. The Conference focused on the need for African countries to pursue global and regional frameworks and policies to achieve the SDGs and Africa’s Agenda 2063 while protecting the continent’s biodiversity […]
UNWTO report enables inclusive tourism, destinations’ contribution to SDGs

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and UNWTO affiliate member globaldit launched a report on UN Day 2018. The report presents a model for inclusive tourism destinations, focusing on the capacity of tourism to integrate disadvantaged groups and benefit from its activity. Titled, ‘Global Report on Inclusive Tourism Destinations Model and Success Stories,’ the report notes […]
FAO: Hunger increases in the world for the third consecutive year

For the third consecutive year, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced an increase in the number of people suffering from hunger. In the case of Latin America and the Caribbean, 39,3 million people live undernourished in the region, an increase of 400 000 people since 2016. According to the State of Food […]
NECSTouR: Barcelona Declaration on Tourism and Cultural Heritage – Opportunities and challenges for European tourism destinations

The creation of synergies between cultural heritage and tourism for sustainable development has been the main topic of the workshop “Better Places to Live, Better Places to Visit” organised by NECSTouR (Network of European Regions for Sustainable and Competitive Tourism) and the Catalan Government at the Museu Marítim in Barcelona on 19 April 2018, in the […]