Impact

The FACT Alliance engages in and co-hosts conferences, presentations, and events that are making real-world impacts

The FACT Alliance strives to make positive impacts through empowering stakeholders to apply research that is relevant and cutting-edge, in order to deliver on-the-ground outcomes. Staying engaged with stakeholders is a key component for our success.

Examples of impactful events we've organized or taken part in are below.

A screenshot of Michael Hauser, Matthias Geck, Claudia Ringler, Davis Ikiror, Greg Sixt, and Jessica Fanzo.

Fixes That Fail - why food system repairs went wrong - and what can we do about it?

Co-hosted by FACT Alliance director Greg Sixt Alliance and Michael Hauser of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), a FACT Alliance member, the event analyzed the impact of policies and economic/political factors on food insecurity.
A screenshot of Michael Hauser, Dereje Wakjira, Greg Sixt, Leigh Winowiecki, Abdiya Hassan, Sharon Kibor, and Immaculate Edel

Investing In Restoration - can regreening landscapes catalyze peace and security in the horn of Africa?

Co-hosted by FACT Alliance director Greg Sixt Alliance and Michael Hauser of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), a FACT Alliance member, the dialogue examined the implications of current conflicts on environmental changes and the region's food production.
A screenshot of Kenneth Strzepek, Michael Hauser, Immaculate Edel, Greg Sixt, Lydia Kimani, Cedric Pene, and Lucie Smith

Let's talk about food trade - and how to build supply chain resilience amidst climate shocks

Co-hosted by FACT Alliance director Greg Sixt Alliance and Michael Hauser of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), a FACT Alliance member, this webinar explored food trade risks, the climate crisis, and conflicts around the word.
A screenshot of Coletha Ruhamya, Majaliwa Mwanjalolo, Kim Geheb, and Greg Sixt on a Zoom webinar.

The climate risks facing Lake Victoria - and how to move food into a safe operating space

Co-hosted by FACT Alliance director Greg Sixt Alliance and Michael Hauser of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), a FACT Alliance member, the dialogue discussed the risks of food production, distribution, and consumption around Africa's largest lake.
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Can Food Systems Crack? Compound food security risks in the climate crisis

Co-hosted by FACT Alliance director Greg Sixt Alliance and Michael Hauser of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), a FACT Alliance member, this online event facilitated an analysis of the intricate web of food system vulnerabilities.
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Putting Food on the Table during the Climate Crisis Event at COP27

FACT Alliance director, Greg Sixt, served on a panel to discuss ways research can better address stakeholder needs to ensure actionable results for sustainable food systems at the COP27 side event "Putting Food on the Table during the Climate Crisis."
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Partnerships for the Transfer, and Diffusion of Transformational Adaptation Technologies Event at COP27

Greg Sixt joined this event, hosted by the European Commission and the Climate Technology Centre and Network, to present the FACT Alliance’s approach to identifying implementation pathways for transformational adaptation technologies, policies, and practices for water & food systems.
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Strengthening Science-to-Action Collaboration for Food Systems Transformation in an Uncertain Climate Workshop

The FACT Alliance's first organized workshop invited attendees from over 40 global organizations to lay the framework for the FACT Alliance to conduct collaborative, transdisciplinary, action-orientated research for improving food systems worldwide.
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J-WAFS launched the Food and Climate Systems Transformation (FACT) Alliance at COP26

The FACT Alliance formally launched at COP26, which stands for “conference of the parties” to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, held for the 26th time in October of 2021.
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Greg Sixt speaks at COP26 Event: Bridging the Science-Policy Gap for Impactful, Demand-Driven Food Systems Innovation

The announcement of the FACT Alliance took place at a COP26 event, co-hosted by FACT Alliance organizations: MIT's J-WAFS, Columbia University, and the American University of Beirut.
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FACT Alliance Independent Food Systems Summit Dialogues

In the summer of 2021, the Alliance planned and conducted two dialogues in advance of the United Nation’s 2021 Food Systems Summit, intended to engage people across the globe working on the front lines of food systems.
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Virtual Stakeholder "Mini-Dialogues"

The FACT Alliance held a series of virtual stakeholder “mini-dialogues” that took place from June through August 2020, engaging over 100 stakeholders and researchers to compile a body of knowledge that helped to refine the scope and mission of the FACT Alliance in FY21.