Desmitificar el poder nutritivo de los alimentos acuáticos

En Nutrición para el crecimiento (N4G), es un momento de compromiso mundial para la nutrición que se celebra cada cuatro años en el país anfitrión de los Juegos Paralímpicos y Olímpicos. Organizada por el Gobierno de Francia los días 27 y 28 de marzo de 2025, N4G París tiene como objetivo situar la nutrición en el centro de la agenda de desarrollo sostenible, hacer de la lucha contra todas las formas de malnutrición una causa universal, crear continuidad entre las cumbres N4G y en los compromisos para una buena nutrición, y movilizar nuevos y ambiciosos compromisos políticos y financieros para la nutrición.

Desmitificar el poder nutritivo de los alimentos acuáticos

This hybrid side event highlighted how diverse aquatic foods can address malnutrition and its impacts like stunting while supporting sustainable and equitable food systems, highlighting aquatic food’s scalable role as a key source of essential nutrients.

We were honored to have Norway’s Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy, Marianne Sivertsen Næss, open our event with a prerecorded message. Environmental Defense Fund’s Vice President for Fisheries & Oceans, Kate Bonzon, highlighted the critical role of aquatic foods in global nutrition.

Our keynote speaker, Shakuntala Thilsted, 2021 World Food Prize Laureate, shared insights from her pioneering work on aquatic foods.

A distinguished panel of experts—from policy, science, youth advocacy, and small-scale fisheries—explored the role of blue foods in food security and nutrition. The discussion concluded with a call to action from Dr. Andreas Schaumayer of Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), linking our insights to the Nutrition for Growth Summit.

The event was organized as a collaboration among the Aquatic Blue Food Coalition, Global Action Network, Meridian Institute, Walton Family Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Global Seaweed Coalition, Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions, Oceana, and WorldFish.

Event speakers included:

• Marianne Sivertsen Næss, Norway’s Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy
• Kate Bonzon, Vice President Fisheries & Oceans, Environmental Defense Fund
• Shakuntala Thilsted, 2021 World Food Prize Laureate and Director for the Nutrition, Health and Food Security Impact Area Platform at CGIAR
• Manuel Barange, Food and Agriculture Organization’s Assistant Director General and Director of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division
• Proscovia Alando, Founder of the Samaky Hub in Kenya
• Wanjiku Gichohi, Senior Scientist and Impact Area Lead – Nutrition and Public Health, WorldFish
• Diaba Diop, President of the Network of Women in Artisanal Fisheries (REFEPAS) in Senegal
• Ambassador Dandy Satria Iswara, Deputy Minister for Maritime Resources of Indonesia’s Coordinating Ministry for Food Affairs
• Dr. Andreas Schaumayer, Head of Division, Division 123 – Food and nutrition security, fisheries of Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)