Circular Economy & Food 2 2

Climate change is with us and adopting new sustainable living systems is not a choice anymore. Change must happen and urgently, as we have only a dozen of years to limit climate change catastrophe on the basis of UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) last report released in October 2018.

Changing the economy system from a linear model of production based on ‘take, make, dispose’ to circular models relying on system-wide innovation, and redefining products and services to design waste out, while minimising negative impacts, can become a greater contribution to regeneration and restoration, as well as brings and opportunity to reach a more sustainable and innovative economy bringing benefits for businesses, industry, citizens and the planet.

Dialogue Café Association assumes as a priority the need of fighting climate change and promoting sustainable societies, by integrating in its programme of activities a cycle of sessions focused circular economy, sustainable cities, green lifestyles and some of the main challenges we need to confront nowadays (water, plastics, fashion industry, among others) with the aim of sharing knowledge and good practices, promoting networking and raising awareness. The cycle is called: “Climate Change and Sustainable Societies: Think Green, Act Green”.

In this framework, a first session focused of circular economy and food will be organised with the aim of mobilising minds and promoting mutual learning by sharing knowledge and good practices implemented at the local level in this field. Initiatives promoting zero waste, raising awareness and citizen´s ecologic minds, domestic and local sourcing among other strategies.

This session, which will be held on 29 January from 15h to 17h London time, will provide a follow up of previous sessions organised in this field in 2018: Circular Economy in Brazil and Portugal and Innovation & Circular Economy for Crafts Makers. Dialogue Cafés participating are: Belgrade, Cidade de Praia, Evora, Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro.

Programme

• Dialogue Café Belgrade (Youth Office): 
  • Dimitrije Ivanovic, Secretary for Food and Beverage Industry of Serbia, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia
  • SiniÅ¡a Mitrović, MSc, Head of Department for Circular Economy, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia
  • Aleksandar Bojić, Balkans lets get up (SDG Project)

• Dialogue Café Évora (Évora Tech – ADRAL):
  • Isabel Pinheiro, Re-Food Évora

• Dialogue Café Lisbon (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation):
  • Joana Tadeu, Minimalista
  • Hunter Halder, Founder of Re-Food
  • Catia Godinho, ComBoa!, Circular Economy Portugal
  • Natan Jacquemin, Nãm – Mushroom farm

• Dialogue Café Rio de Janeiro (University Candido Mendes – Centro):
  • Jordana Vieira, Pedagogical Coordinator, Gastromotiva

• Dialogue Café Cidade de Praia (Pedro Pires Institute for Leadership): 
  • Catarina Ressureição, Tambake
  • Diego Alhinho, Founder, Morada D’Sodad Artisan Bakery & Lantuna NGO

Keep posted to know more about the programme or contact us !

Dialogue Caf̩ Belgrade РBiljana Vukosavljevic (unaserbia@gmail.com)

Dialogue Café Cidade de Praia (Pedro Pires Institute) – Indira Pires (ipires@institutopedropires.org.cv)

Dialogue Caf̩ Association and Dialogue Caf̩ Lisbon РDalia Sendra (daliasendra@casadoregalo.pt)

Dialogue Café Évora – Paula Sofio (ADRAL) (Paula.Sofio@adral.pt) & Marta Andrada (FEA) (marta.andrada@fea.pt)

Dialogue Café Rio de Janeiro – Mayara Gonçalves (dcafe.rio@gmail.com)