We are excited to invite you to the FOODGaP webinar on multilevel governance, participation, and vertical coordination!

The dialogue highlights governance gaps: city innovation clashes with uneven regional and national frameworks, making stronger coordination essential to embed food policies in broader territorial governance.

Date: February 4, 2026
Time: 11:00–12:30 CET
Organized by: EPLO Institute for Sustainable Development & CIHEAM Bari (Lead Partner) with the coordination of the Metropolitan City of Rome.

What we’ll cover:

• Improve understanding of horizontal and vertical coordination mechanisms.
• Share models of integrated, participatory governance.
• Explore how cities can institutionalise food policy action.

Speakers:
Spyros Kouvelis, Senior Associate – University of Cambridge, Board Member – EU Mission Ocean, f. Minister of State, f. Member of Parliament, ex-UNEP, ISD EPLO Founder & Director.
Stefanos Fotiou, PhD, Director, FAO Office of Sustainable Development Goals; Director, UN Food Systems Coordination Hub.
Rosário Oliveira, PhD Researcher at the School of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Institute of Environmental Health (ISAMB)
Florent Yann Lardic, Directeur de Terres en villes.

The webinar will be moderated by EPLO experts Christina Deligianni and Maria Deligianni.

This webinar is part of the FOODGaP Capacity Building Programme and funded by the European Union under the Interreg NEXT MED Programme.

Partners:

• CIHEAM Bari
• EPLO – European Public Law Organization
• Tyre City
• Commune Houmt Souk Djerba
• Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi Metropolitan Municipality
• Metropolitan City of Rome

👉 Register here: Webinar Registration

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