On June 16-18 Sara Jervfors (Head of the Diet Unit in Södertälje) from the Lead Partner and Helena Nordlund, Lead Expert visited Lomza for a bilateral meeting aiming at continuing the Diet for a Green Planet practice transfer, elaborating a general work plan for the production of the Diet for a Green Planet Handbook and to take the first step in the Diet Policy transfer and planning Lomza's participation in the international Diet Policy conference in September in Mollet del Vallès.
Here is a short summary of the process status and actions needed:
- Coordination and cooperation functions well, the team of two coordinators is a positive factor. A closer communication between Sweden and Poland is needed for planning the coming meetings and Handbook production.
- Local Support Group, LSG, is formed with 14 members. Six of them took part in the Södertälje conference in May, and the aim is to widen the group with new interested stakeholders. Coordinators handle this issue well, and the political level is better involved here than in the other partner cities.
- Diet for a Green Planet transfer process was started at the Södertälje Conference in May and was continued at this visit. A big audience got the concept presented, but discussions in smaller groups to really see how deep the concept understanding is, was missing. Nevertheless the coordination team seems to have a good knowledge and the situation under control. Follow up will be needed during Lead expert’s visit in the autumn.
- The Work plan for the Handbook is now established on a general level. It needs follow up according to project plan with personal contacts between local coordinators and Lead expert. Principally to assure that the involved parties have understood the concept and to decide which texts will be included.
- No Diet Policy work is going on yet, but planning of the participation in the Policy conference in September has begun. The coordination team has a clear idea of how to succeed to involve the right people.
Download the report from the meeting (pdf) here:
