NURTURE-SEA Stakeholder Forum

Venue: Kuala Lumpur Teaching Centre, University of Nottingham Malaysia and Asia School of Business, Malaysia (co-host)

Organising Committee: Yasmin Norazharuddin, Goh Ee Von, Festo Massawe, Zhai Gen Tan

Co-organiser and other supporting institutions: Asia School of Business (Zhai Gen)

Other supporting institutions: Monash University, Indonesia; University of the Philippines Open University, Philippines; Kasetsart University, Thailand; Mahidol University, Thailand; Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Vietnam and World Vegetable Center, Taiwan.

NURTURE-SEA organized a Stakeholder Forum from Monday, July 8, to Thursday, July 11, 2024. The event brought together researchers and key stakeholders from across Southeast Asia to address the growing obesogenic environment and the disconnect between nutrition, health, and rapid urban development in the region.

NURTURE-SEA, an acronym for “Network for Unifying Research to Transform Urban Environments in SEA,” represented transdisciplinary efforts for sustainable nutrition and health in Southeast Asia. These efforts were led by the University of Nottingham Malaysia, in…