The side event will showcase successful climate-smart agriculture projects realized through the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture. High-level country delegates, including Italy as co-chair of the 'Group of Friends of Food Security' will give particular emphasis to successes delivered through the FAO and IAEA ‘Atoms4Food’ initiative. The event will also highlight the benefits of collaborative approaches to climate action at the regional level, including South-South cooperation. ?
Speakers
Dr Francesco Corvaro, Italian Special Envoy for Climate Change, Italy?
Dr Sajjad Haider, Deputy Chief Scientist, Nuclear Institute for Agriculture & Biology, Pakistan?
African Union (TBD)?
Juan Lucas Restrepo, Global Director of Partnerships and Advocacy, CGIAR?
Martin Krause, Director of Programme Coordination, IAEA Department of Technical Cooperation?
