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Director-General visits Córdoba University, highlights the importance of academic collaboration
13/12/2019
13 December 2019, Córdoba - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today visited the Agrifood Campus of International Excellence and Córdoba University, together with Luis Planas, Spain’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
The visit provided an opportu
FAO hails Green Climate Fund and country partners
13/12/2019
11 December 2019, Madrid – Director-General QU Dongyu and Green Climate Fund (GCF) Executive Director Yannick Glemarec today jointly hosted a high-level event to celebrate the partnerships between FAO and GCF, supporting countries to take urgent climate
Spain has experience and innovation to share in agriculture sector says FAO Director-General
13/12/2019
13 December 2019, Madrid – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today praised Spain’s knowhow and achievements in agriculture and food production when he visited the southern city of Cordoba with Luis Planas, Spain’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
Greater innovation needed to fight climate change, poverty and hunger
13/12/2019
13 December 2019, Madrid - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu called for greater agricultural innovation to tackle the risks of climate change and reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Need for transformational change to address food security, agriculture and forestry together
12/12/2019
12 December 2019, Madrid - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today called for a transformational change aimed at addressing food security, agriculture and forestry together - through a holistic approach.
FAO looks forward to new era of cooperation with Spain
12/12/2019
12 December 2020, Madrid – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today met Luis Planas, Spain’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in talks that focused on strengthening joint efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Qu said that FAO is l
IAEA and FAO agree to further strengthen strategic partnership
11/12/2019
11 December 2019, Madrid – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met today with Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on the sidelines of the COP25 Climate Summit.
The talks focused on the unique and strategic
Innovative solutions needed in agriculture to respond to climate change
11/12/2019
11 December 2019, Madrid - FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, said today innovation was vital to build resilience and competitiveness in agriculture and to meet the urgent challenges presented by climate change.
Germany launches €20 million programme with FAO and UNDP to boost the agriculture sectors’ role in addressing climate change
11/12/2019
11 December, Madrid - The German Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety through its International Climate Initiative today announced it is providing €20 million for a new programme co-led by FAO and the United Nations Development
FAO Director-General kicks off International Mountain Day
11/12/2019
11 December 2019, Madrid - Youth are driving the world's climate agenda and can help on all fronts, including bolstering mountain ecosystems, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said today in remarks opening International Mountain Day.
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