FAO Liaison Office for North America

Harnessing Agricultural Innovation to Combat the Climate Crisis

Hybrid Event, 20/10/2022

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Climate change threatens our collective ability to ensure global food security, eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development.

Join the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Liaison Office for North America and the Alliance to End Hunger for a side event at the 2022 World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue. Experts will highlight the impacts of climate change on global agrifood systems and food security, and urgently needed climate mitigation and adaptation strategies for global agrifood systems transformation. They will also discuss opportunities to harness the power of agricultural innovation in this effort.

Opening Remarks and Fireside Chat Moderator
Jocelyn Brown Hall, Director, FAO Liaison Office for North America

Featured Speakers
Zitouni Ould-Dada, Deputy Director, Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment, FAO
Reza Rasoulpour, Scientist and Global Regulatory Lead, Corteva
Kellie Blair, Blair Farm (Dayton, Iowa) and Co-Chair of the Iowa Smart Agriculture Work Group

Closing Remarks
Eric Mitchell, Executive Director, Alliance to End Hunger