Post COP28 Priorities for Advancing Food Systems Transformation

27 March 2024. Post COP28 Priorities for Advancing Food Systems Transformation
Co-organized by IFPRI, CGIAR, and Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

As the fifth policy seminar in the CGIAR series on Strengthening Food Systems Resilience, this virtual event took stock of food systems–related outcomes from COP28 and outline priorities for advancing them at both the international and country level in a concrete and meaningful manner.

• Felicitas Röhrig, Senior Policy Officer, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) - Taking Stock of COP28 Outcomes 
• Aditi Mukerji, Director, Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Impact Action Platform of the CGIAR
• Kristofer Hamel, Head, Food Systems, COP28 Presidency; UAE Climate Change Special Envoy
• Geeta Sethi, Advisor and Global Lead for Food Systems, World Bank - Advancing on Climate Change Finance
• Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR; Director General, IFPRI
• Boaz B. Keizire, Head of Policy and Food Systems, AGRA - Country level Policy Priorities and Needs
• Qingfeng Zhang, Senior Director, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Asian Development Bank
• Nigar Arpadarai, UN Climate Change High Level Champion for COP29 Azerbaijan; Member of Parliament of the Republic of Azerbaijan - Preparing for COP29 and COP30
• Eduardo Brito Bastos, Agronomic Engineer (ESALQ/USP)
• Juan Lucas Restrepo, Global Director of Partnerships & Advocacy, CGIAR; Director General of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
• Moderator Roula Majdalani, Climate Change Advisor, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)