FAO Policy and research roundtable dialogue on integrated climate-nutrition action

5 February 2025. Climate Change and Nutrition. FAO Policy and research roundtable dialogue on integrated climate-nutrition action.

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This roundtable event, organized by FAO and the Government of France, facilitated knowledge exchange between researchers and policymakers to outline critical data and evidence needs for science-driven policy, action, and investment in Climate Change and Nutrition.

During the event, policy options on climate and nutrition backed by the current knowledge base and data, metrics, and evidence on integrated climate-nutrition action were presented. The dialogue will focus on context-specific policy needs and knowledge gaps to guide future research agendas and policy action. 

This roundtable event, supported by the Initiative on Climate Action and Nutrition (I-CAN) partners including the World Health Organization (WHO), the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement, the Standing Together for Nutrition (ST4N)/ Micronutrient Forum and the SickKids Hospital/ Aga Khan University, is an important milestone in the build-up to the Paris 2025 Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit. The outcomes will also inform and stimulate further dialogue, contributing to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) processes and the 30th UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP30).

Objectives

• To present the latest data, metrics, and evidence on the impact of integrated climate-nutrition action;
• To foster dialogue between Permanent Representations to FAO and Rome-based Agencies and research institutions and academics on data and evidence on integrated climate-nutrition initiatives to inform national policy;
• To promote knowledge exchange and collaboration among researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and other stakeholders working in the fields of climate change and nutrition;
• To outline key policy and research priorities to advance climate and nutrition integrated action.

List of speakers

• Ms Nancy Aburto, Deputy Director, ESN, FAO 
• Ms Beth Bechdol, Deputy Director-General, FAO
• H. E. Krisztina Bende, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Switzerland
• Prof. Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Robert Harding Inaugural Chair, Global Child Health & Policy at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto and Founding Director, Institute for Global Health & Development, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
• Mr Bruno Brasil, Director of Sustainable Production and Irrigation, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Brazil (COP30 Presidency)  
• H.E. Carla Barroso Carneiro, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Federative Republic of Brazil
• H.E. Luke Daunivalu, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Fiji to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva  
• Mr Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)  
• H.E. Céline Jurgensen, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations in Rome
• Ms Afshan Khan, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, Coordinator of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement
• Dr Amos Laar, Professor of Public Health Nutrition, University of Ghana
• Ms Piedad Martin, Deputy Director, Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment (OCB), FAO 
• H.E. Thesele John 'Maseribane, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Lesotho
• Ms Lynnette Neufeld, Director, Food and Nutrition Division (ESN), FAO  
• Ms Beatrice Ekesa Onyango, Head of Nutrition, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• Dr Saskia Osendarp, Executive Director, Micronutrient Forum  
• Dr Juan Lucas Restrepo, Global Director of Partnerships and Advocacy, CGIAR, Director General of the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
• Atty. Asis G. Perez, Undersecretary for Policy, Planning, and Regulations, Department of Agriculture, Philippines  
• H.E. Brieuc Pont, Special Envoy for Nutrition, Secretary General of the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit, France  
• H. E. Bassam Essam Rady Abdelhamid Rady, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt