Meet WorldFish's Climate Team at COP29
Essam Yassin Mohammed
Director General,
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Michelle Tigchelaar
Impact Area Lead, Climate and Environmental Sustainability,
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Victor Siamudaala
Country Director, Zambia and Southern Africa,
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Rumana Peerzadi Hossain
Scientist, Aquatic Food Systems,
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Thijs Schut
Scientist, Aquatic Food Systems,
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Netsayi Mudege
Senior Scientist, Aquatic Food Systems,
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Aniss Khalid
Communications Officer, Events and Social Media,
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WorldFish’s Call to Action at COP 29
*All times are displayed in Baku, Azerbaijan local time
Saturday, 16 November 2024
| Impact of climate change on inland and ocean fisheries and aquaculture
| 11:00-12:30
| Webinar
| WorldFish, Michelle Tigchelaar, and more!
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Monday, 18 November 2024
| Climate-ocean change and food security: Exploring adequate mitigation, adaptation, and financing
| 10:00-11:30
| Action on Food Hub, Blue Zone
| WorldFish, Michelle Tigchelaar, and more!
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| Aquatic Foods for Climate Action: Showcasing solutions to increase ambition
| 16:45-18:15
| UNFCCC Side Event Room 2, Blue Zone
| 1) CGIAR, Ismahane Elouafi, 2) WorldFish, Essam Yassin Mohammed, 3) Environmental Defense Fund, Kristin Kleisner, 4) Australia, Su McCluskey 5) Brazil, Diogenes Lemainski, 5) Cambodia, H.E. Dr. Sok Silo 6) Kenya, Joel Onyango, 7) Indonesia, Pio E. Manoa, 8) Zambia, Ephraim Mwepya Shitima 8) World Bank, Valerie Hickey 9) IDRC, Georgina Kemp, 10) FAO, Manuel Barange, and more!
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Tuesday, 19 November 2024
| Catalyzing Sea Change: Bridging science, finance, and local action for resilient coastal communities
| 09:00-10:00
| Ocean Pavilion, Blue Zone
| 1) WorldFish Director General, Essam Yassin Mohammed, 2) FAO, Manuel Barange, 3) WorldFish, Scientist, Thijs Schut, 4) RARE, Monique Barreto Galvao, 5) ORRAA, Ariane Steins-Meier, and more!
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Wednesday, 20 November 2024
| Food Systems Firestarter: Igniting Connections and Sharing Ideas
| 14:00-15:30
| Action on Food Hub Pavilion, Blue Zone
| WorldFish, Essam Yassin Mohammed, and more!
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Thursday, 21 November 2024
| Harvesting change: Sustainable food systems for climate and biodiversity solutions
| 09:00-10:30
| Food and Ag / CGIAR Pavilion, Blue Zone
| 1) GAIN, Oliver Camp, 2) ProVeg International, Joanna Trewern, 3) WWF International, Martina Fleckenstein, 4) Mercy For Animals, Sebastian Osborn, 5) WorldFish, Netsayi Noris Mudege, 6) EIT Food, Glindys Virginia Luciano, 7) Gambia, Malang Darboe, 8) FAO, Nancy Aburto, 9) International Rice Research Institute, Jongsoo Shin, 9) Tetrapak, Richard Ali, and more!
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| Evidence-based innovations for nature-positive impact through aquatic food systems
| 12:00-13:30
| Saleemul Huq Action Research Exchange (SHARE) Hub, Blue Zone
| 1) WorldFish, Essam Yassin Mohammed, 2) Government of UK, Gerard Howe, 3) WorldFish, Thijs Schut, 4) WorldFish, Peerzadi Rumana Hossein, 5) Conversation International, Indonesia, Rahman Adi Pradana, 6) Bangladesh, Md Shamsuddoha, 7) Mozambique, Sonia Ricardo Muando, 8) Government of Bangladesh, Mirza Shawkat Ali, and more!
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| Climate Change, the World Oceans and Human Impacts: A need for heightened proactive action
| 13:00-14:30
| Food and Ag / CGIAR Pavilion, Blue Zone
| 1) RACC, Jim Falk, 2) WorldFish, Essam Yassin Mohammed, and more!
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| Innovative NDCs 3.0 for Food Systems: Boosting ambition through water, agroecology, fisheries, and healthy diets
| 17:00-18:30
| Food and Ag / CGIAR Pavilion, Blue Zone
| 1) CGIAR, Martina Fleckenstein, 2) Biovision Foundation, Moritz Fegert, 3) International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Santosh Nepal, 4) ASEAN-Climate Resilience Network, Theerawut Chutinanthakun, 5) WorldFish, Michelle Tigchelaar, 6) UNICEF Madagascar, Anneleen VAN UFFELEN, and more!
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