EVENTS PROGRAM
*All times are displayed in Dubai, UAE local time (GMT+4)
WEEK 1
Sun, 3 Dec 2023 (Health / Relief, Recovery and Peace Day)
Nutrition and Health Day
| A day filled with interactives and panel discussions featuring people-centric, nutrition-sensitive approaches are key pathways to transforming food systems in a climate-challenged world.
| 10:00-21:00
| Blue Zone, Food Systems Pavilion
| CGIAR Nutrition Impact Platform
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Tue, 5 Dec 2023 (Energy and Industry / Just Transition / Indigenous People)
Navigating Climate Resilience: Community leadership and nature at sea
| This panel aims to discuss equitable and just pathways and highlight some of these locally driven solutions to support social and ecological resilience to environmental threats from climate change.
| 11:30 – 12:30
| Blue Zone, Nature Positive Pavilion
| WorldFish, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Center (University of Washington), World Economic Forum, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Bloomberg, Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions
| Peerzadi Rumana Hossein (Panelist)
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Tue, 5 Dec 2023 (Energy and Industry / Just Transition / Indigenous People)
Water, Food Security, and Nutrition in a Climate-Constrained World: Enabling research, innovations and learnings for resilient food systems
| This session discusses the linkages among climate, water and food and nutrition security, describing the cause for growing water safety challenges, and understanding the vulnerabilities of water along food supply chains, from farm to fork, in a climate crisis.
| 17:00 – 18:00
| Blue Zone, Food and Agriculture Pavilion
| CGIAR Nutrition Impact Platform
| Ben Wismen (Chair)
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Wed, 6 Dec 2023 (Multilevel Action, Urbanization and Built Environment / Transport)
Cultivating Resilience: Communities, Fish and Drylands
| Scientists, policymakers, and civil society from global to local level share groundbreaking approaches in dryland farming with integrated crop-aquatic food systems for a food- and nutrition-secure future and resilient dryland livelihoods for millions.
| 16:45-18:30
| Blue Zone, SE Room 8
| WorldFish, ICARDA, Watershed Organization Trust
| Yusuf Abu Bakar (Opening Remarks); Ahmed Nasr-Allah (Panelist)
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Wed, 6 Dec 2023 (Multilevel Action, Urbanization and Built Environment / Transport)
Avoiding the Perfect Storm: Enabling aquatic foods climate solutions through policy, science and finance
| This session highlights the climate vulnerability of aquatic food systems and the need for Policy, Science, and Finance action to prevent impacts on those most dependent on aquatic systems for food and nutrition.
| 17:00-18:00
| Blue Zone, Food and Agriculture Pavilion
| WorldFish, Government of Somalia, Sustainable Environment Protection, University of West Indies Global Institute for Climate-Smart and Resilient Development (GICSRD), EARFISH (East Africa), National Confederation of Fishermen of Chile (CONAPACH) & Environmental Defense Fund
| Essam Yassin Mohammed (Moderator); Peerzadi Rumana Hossein (Back up Panelist)
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WEEK 2
Fri, 8 Dec 2023 (Youth, Children, Education, and Skills)
Engaging Africa’s Youth in Climate Action: Aspirations to Action
| This multi-layered dialogue will highlight the innovative leadership of Kenyan and broader African youth in climate initiatives, illustrating the progress and mapping the way forward for youth climate action.
| 9:30-10:50
| Blue Zone, Kenya Pavilion
| Government of Kenya, Africa Youth Climate Assembly (AYCA), African Union
| Rahma Adam (Panelist)
Fri, 8 Dec 2023 (Youth, Children, Education, and Skills)
How to communicate climate and the impacts of climate change
| An engaging exchange of knowledge event on why the framing of climate change by the communication and media has a critical influence on the perception of urgency and willingness and as a tool for change for the benefit of local communities.
| 9:30-10:50
| Blue Zone, Kenya Pavilion
| Government of Kenya, Scientifik Media
| Rahma Adam (Panelist)
Sat, 9 Dec 2023 (Nature, Land Use, Oceans)
CGIAR’s Integrated Desert Farming Innovation Program (IDFIP): COP28 demonstration site on the ICBA research farm
| The live Integrated Desert Farming Innovation Platform (IDFIP) demonstration aims at creating public awareness along the production, processing, services, marketing, and consumer value chains to facilitate effective partnerships in the systemic transformation of desert farming.
| 10:00-13:00
| Green Zone
| Ministry of Climate Change and Environment in the United Arab Emirates, ICARDA, WorldFish, IWMI, IFPRI, ICBA
| Yusuf Abu Bakar; Essam Yassin Mohammed; Ahmed Nasr-Allah (WorldFish representatives)
| Click for more information about the research work and stay tuned for updates
Sat, 9 Dec 2023 (Nature, Land Use, Oceans)
WorldFish’s Exhibition: Reaching Beyond Resilience: Sustainable aquatic food systems for shared prosperity
| WorldFish will be showcasing research and innovations in fisheries and aquaculture as part of our advocacy campaign for aquatic food systems as a triple win for people, planet, and climate.
| 13:00-17:00
| Blue Zone, Food and Agriculture Pavilion
| WorldFish Delegation
| Click for more information about the research work and stay tuned for updates
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Join Us at COP28
At COP28, we aim to illustrate the critical role of aquatic food systems in climate discourse and convene stakeholders for partnering and steering climate action toward sustainable and resilient food systems that leverage aquatic food systems.
Your engagement is instrumental in navigating the tide toward a thriving global community.
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