Past Event

Climate Solutions in Agrifood: Building Tomorrow's Sustainable Food Economy

Building on the “Recipe for a Livable Planet” report, the event will explore how climate-smart agricultural practices along with improved irrigation and water management can reduce emissions, enhance productivity, and build resilience in a warming world with increasing water scarcity.

Building on the “Recipe for a Livable Planet” report, the event will explore how climate-smart agricultural practices along with improved irrigation and water management can reduce emissions, enhance productivity, and build resilience in a warming world with increasing water scarcity.

IN PERSON: World Bank Group Pavilion at COP29

ONLINE: Via Webex

Fernando Mattos Costa

Fernando Mattos Costa

Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, Uruguay

Simon Watts

Simon Watts

Minister of Climate Change, New Zealand

Moisés Savian

Moisés Savian

Secretary of Land Governance, Territorial Development and Socio-Environmental Affairs at the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Farming, Brazil

Kandeh Yumkella

Kandeh K. Yumkella

Chairman of the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Food Security in Sierra Leone

Shobha Shetty

Shobha Shetty

Global Director, Agriculture and Food, World Bank

William Sutton

William Sutton

Global Lead, Climate-Smart Agriculture, World Bank

Date: November 19, 2024

Time: 08:00 AM - 08:45 AM ET

Location: World Bank Group Pavilion at COP29 and Online