Expo 2020 Dubai explored ways to build sustainable food systems for all, says Minister Almheiri

Expo 2020 Dubai explored ways to build sustainable food systems for all, says Minister Almheiri

Inaugural edition of the Food for Future Summit & Expo in the MENA region served as the definitive platform for dialogue aimed at driving positive change in regional and global food systems

Mariam Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, UAE. Photo by Shihab

Published: Wed 30 Mar 2022, 8:44 PM Last updated: Wed 30 Mar 2022, 8:45 PM

As curtains come down on Expo 2020 Dubai on Thursday, Khaleej Times looks back at the Food, Agriculture and Livelihoods Week, one of the theme weeks of the greatest show on earth, through the eyes of Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, the UAE’s Minister of Climate Change and Environment.

Edited excerpts from the exclusive interview:

During the Food, Agriculture and Livelihoods Week at Expo 2020 Dubai, the UAE hosted the first ministerial meeting of the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), a global initiative that the country runs jointly with the US, aimed at increasing and accelerating investments in agricultural innovation. What were the outcomes?

The most significant outcome was the doubling of the increased investment target from $4 (Dh14.69) million, pledged at the launch of the initiative at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November 2021 in Glasgow, to $8 (Dh29.38) million