HE Mariam Almheiri advocates for climate action for food systems and agriculture at UN Food Systems Summit +2 stocktaking moment

HE Mariam Almheiri advocates for climate action for food systems and agriculture at UN Food Systems Summit +2 stocktaking moment

- During the events, world leaders and changemakers discussed ways to transition to more sustainable and inclusive global food systems.

- The Italian Government hosted the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment in collaboration with Romebased UN Agencies. It was organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: On the second day of the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment Her Excellency Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, participated in a series of plenaries and events that advocated a holistic change in global food systems. The summit, hosted in Rome, saw world leaders, policymakers, and thinkers unite to drive collective climate action.

In the first session of the day, HE Mariam Almheiri co-hosted a session with the World Food Program (WFP), which addressed members of the School Meals Coalition. In this session, Her Excellency explained how climate change and food security are interlinked. Her Excellency also touched on enhancing efforts to support societies in facing the effects of climate change.

HE Mariam Almheiri also explained how, in the UAE’s Year of Sustainability 2023 and the build-up to hosting COP28, the country is doubling-down