Minister of Climate Change and Environment highlights role of youth in building sustainable food systems

Minister of Climate Change and Environment highlights role of youth in building sustainable food systems

Dubai-UAE – Her Excellency Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, participated in the World Food Forum, where she highlighted the UAE’s efforts to enhance youth engagement in strengthening food security through innovation and entrepreneurship.

Running from October 17 to 21 at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, the event has convened governments, youth champions, global influencers, and non-profit organizations to support youth-led transformation of agrifood systems. Held under the theme ‘Healthy Diets, Healthy Planet’, this year’s edition of the Forum focuses on raising youth awareness about the connection between climate change and access to safe and nutritious food and healthy diets with the aim of sparking action.

Her Excellency said: “With food prices skyrocketing worldwide and millions of people going to bed hungry every night, we all have a responsibility to build more resilient, sustainable food systems. We must achieve a complete paradigm shift in the way we produce and consume food to provide adequate nutrition for the global population while preserving our environment for the next generations.”

She added: “Through developing the capacities of our young people and equipping them with the skills to venture into entrepreneurship and innovation,