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Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, has galvanised help for world meals system transformation with African ministers and leaders on the Africa Food Systems Forum (AGRF).
She took half in a spherical desk dialogue targeted on sustainable meals system transformation and highlighted the significance of the COP28 Food Systems and Agriculture Agenda – which she launched on the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment in Rome in July.
She reiterated the central goals of the agenda – galvanisng nationwide management, encouraging involvement from non-state actors, innovation scaling, and finance.
She additionally known as upon African nations to sign their dedication to working in direction of adaptation and mitigation throughout meals programs by signing the Leaders Declaration on Food Systems, Agriculture and Climate Action.
At a presidential session entitled The Great Debate: Can Africa Feed Itself?, she made a compelling speech, by which she addressed African nations and known as on them to signal the Leaders Declaration on Food Systems, Agriculture and Climate Action.
She reminded these gathered that signing the Leaders Declaration is a robust strategy to decide to wholesale meals system transformation
The discussion board occurred throughout a historic week for UAE – Africa relations, after the UAE pledged $4.5 billion in help of fresh vitality initiatives on the Africa Climate Summit.
I concluded my participation in @TheAGRF with a keynote Speech on the Journey Towards COP28; Adapting Africa’s Food System to Climate Change.
This week has been a very pivotal and historic second for the African continent.
The #UAE pledged $4.5 billion, in an announcement… pic.twitter.com/kq4kal9lEz
— Mariam Almheiri | مريم المهيري (@mariammalmheiri) September 8, 2023
