The Innovation Commission for Climate Change, Food Security and Agriculture will engage with several partners at COP28 to promote the transition of innovations to scale. See full list of events below.
Event spotlight: AIM for Climate: Scaling Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems Innovation
On December 10, the Innovation Commission will participate in the closing session of COP28. Hosted by AIM for Climate, a joint initiative by the United States and the United Arab Emirates, and the COP28 Presidency, the event AIM for Climate: Scaling Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems Innovation will shed light on the need to transition climate-smart innovations to scale.
Michael Kremer, chair of the Innovation Commission, will discuss recommendations to scale-up innovations in seven priority areas selected in partnership with the COP28 Presidency and announced on World Food Day at an event at the UAE Embassy in Rome. These seven areas include improved weather forecasts, digital agriculture, climate-responsive social protection, and innovations to reduce livestock methane emissions, among others.
The program will include remarks by COP28 President, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, US Special Envoy for Climate Change, John Kerry, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, Mariam Almheiri, and US Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, among others.
Time, Date, and Location
- December 10, 2023
- 4:30 – 6:00 pm
- Al Waha Theatre (Blue Zone)
Full list of engagements by the Innovation Commission at COP28:
Sustainable Finance Solutions for Food Security and Agricultural Resilience in the Face of Climate Change
- Date and time: Dec 6, 9:00 – 10:30 am
- Location: Land & Drought Resilience Pavillon (Blue Zone)
- Featuring Conrad Rein, Innovation Commission Director of Outreach
Farmers and Traditional Producers at The Heart of Food Systems Transformation
- Date and time: Dec 10, 9:00 – 10:30 am
- Location: Al Waha Theatre (Blue Zone)
- Featuring Paul Winters, Innovation Commission Executive Director
Supporting Innovation to Build Food System Resilience Across Landscapes and Waterscapes
- Date and time: Dec 10, 10:30 – 11:30 am
- Location: Resilience Hub (Blue Zone)
- Featuring Michael Kremer, Innovation Commission Chair
Agroforestry: A Game-Changing Innovation for Smallholder Farmer Climate Resilience
- Date and time: Dec 10, 1:30 – 2:30 pm
- Location: IICA Pavilion (Blue Zone)
- Featuring Paul Winters, Innovation Commission Executive Director
AIM for Climate: Scaling Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems Innovation
- Date and time: Dec 10, 4:30 – 6:00 pm
- Location: Al Waha Theatre (Blue Zone)
- Featuring Michael Kremer, Innovation Commission Chair
