Addressing climate risks and food security in the face of COVID-19 and beyond
What are the key impacts on food security? How can we address them? Are climate and disaster risks on the food systems addressed effectively? What mechanisms are there at national and global level for climate and disaster risk transfer? How has COVID-19 affected resilience of the food systems? What examples and lessons can be replicated to address risks to food security at national and global levels?
Inclusive partnerships for sustainable and regenerative food systems
What are sustainable and regenerative food systems? What are the key elements to achieving them? What challenges do we face in achieving these targets? How can we build partnerships and networks? How can we work together to achieve sustainability and resilience in the food systems?
Just transition in the food sector
What does just transition look like in the food sector? What are the key elements related to just transition? What are the challenges to achieving just transition in the food sector? How are countries addressing climate mitigation and adaptation in the food sectors? Are countries focusing on just transition, and what steps are taking to ensure this transition?
Keynote Speeches
19th October 2020 | 3pm IST/9.30am GMT
19th October 2020 | 6.30pm IST/1pm GMT
Dr. Youssef Nassef
Director
Adaptation Division
UNFCCC Secretariat
19th October 2020 | 6.30pm IST/1pm GMT
Dr. Rattan Lal
Distinguished University Professor
Ohio State University
Director
Carbon Management and Sequestration Center
(C-MASC)
20th October 2020 | 7pm - 8pm IST/ 1.30pm - 2.30pm GMT
26th October 4.30pm - 5.30pm IST/ 11am - 12pm GMT
Dr. Catherine Lilian Nakalembe
Africa Program Director
NASA Harvest Programme
Assistant Research Professor
University of Maryland
28th October 4.00pm - 5.00pm IST/ 10.30am - 11.30am GMT
Panel Discussions
21st October 2020 | 4pm - 5.30pm IST/10.30am - 12pm GMT
Addressing climate risks and food security in the face of COVID-19 and beyond
What are the key impacts on food security? How can we address them? Are climate and disaster risks on the food systems addressed effectively? What mechanisms are there at national and global level for climate and disaster risk transfer? How has COVID-19 affected resilience of the food systems? What examples and lessons can be replicated to address risks to food security at national and global levels?
Dr. Sandra Piesik
Director
Architect 3 ideas B.V.
Dr. Marcelo Inacio da Cunha
Programme Officer
UNFCCC Secretariat
Mr. Dennis Mombauer
Director
Research and Education
SLYCAN Trust
22nd October 2020 | 5.30pm - 7pm IST/ 12pm-1.30pm GMT
Just transition in the food sector
What does just transition look like in the food sector? What are the key elements related to just transition? What are the challenges to achieving just transition in the food sector? How are countries addressing climate mitigation and adaptation in the food sectors? Are countries focusing on just transition, and what steps are taking to ensure this transition?
Dr. Vintura Silva
Regional Lead
Regional Collaboration Centre St George’s
UNFCCC
Mr. Happy Khambule
Director
Mansa
Mr. Duncan Williams
Freelance food systems and sustainability advisor
Nourishing Food Systems
Ms. Tina Johnson
Principal
Johnson Strategy and Development
Director
National Black Environmental Justice Network
23rd October | 3pm - 4.30pm IST/9.30am -11am GMT
Just transition in the food sector
What does just transition look like in the food sector? What are the key elements related to just transition? What are the challenges to achieving just transition in the food sector? How are countries addressing climate mitigation and adaptation in the food sectors? Are countries focusing on just transition, and what steps are taking to ensure this transition?
Dr. Teresa Anderson
Climate Policy Coordinator
ActionAid International
Ms. Fleur Newman
Action Empowerment Unit Lead
Gender Focal Point and Focal Point for Women
UNFCCC Secretariat
23rd October | 6.30pm - 8pm IST/1pm - 2.30pm GMT
Addressing climate risks and food security in the face of COVID-19 and beyond
What are the key impacts on food security? How can we address them? Are climate and disaster risks on the food systems addressed effectively? What mechanisms are there at national and global level for climate and disaster risk transfer? How has COVID-19 affected resilience of the food systems? What examples and lessons can be replicated to address risks to food security at national and global levels?
Mr. Soenke Kreft
Executive Director
Munich Climate Insurance Initiative
Kairos T. dela Cruz
Associate for Climate Policy
Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities
27th of October, 04.00-5.30 pm IST/10.30 am-12.00 pm GMT
Inclusive partnerships for sustainable and regenerative food systems
What are sustainable and regenerative food systems? What are the key elements to achieving them? What challenges do we face in achieving these targets? How can we build partnerships and networks? How can we work together to achieve sustainability and resilience in the food systems?
Ms. Laura Cascada
Campaigns Director
Better Food Foundation
Mr. David Pedersen
Senior Strategist
50by40
Mr. Damitha Samarakoon
Senior Programme Manager
SLYCAN Trust
29th of October, 04.00-5.00 pm IST/10.30 am-11.30 am GMT
Inclusive partnerships for sustainable and regenerative food systems
What are sustainable and regenerative food systems? What are the key elements to achieving them? What challenges do we face in achieving these targets? How can we build partnerships and networks? How can we work together to achieve sustainability and resilience in the food systems?
Dr. Thusitha Sugathapala
Senior Consultant
Climate Change and Sustainable Development
SLYCAN Trust
Dr. Amanda Katili Niode
Manager
Climate Reality Project Indonesia
Co-Founder
Omar Niode Foundation
World Food Day 2020
Interviews
16th October 2020 | 10am - 10.45am IST/ 4.30am - 5.15am GMT
Interview: Agriculture, impacts of climate change and food security
Prof. Buddhi Marambe
Senior Professor
Research and Education
University of Peradeniya
16th October 2020 | 11am - 11.45am IST/ 5.30am - 6.15am GMT
Interview: Food Security, Climate & Disaster Risk Management
Dr. Ranjith Punyawardena
Senior Scientist
Department of Agriculture
University of Peradeniya
16th October 2020 | 12pm -12.15pm IST/6.30am-6.45am GMT
Presentation: Addressing Climate Change, and Making Cruelty-free Food Choices
Medium: Sinhala
Ms. Chalani Marasinghe
Programme & Research Officer
SLYCAN Trust
16th October 2020 | 12:30pm - 01:30pm IST / 7am-8.30am GMT
Panel Discussion: Cruelty-free and Sustainable Food Entrepreneurship
What is the motivation to engage in food entrepreneurship? How are sustainable and ethical production taken into account in businesses? How is Sri Lanka’s market for cruelty-free sustainable food?
Ms. Anjala Fernando
Founder
Food Snaps
Mr. Sidath Dharmapala
Co-Founder
Bohemian Quest
16th October 2020 | 2pm -2.15pm IST/8.30am-8.45am GMT
Presentation: Cruelty-free Food Choices
Medium: Tamil
Ms. Thadshajiny Kandasamy
Assistant Manager
Programme & Research Officer
SLYCAN Trust
16th October 2020 | 2.30pm - 3.30pm IST: 9am - 10am GMT
Panel Discussion: Plant-based and cruelty-free food
What are the plant-based and cruelty-free food options that are available? Why are people moving towards a plant-based diet? What implications do our food choices have on our health, and the planet?
Mr. Raphael Podselver
Political Outreach
ProVeg International
Ms. Sunanda Weerasinghe
Managing Director
Sujan International Pvt Ltd
Mr. Jerome Cooray
Co-Founder and Lead
Praxis & People of the Goal One Twelve/ The Garden Mart
16th October 2020 | 4pm - 5pm IST: 10.30am - 11.30am GMT
Panel Discussion: Home-gardening and Food Security
Medium: Sinhala
How can we achieve food security? Will home-gardening contribute to this? What technical knowledge is needed? What challenges do we face in trying to conduct home-gardening?
Mr. Udaya De Silva
Veteran Agronomist and Home gardening Expert
Mr. Damitha Samarakoon
Senior Programme Manager
SLYCAN Trust
16th October 2020 | 6.30pm - 7.30pm IST: 1pm - 2pm GMT
Panel Discussion: Building Partnerships for Plant-based Food Systems
Medium: Sinhala
How can our food be sustainable and cruelty-free? What is the importance of building partnerships, and working together to ensure that food is sustainable, ethical, and cruelty-free?
Ms. Sue Iruge
Co-Administrator
VeganSL
Mr. Gihan Dinushka
Founder
Baw Baw Association and Cafe
Gender and Diversity Policy
The organisers have strived to ensure gender balance, and diversity of speakers in the Virtual Summit. This has been an effort relevant to both keynote speakers as well as panelists. The organisers would like to express regret for any gaps in achieving the objective of gender balance, diversity and representation due to any reasons unforeseen, including time constraints, non-availability of speakers. While the organisers apologise for this, they wish to inform that active efforts are being made to ensure gender-balance, diversity and increased representation in the summit.
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