FAO Panel Discussion and Student Debate

A panel discussion and student debate on Integrating Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in the Agriculture Sectors is held 14:00 - 17:00. 

Moderators

• Ms Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett, Director, FAO Liaison Office in Geneva (for Panel Discussion)
• Ms Wirya Khim, Natural Resources Officer, FAO Liaison Office in Geneva (for Student Debate)

Panellists

• Ms Shoko Arakaki, Chief, Regional Programme Coordination and National Implementation Support, UNISDR
• Ms Sylvie Wabbes, Emergency and Resilience Officer, FAO Headquarters
• Ms Sophie Baranes, Coordinator, Capacity for Disaster Reduction Initiative (CADRI)
• Mr Sandeep Sengupta, Global Coordinator of IUCN’s Climate Change Portfolio

Agenda

• 14:00 - 14:45 Opening Session
• 14.45 – 15.00 Setting the scene: Background, structure of the debate, and introductions
  • Wirya Khim, Natural Resources Officer, FAO Geneva
• 15.00 – 15.30 Debating the proposition: That there will be no sustainable food security without tackling climate and disaster risks together!
  • Bern University of Applied Science Vs The Graduate Institute 
• 15.30 – 16:00 Debating the proposition: That Climate Resilience [i.e., integrating DRR, and CCA and the 3 dimensions (social, economic and environmental) of sustainable development] is key to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)!
  • University of Geneva Vs École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - TBC
• 16.00 – 16.20 Coffee Break
• 16.20 – 16.50 Result announcement and judges’ feedbacks and Q&A
• 16.50 – 17.00 Award presentation and photo session
• 17.00 – 17.05 Closing Remarks by FAO

For further information, please contact wirya.khim@fao.org

For registration (until 10 October 2017) please write to log-admin@unog.ch