The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland is organizing multiple side events in cooperation with international partners as part of COP28 UN climate negotiations. The events will take place in Dubai in December 2023.

The main themes of our events are sustainable and climate-resilient food systems. We want to bring together diverse actors from differents parts of the globe – changemakers, as we see them. Our speakers include scientists, policy-makers, young farmers and activists.

The events are organized by the Catch the Carbon climate program for land use sector.

We warmly welcome all attendees of COP28 and online to discuss with us about the food systems of the future! All events will be streamed online and you will find link to the stream below each event description.

In addition to our own events, we are partners in various other events in COP28. You will find details of these events on their own tabs.

Event 1) Same Questions, Different Solutions: Changemakers of Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Food Systems

Finland Pavilion, Blue Zone, Zone B6, building 74
Sunday, December 10th at 10-10.45 (UTC+4)

What is needed to support systemic change in food production and consumption? We bring together diverse actors to present intriguing hands-on solutions and best practices for building more sustainable and climate-resilient food systems. Our speakers include policy-makers, scientists, and young farmers.

Event is organised in cooperation with World Farmers' Organisation.

Program and speakers

Panel

• Kati Anttalainen, Senior Specialist, Ministry of Education and Culture, and national focal point for UNESCO’s Greening Education Partnership of Finland
• Kemei Mark Kiprono, young farmer from Kenya, Kenyan Farmer Organisation KENAFF
• Titta Kotilainen, Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Institute Finland
• Mika Malin, carbon farmer at Vierelä Agro Oy, and member of Baltic Sea Action Group’s Carbon Action network

Moderator
Kati Partanen, Member of the Board of Directors in World Farmers' Organisation and the Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners of Finland
 
Closing remarks
Éliane Ubalijoro, Chief Executive Officer of the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) and Director General of ICRAF

Link to live stream and full program of the Finland Pavilion

Event 2) Circularity in Food Systems – Climate Sustainable Solutions for Future Food Production

Nordic Pavilion, Blue Zone, Zone B, building 75
Sunday, December 10th at 15.45-16.30 (UTC+4)

The program showcases new climate-sustainable ways for food production developed in cooperation with researchers and farmers in Finnish Catch the Carbon program and elsewhere. The speakers present ideas for food without fields, circular agriculture economy and market based solutions for carbon sequestration.

Program and speakers

Keynote
Hanna Höijer, Representative from Youth Climate Delegates of Finland
 
Panel

• Titta Kotilainen, Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Institute Finland
• Mika Malin, carbon farmer, Vierelä Agro Oy, and member of Baltic Sea Action Group’s Carbon Action network, Finland
• Shashila Dilani, young farmer, member of Monaragala Organic Farmers Association (MOFA) and Ambassador of the Fair Trade Association, Sri Lanka

Closing remarks
Nancy Rapando, WWF Africa’s Food Future Leader, Sustainable Agriculture specialist, Kenya

Moderator
Mika Jalava, Staff Scientist, Aalto University, Finland

Link to live stream and full program of the Nordic Pavilion

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More than 150 research, development and innovation projects have been funded as a part of the Finnish Catch the Carbon climate program for land use sector. The projects create new knowledge on climate-sustainable solutions for forestry, agriculture, and other land use, engage stakeholders and actors, as well as reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance carbon sinks and reservoirs.​ Read more.