Catch the Carbon side events in COP28

1.12.2023 13:00

COP28

Official COP28 side-event: Health, food and climate - A systems perspective for urgent climate action

Blue Zone, Side Event Room 4
Monday, December 11th at 18.30–20.00 (UTC+4)

At COP28, Finland, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Nordic Council of Ministers are hosting an official side-event bringing together global leaders and experts in dialogue about the connections between food, health and the climate.

Program and speakers

Opening

  • High-level opening speaker (to be announced)
  • Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General, World Health Organization (video)  
  • Karen Ellemann, Secretary General, Nordic Council of Ministers

Research insights

  • Moderator: Dr Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, GAIN
  • Dr Rune Blomhoff, Professor, Oslo University, Project Leader of the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023
  • Dr Madhuvanti Murphy, University of West Indies, Barbados 

High-level panel

  • Host: Karen Ellemann, Secretary General, Nordic Council of Ministers
  • H.E. Dr Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment of the Arab Republic of Egypt
  • Kai Mykkänen, Minister of Climate and the Environment, Finland
  • Claire Bury, Deputy Director-General for Food Sustainability, DG Sante, European Commission
  • Dr Francesco Branca, Director, Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, World Health Organization
  • Lana Weidgenant, Youth representative, The Coalition of Action on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems for Children and All 

Pre-registration is required for the event. 

Read the full program and register here

Event time

Starts:   1.12.2023 13:00
Ends:   11.12.2023 20:00

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Event location

COP28

Dubai

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Organizer

Virva Luoto

+358504775444

virva.luoto@gov.fi