How to turn the food system from a driver of climate change into an accelerator of climate action
At COP28 all those involved in food systems are being asked to commit to transforming the food system to deliver for people and climate action by 2030.
Her Excellency Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak is a United Arab Emirates native who for more than twenty years has supported her country’s efforts to realise a more sustainable future while spearheading progressive environmental protection, species conservation, and global climate action. She was elected President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it, in September 2021. She is the second woman to lead the organization in its 75-year history and its first president from West Asia. Her Excellency Razan Al Mubarak serves as UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for the leadership team of COP28 Presidency, which will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from November 30 to December 12, 2023.
Her diverse experience leading the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, the largest environmental regulatory agency in the Middle East, the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, an international philanthropic organization supporting species conservation projects worldwide, and Emirates Nature – WWF, an Emirates-based NGO focused on citizen engagement, earned her recognition as one of the top 100 Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum in 2018. She also serves as the Co-Chair of Champions for Nature Community by the World Economic Forum from 2023 – 2024.
At COP28 all those involved in food systems are being asked to commit to transforming the food system to deliver for people and climate action by 2030.
The underlying drivers of climate change and biodiversity loss are different, though the line between policy to mitigate the two is not always so distinct.
Women in indigenous communities affected by climate change are uniquely positioned to take action on conservations issues and encourage community action.