Food and Water
Ground zero: why soil health is integral to beating climate change
There is growing political awareness and support for measures to enhance the world's soils – but farmers also need technological and financial support
Tania Strauss
At the World Economic Forum, Tania is the Head of Sustainable Growth and People Agenda which includes a portfolio of initiatives and communities on food, water, clean air and nature, advancing sustainable transitions to healthy, resilient systems through finance, technology, and inclusion. With over 20 years’ experience across Asia, Africa, and the Americas, she has managed global initiatives in food security, sustainable agriculture, climate resilience, and integrated value chains. In her role she is driving strategy of flagship initiatives including the First Movers Coalition for Food to generate $15-20 billion of green procurement through aggregated market demand signals and farmer economics, the $15 million Aquapeneurs initiative in partnership with HCL to mobilize pipelines of innovators problem-solving for water stewardship globally, and the Food Innovation Hubs global initiative harnessing the power of fit for purpose technology in 7 country and regional innovation hub marketplaces, among others.
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The UpLink Aquapreneur challenge is sourcing high-potential solutions to prevent global water pollution and reduce its environmental impacts.
Food and Water
Regenerative food systems can change the story of how agriculture impacts climate change
Regenerative food systems can secure our future supply of food, protect the planet and ensure farmers are supported. This coalition is catalyzing action.
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We need bolder action and understanding on how to fix the way we produce and consumer food, embracing complex and holistic solutions like climate change and food security together.
Industries in Depth
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Forum Institutional
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Food systems are essential to life and currently account for around 12% of global GDP. Leaders share their insights on how to build sustainable food systems.
Forum Institutional
3 urgent actions to redesign the future of food in 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic highlights 3 ways to build a portfolio of resilience-ready, healthy and nutritious, inclusive and sustainable solutions for food
Food and Water
How consumers and farmers can transform food systems
This challenge of changing the way the world produces and consumes food is central to companies, governments, international institutions and civil society.