NERC 32 - Press conference: Regional Conference for the Near East

Sheikh Zayed Centre (FAO Headquarters)
28.02.2014
 Rome time

A press conference at FAO headquarters addresses challenges to food security and sustainability in the Near East amid ongoing changes in the region.

The results of the FAO Regional Conference for the Near East are discussed, along with proposals for region-wide strategies. Ministers and senior officials from countries in the Near East and North Africa took part in the 24-28 February Conference.

They endorsed strategies for addressing issues like sustainable water management and reducing food losses and waste in the region.

List of participants: José Graziano Da Silva , FAO Director-General; Alberto Sordi, attore; Graziano Da Silva , FAO Director-General; Baudouin 1er , Roi des Belges
Topics: Agriculture & crops,Climate change,Desertification,Director-General,Emergencies/Crises,Press conference,Water & Irrigation,Women & gender
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