IFPRI is participating in the AIM for Climate Summit at the JW Marriott on May 8-10, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The Summit, supported by Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR), aims to bring together partners to increase and accelerate investment in and support for agriculture and food systems innovation for climate action.
The Summit is a premier global event “for the partners, by the partners” that will provide a game-changing platform for AIM for Climate partners to raise ambition and amplify their work in climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation. This event will bring together policymakers, industry leaders, producers, civil society groups, and scientists and researchers worldwide to drive rapid and transformative climate action.
| May 8, 2023 | 11:00 AM-12:00 PM (EDT) | Capitol Ballroom E |
Breakout Session “The Power of Soil: Uplifting Rural Communities”
Organized by AIM for Climate partner: Boomitra
- Suresh Babu, Senior Research Fellow / Head of Capacity Strengthening, IFPRI
| May 9, 2023 | 11:00 AM-12:30 PM (EDT) | Capitol Ballroom D |
Agriculture Breakthrough Ministerial Event
- Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR; Director General, IFPRI
| May 9, 2023 | 12:45 PM-2:00 PM (EDT) | Grand Ballroom |
Innovation for Inclusive Impact – Putting Women at the Heart of our Food Systems Investments
Co-organized by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Gender, Climate Change and Nutrition Integration Project (GCAN)
- Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR; Director General, IFPRI
| May 9, 2023 | 5:00 PM-7:00 PM (EDT) | IFPRI HQ | Register |
Climate Change Research – Meet the Scientists Event and Reception
Organized by the CGIAR and IFPRI
- Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR; Director General, IFPRI
| May 10, 2023 | 4:00 PM-5:00 PM (EDT) | Capitol Ballroom F |
Breakout Session “Innovation for Integrating and Mainstreaming Agriculture in the NDCs”
Organized by AIM for Climate partner: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
- Suresh Babu, Senior Research Fellow / Head of Capacity Strengthening, IFPRI