GFPR NEPAL LAUNCH

With climate change posing increasingly complex existential challenges to the South Asian region, there is an imperative for urgent action on climate change — both to achieve the major emissions reductions needed to limit global warming and to increase adaptive capacity and resilience.

Our flagship publication, the 2022 Global Food Policy Report, highlights the urgency of accelerating innovation, reforming policies, resetting market incentives, and increasing financing for sustainable food systems transformation.

IFPRI’s South Asia Regional Office (IFPRI-SAR) is organizing a hybrid launch event for this year’s Global Food Policy Report in Kathmandu, Nepal in collaboration with the Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS) and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) on July 18, 2022.

Join us to learn more about possible opportunities for accelerated action that could be considered in policy and investment decision-making for climate change adaptation, mitigation, and resilience.

Program Overview

• Welcome Address
• Dr. Swarnim Wagle, Chair, Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS)
• Release of Global Food Policy Report 2022
• Keynote: Global Food Policy Report 2022
  Dr. Channing Arndt, Director, Environment and Production Technology Division (EPTD), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
• GFPR 2022: Climate change and transforming food systems in South Asia
  Dr. Aditi Mukherji, Principal Researcher, International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and Coordinating Lead Author, IPCC AR6
• Panel Discussion: Perspectives on Climate Change and Food Systems in Nepal
  Moderator: Dr. Biswash Gauchan, Executive Director and Director of the Center for Economic Policy, Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS)
  • Dr. Radha Wagle, Joint Secretary and Chief of Climate Change Management Division, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Government of Nepal
  • Ms. Moushumi Shrestha, Director, Shreenagar Agro Pvt. Ltd.
  • Mr. Jason Seuc, Director, Economic Growth Office, The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Nepal
  • Mr. Ugan Manandhar, Climate and Environment Advisor, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Nepal
• Remarks by Chairperson
  Dr. Govinda Prasad Sharma, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Government of Nepal
  Mr. Madhu Kumar Marasini, Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Government of Nepal
• Remarks by Guest of Honor
  Mr. Jamal Uddin Ahmed, Director, Agriculture, Rural Development and SAARC Development Fund
• Remarks by Chief Guest
  Mr. Pradeep Yadav, Hon’ble Minister for Forests and Environment, Govt. of Nepal
• Concluding Remarks
  
• Dr. Shahidur Rashid, Director-South Asia, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)