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Date: Tuesday, 26 May 2026

Time: 14:00–15:15 (CEST / UTC+2)

Location: Sheikh Zayed Center, FAO Headquarters

Virtual/livestream link: Register here to join online

Thematic session: Rome Nutrition Week 2026 – Hybrid event

About the Event

Shifting to healthier diets and reducing food loss and waste (FLW) are high‑impact climate mitigation strategies with major nutrition and health co-benefits, yet only 1 percent of climate finance currently supports nutrition outcomes. 

This interactive Rome Nutrition Week roundtable event is jointly organized by FAO, WHO, UNEP, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement, with the Initiative on Climate Action and Nutrition (I-CAN), the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH) and the Food and Agriculture for Sustainable Transformation (FAST) Partnership. The event will draw on country experiences to show how evidence and innovation on healthy diets and reduction of FLW can inform smarter climate investments, delivering better outcomes for people and planet. 

Interpretation available in English, French, and Spanish. For more information, visit the Rome Nutrition Week 2026 website.

Moderator: Dr. Nancy Aburto, Deputy Director, Food and Nutrition Division, FAO

Speakers: 

  • H.E. Carla Barroso Carneiro, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Federative Republic of Brazil to FAO
  • H.E. Elif Çomoğlu Ülgen, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Türkiye to FAO
  • Dr. Luz María De Regil, Director of Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, WHO (virtual)
  • Ms. Sharon Gil, Head of Subnational Climate Action Unit, Mitigation Branch, Climate Change Division, UNEP
  • Ms. Carolyn O’Donnell, Global Lead Nutrition, Aga Khan Foundation 
  • Ms. Fanja Rakotondrainibe, Coordinator of the National Nutrition Office, Government of Madagascar
  • Mr. Martial Bernoux, Senior Natural Resources Officer, Office of Climate Change and Biodiversity, FAO, representing the FAST Partnership 
  • Mr. Peter Umunay, Thematic Lead, Food Systems and Land Use, Global Environment Facility (GEF) (Virtual)
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