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Unlocking Climate Finance: Better Diets and Reduced Food Loss & Waste

26.05.2026

Online and Rome, Italy

Unlocking Climate Finance: Better Diets and Reduced Food Loss & WasteImage credit: FAO, IFAD and WFP

26 May 2026

14:00–15:15 (CEST / UTC+2)

Sheikh Zayed Center, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Headquarters

Thematic session: Rome Nutrition Week 2026 – Hybrid 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 the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Environment Progamme (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 food loss and waste can inform smarter climate investments, delivering better outcomes for people and planet.

Come join this interactive discussion!

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

Speakers: 

  • H.E. Elif Çomoğlu Ülgen, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Türkiye to FAO
  • Ms. Tatiana Gomes Bustamante, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Representation of Brazil to FAO, WFP and IFAD 
  • 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)

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

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