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Join FAO and partners for a series of events as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) comes to an end.
The Year has been an opportunity to raise awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and boost economic development.
The United Nations declared 2020 as the IYPH. The Year was extended until 1 July 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Launch of a scientific review of the impact of climate change on plant pests
1 June 2021, 14.00-16.00h, Rome time
Launched by FAO Director-General
QU Dongyu and representatives of agriculture/forestry ministries from
Finland and Zambia (full list of speakers
here),
the review by University of Turin Professor
Maria Lodovica (Italy) and ten FAO experts from around the world
was prepared under the auspices of the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC).
The review explores how climate change impacts plant pests and diseases (including Fall armyworm, Desert locust, Banana Fusarium wilt, Potato late blight); and puts forward
recommendations to prevent and mitigate plant pest risks in agriculture, forestry and ecosystems. It also contributes to enhancing science-based discussions on how to assess and manage the impact of climate change on plant health.
Webinars on plant health in the context of food systems, climate change and biodiversity:
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IYPH Webinar on Food Systems and Plant Health.
29 June, 13.00-16.00h, Rome time
More info
here.
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IYPH Webinar on Climate Change, Plant Health and Biodiversity.
30
June, 13.00-16.00h, Rome time
More info
here.
The webinars are organized by the IPPC Secretariat and registered as Independent Dialogues for the United Nations Food Systems Summit.
Closing Ceremony of the International Year of Plant Health
1 July, 13.00-15.00h, Rome time
The event will present the outcomes of key IYPH initiatives undertaken in 2020 and the first half of 2021; reflect on the status of
plant health around the world; and stress the importance of plant health to achieve the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Full list of participants will be available
here
soon.
All four events
will be webcast live
here.
Contact us for interviews - FAO plant health experts are available – or for the scientific review – available under embargo until 14.00h, 1 June 2021.
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