Nikos Konstandaras
Nikos Konstandaras
Columnist
Kathimerini, Greece
Nikos Konstandaras is a columnist for Greece’s Kathimerini newspaper and was the paper’s managing editor from 2004 to 2017. He is also the founding editor of Kathimerini English Edition. He was an op-ed contributor to the New York Times International Edition from 2013 to 2019 and has written for several other foreign publications. He also served as a Correspondent for The Associated Press in Athens from 1989 to 1997, covering the broader region. He was born in South Africa and holds a B.A. and M.A. from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.
Wednesday 10
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14.30 - 15.45
Sustainable Food Systems and Climate Change
Amphictyon Hall | Anemolia Hotel, Arachova
Programming Partner: Academy of Athens, Research Center for Public Health Research & Education and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department of Environmental Health
United Nations COP28 UAE Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action, December 2023, signed by 134 countries: “WE, HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT...We affirm that agriculture and food systems must urgently adapt and transform in order to respond to the imperatives of climate change.” This session will address the key elements of a planetary health perspective for food system transformation and introduce plans to create a platform for science-policy exchange, sharing of best practices, and solutions-oriented discussions aimed at supporting governments at the national level for progressive action-based policy on nutrition, foods, climate change, and health.