Food Security in Dry Land Conference

Doha
Declaration

FOR A SECURE TOMORROW The conference will be held under the auspices of the Heir Apparent, His Highness, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.It will bring together ministers and senior government officials, policy developers, researchers, scholars and experts, development practitioners and representatives of international and regional organizations, farmers’ unions, NGOs, private and public financial institutions and funds, private agri-business enterprises and the media. In addition to 12 technical sessions addressing various challenges in the context of Food Security; Water Resources, Demand and Management; and Responsible Investment, the conference will include a Ministerial Dialogue on Dry Lands Agriculture under a Changing Climate.The Ministerial Dialogue will focus on two themes: the Energy-Water-Food nexus and Financing dry land agriculture and food production.

The 3 thematic areas that will be discussed

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-191 Days

-9 Hours

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Going live Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 from 9:00am AST (Arabia Standard time)

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