International Conference "Climate Change and Food Security in Developing Countries"

Attendants in the conference included: Mr. Edmond Dounias, Representative of the French Research and Development Institute in Vietnam and the Philippines; Mr. Hervé Conan, Director of the French Development Agency (AFD) in Vietnam; Mr. Lê Phước Minh, Director of the Institute for African and Middle Eastern Studies (IAMES); Mr. Ngô Tự Lập, Director of IFI; Mr. Phùng Danh Thắng, Deputy Director of IFI; Ms. Trương Tuyết Mai, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Nutrition, Mr. Phạm Sĩ Tam, Former Ambassador of Vietnam and Egypt; Mr. Lê Quý Kha, Vice President of Vietnam - African Union. The convention was organized in both online and offline form with the participation of representatives of international organizations, experts and scientists all over around the world.

International speakers included members from the French Development Agency in Hanoi (AFD); the GEMMES Project, Research at the Institute of Research and Development (IRD); the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Cambodia, Laboratory of Water and Environmental Science and Technology in France; Institute for Research and Development (IRD), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),...

Deliverers in the opening were Mr. Edmond Dounias, Representative of Research and Development Institute (France) in Vietnam and the Philippines, and Mr. Ngô Tự Lập, Director of IFI.

Speaking at the opening of the conference, Mr. Edmond emphasized that the solutions of this meeting would bring great benefits to all related sides.

In the opening, Mr. Ngô Tự Lập, Director of IFI said that the convention focused on sharing issues on climate change and food security in developing countries, the relation between food security and climate change. The conference assembled national and international scholars, researchers and managers, with the aim of clarifying the state of climate change and its impact on the current food production industry in Vietnam particularly and in developing countries generally.

The conference consisted of 2 in-depth discussion sessions on "Climate change" and "Food security" with the participation of speakers from many countries and regions around the world.

After the opening, the first session started with the theme "Climate change" chaired by Mr. Hervé Conan, Director of the French Development Agency in Hanoi (AFD) along with the participation of Mr. Emmanuel Pannier, GEMMES project representative; Mr. Julien Chevillard, Head of Technical Advisory at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Cambodia; Mr. Serge Janicot, Research Director at the Institute of Research and Development (IRD); Ms. Marième Ngom, Research Fellow at the Laboratory of Water and Environmental Science and Technology in France.

Session 2 with the theme "Food security" chaired by Mr. Edmond Dounias, Research Director at the Institute of Research and Development (IRD) highly appreciated speeches sharing practical experiences given by speakers: Ms. Trương Tuyết Mai, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Nutrition, Ministry of Health of Vietnam; Ms. Anne Brunnel represents from the Global Platform for Indigenous Food Systems, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Italy; Mr. Eric Verger, Institute of Research and Development (IRD); Ms. Marie Walser, Food Insecurity Expert, UNESCO World Food Program, Montpellier, France.

The conference was organized in a friendly atmosphere between the speakers and guests, and ended successfully at Vietnam National University on Friday afternoon, October 21, 2022.

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Some articles about Franconomics-2022 Forum:
- Vietnamese:
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- French:
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