Breaking Silos for Resilient Communities
Water, Food Security and Health in the climate crisis – join our event to foster collaboration and break silos for a more resilient future.
Gesunde Erde – Gesunde Menschen („Healthy Planet – Healthy People“), WaterAid, the German WASH-Network, and Welthungerhilfe cordially invite you to join us for "Breaking Silos for Resilient Communities".
The implementation of the rights to adequate food and to clean and safe water are fundamental for health and wellbeing – for everyone, everywhere, without exception. The effects of climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental pollution are now and, in the years to come, threatening global food, nutrition security, public health, and the access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).
BREAKING SILOS FOR RESILIENT COMMUNITIES
Water, Food Security and Health in the climate crisis
Date: June 11th, 2024
Location: Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 1, 53173 Bonn, Large Conference Room
Schedule:
- 6 pm – Doors open and snacks will be served
- 6:30 pm – Event begins
- 8 pm – Reception with food and drinks
Online registration is required to participate in the event.
As we strive to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis, adaptation is imperative. Yet, progress remains too slow, adaptation finance is lacking, and the efforts of most stakeholders are often siloed. During the United Nations technical climate talks in Bonn, delegations will prepare for the Climate Conference in Azerbaijan this December (COP29), and nine years after the Paris Agreement, Member States are on the verge of negotiating indicators for the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA). Climate-resilient WASH, food and nutrition security, and health impacts are at the top of GGA's targets. The time for action is now.
Join our event where we showcase evidence emphasizing the impact of climate change on global food and nutrition security, access to WASH and health. We advocate for an integrated approach to break down silos, recognizing that resilience to climate change can only be achieved through comprehensive strategies. We seek to foster collaboration, discuss common barriers and drivers for change. Together we will reflect on political developments, and join forces to support locally led adaptation, adequate financing, and confront the complex challenges at their intersection. Our common objective: healthy communities that are less vulnerable and more resilient to climate effects.
The event will be held in English. Please note that the venue is barrier-free, ensuring full accessibility for all attendees. Please feel free to contact us if you require any kind of assistance to participate in the event.
Join us in fostering collaboration and breaking silos for a more resilient future.
Speakers will include:
- Adnan Ibne Abdul Qader, Climate and Water Governance Specialist, WaterAid, Bangladesh
- Dr. Eckart von Hirschhausen, Founder, Stiftung Gesunde Erde - Gesunde Menschen
- Lucy Manang, Research and Advocacy Officer, Karamoja Development Forum, Uganda
- Mathias Mogge, Secretary General, Welthungerhilfe
- Pamela Onyoo, Emergency Response Expert - Food Security and Nutrition, Welthungerhilfe Humanitarian Directorate
- Tove Lexén, Climate Policy Advisor, WaterAid, Sweden
- Alexia Knappmann, Germany Representative, WaterAid
- Dr. Bella Monse, Senior Advisor for WASH in Schools and School Health Promotion, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- Maheen Khan, International Climate Resilience Advisor, WWF Netherlands
