LARMAT MSC STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN THE UNCTAD YOUTH FORUM HELD IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

MSC students at Abu Dhabi

Vincent Kipkirui, a MSc student in. Land and Water Management at the Department of Land Resources Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT), University of Nairobi represented Kenya and Transfo Green World, Kericho in the United Nations Convention on Trade and Development meeting held in Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates from 16th – 202th October, 2023.

It was a jam-packed event with insightful events, impactful initiatives, and innovative solutions to global investment-for-development challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss.

The forum aimed to address key investment challenges caused by today’s multiple global crises, including the need to invest in food security, energy, health, supply chain resilience, and productive capacity growth in the poorest countries – all under the established WIF theme of Investing in Sustainable Development.
 
The forum also provided policymakers and other stakeholders with the opportunity to find solutions and reach a consensus on climate finance and investment priorities over the course of five days, with outcomes feeding into the COP negotiations.