COP27: The relationship between local, indigenous knowledge and innovative technologies
Title: The relationship between local, indigenous knowledge and innovative technologies
Date: 15th November 2022
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM (Eastern Europe Standard Time)
Location: Resilience Hub Pavilion, Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt
Virtual: Event will be livestreamed on Resilience Hub Platform. Registration required. (https://cop-resilience-hub.org/register/)
Description: Knowledge is the cradle of innovation. Both local, indigenous knowledge and innovative technologies can provide farmers across the globe with the knowledge, tools, skills, information and market linkages needed to supply calories and nutrition to billions of people. This debate-styled session seeks to share ideas on how to create synergies between technology innovations and the local food systems knowledge.
Organizers: iDE, the Huairou Commission
Huairou Commission’s Speakers:
- Maite Rodriguez Blandon, Founder-Director of Fundacion Guatemala and Member, Huairou’s Governing Council
- Doreen Magotsi, Grassroots Leader and Program Officer, Shibuye Community Health Workers, Kenya