Highlights

In collaboration with several partners and sponsors, ICBA convened the first edition of the Global Forum on Innovations for Marginal Environments in Dubai, the UAE, on 20-21 November 2019. It was the first-of-its-kind forum dedicated to marginal environments, bringing together a diverse mix of stakeholders.

The forum served as a unique platform to showcase the latest advances in research, innovation, development and policy in agriculture and food production in marginal environments ― areas of the world that are most vulnerable to climate change, water scarcity and salinity.

Over 90 speakers and nearly 300 delegates from more than 40 countries attended a wide range of policy, technology, business and science sessions over two days. The distinguished speakers shared their valuable experiences and ideas about the future of food, water and nutrition security in different parts of the world.

Thanks to the backing of the Food Security Office and the Advanced Sciences Office of the UAE Government, the Islamic Development Bank, the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, the OCP Group, and the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation the forum succeeded in achieving its goals.

The forum’s media partners such as Euronews, Thomson Reuters Foundation, SciDev.Net, Dubai Media Incorporated, Farmers Review Africa and Goumbook helped to ensure the forum received good coverage in the national, regional and international news outlets.