In the tradition of our System Thinkers series, this year at COP28, we’ve invited some of our Systems Thinkers to tell us about their hopes, frustrations and insights around the quality of dialogue at COP.
We had the opportunity to sit down with Namukolo Covic, CGIAR’s Regional Director, East and Southern Africa to dive into the complexities of integrating Deliberate Dialogue into organisational change and the importance of flexibility and collective momentum to execute collaborative action as a team.
What are the roles and impacts of deliberate dialogue in 2022? Watch highlights from our conversation with Sébastien Treyer of Institutional Convener, IDDRI
We created space for conversation with Knowledge Broker and new Convene collaborator Mariëlle Karssenberg, on how dialogue can accelerate the co-creation of critical partnerships to go beyond discussion, towards action.
In this interview, Charlie explores how looking at societal challenges, both within our work and our personal lives, with a lens of optimism, brings immense value to driving systemic change.
Maria Itria Ibba and Francisco Piñera, researchers at CGIAR CIMMYT and emerging thought leaders in the wider food systems transformation space, reflect on the value of community to achieve collective change, as well as the importance of young voices.
A.G. Kwarma, from Solutions from the Land, talks to re-framing our mindsets so that we are pouring into a glass half full, not half empty, with knowledge and intelligence, to power the ‘renaissance of agriculture’.
Anotinette Vermilye, co-founder of She Changes Climate, calls for bold initiatives to provide the equal representation of men and women across all levels in the climate conversation and negotiations.
Lloyd Day, Deputy General of Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) gives his take of the first Sustainable Agriculture of the Americas Pavilion at a COP and highlights the importance of ensuring the voices of farmers are continuously and actively involved in climate negotiations.