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The Work We Do Ep.9 - Agriculture, Climate and Biodiversity | Kaveh Zahedi
In this episode of The Work We Do, we are joined by Kaveh Zahedi, Assistant Director-General and Director of the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment at FAO.
Kaveh discusses the central role of agriculture as part of the solution to climate change and biodiversity loss, and the challenges that El Niño and extreme heat pose to farmers and agrifood systems around the world. He also explores how countries can prepare for these growing pressures and build more resilient agrifood systems.
Kaveh also shares his own journey, from encountering environmental economics during his studies to a career at the United Nations, shaped by the connections between people, the economy and the environment.
Extreme Heat and Agriculture Report https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/cd9394en
00:00 Agrifood systems, climate and biodiversity
05:00 Agrifood systems solutions
08:30 The climate finance gap
12:11 Carbon markets and climate finance
16:22 Investing in adaptation
19:40 Extreme heat and agriculture
22:49 Protecting farming communities
24:08 El Niño
27:37 The year of the triple COPs
34:22 The Paris Agreement and 1.5°C
36:18 Kaveh's journey
Hosted by Katrin Park
Produced by Eduardo De La Chica
31 Aug 2026
The Work We Do Ep.8 - A Systems Approach for Agrifood Transformation | Corinna Hawkes
In this episode, we speak with Corinna Hawkes, Director of Agrifood Systems and Food Safety Division. Corinna explains what it means to transform agrifood systems through a systems approach and why change requires looking beyond individual problems and solutions to the relationships, incentives, and power dynamics that shape our agrifood systems. She draws on examples from Brazil, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and New York City to show how evidence, governance, collaboration, and long-term thinking can help turn tradeoffs into wider benefits.
Hosted by Katrin Park
Produced by Eduardo De La Chica
00:43 What does transforming agrifood systems mean?
03:07 What is a "systems" approach?
03:59 Systems approach v. coordination
07:14 Marketing unhealthy foods to children
10:00 Compromises and aligning incentives
12:13 Navigating powerful interests
15:12 Short election cycles and long-term commitments
21:23 Monitoring transformation
24:32 Systems approach in Sierra Leone
27:05 Co-creating solutions in Tanzania
28:14 Public procurement in New York City
29:33 Corinna's journey
Transcript: https://www.fao.org/media/docs/aboutfaolibraries/transcripts/transcript_corinna-hawkes_260831.pdf
28 Aug 2026
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