COAG 29 Side Event - Plant health: Why is it crucial for the success of One Health?
Thank you for participating in the Side Event! Due to the high volume of online participation and questions, we were unable to address all of them during the session. The IPPC Secretariat is currently preparing a Q&A document that will provide answers to your submitted questions. Stay tuned!
Friday 4 October 2024, 9:00-10:30 (CEST)
Recording is available: fao.zoom.us (Passcode:PLANT2024+)
The side event will discuss the integral role of plant health within the One Health framework. It will highlight the efforts of FAO, Members, the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), and the broader plant health community in reinforcing the connections between human, animal, plant and environmental health.
As the foundation of the food chain for both humans and animals, plants are essential. Threats to plant health pose significant risks to global health, well-being, food security and prosperity, particularly affecting the most vulnerable populations.
Agenda
Moderator: Sarah Brunel, Team Lead, Implementation and Facilitation Unit, IPPC Secretariat
- Opening remarks: Yurdi Yasmi, Special Coordinator, Plant Production and Protection Division, FAO
- Plant health rapid action: knowledge exchange across continents to implement novel simulation exercises with the case of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4: Raixa Llauger, Agricultural Officer, FAO Subregional Office for Mesoamérica; Carlos Urias, Plant Health Regional Director, International Regional Organization for Plant and Animal Health (Organismo Internacional Regional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (OIRSA))
- Synergies and interlinkages between plant health and food safety assessments: the case of Zimbabwe: Louisa Makumbe, Acting Head of Plant Quarantine Services Institute, Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Zimbabwe.
- Joining forces with the private sector through COLEAD to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Jeremy Knops, General Delegate, Committee Linking Entrepreneurship – Agriculture – Development (COLEAD).
- Panel discussion to identify actionable recommendations for policymakers, practitioners, and the private sector to better link One Health and Plant Health
- Overview of the linkages between One Health and Plant Health: Beth Bechdol, FAO Deputy Director-General.
- Closing remarks: Thanawat Tiensin, Thanawat Tiensin, Director of the Animal Production and Health Division, FAO.
The side event was held in English with simultaneous interpretation in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish. You can find the news release covering the side event here.
