Ahmed Shiyam

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Mr. Ahmed Shiyam, an influential figure in Maldivian politics and governance, has navigated through diverse industries, bringing a unique blend of expertise and experience to his role as the Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Resources, appointed in November 2023.

Douglas Gayeton

Douglas Gayeton is co-founder of Lexicon of Food, a US-based NGO. The platform has gathered over 1000 companies and organizations across the globe to build impact movements tackling our food systems' greatest challenges, from food waste to food as medicine, transparent supply chains to climate change, with generous support from Food at Google.

Richard Carson

Richard T. Carson is a Professor at the University of California, San Diego. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in French and Political Science from Mississippi State University in Mississippi State, MS, USA and a Master of Science degree in the School of Public and International Affairs at The George Washington University in Washington D. C., USA. 

He further honed his expertise by earning a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Agriculture and Resource Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, in Berkeley, CA, USA. 

Presentation

The speaker demonstrates the successful application of Earth Observation under the Sustainable Coastal and Marine Fisheries project in Cambodia, including for the assessment and monitoring of coastal and marine fisheries and community-based natural resource management.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is the government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs