ISLAMABAD – Speakers on the International Conference and Training Workshop on “Food Systems Transformation for Climate Actions” (ICTW-FSTCA 2025) emphasised that science and expertise play a vital role in guaranteeing food safety, tackling local weather change, and reaching sustainable growth.
The three-day occasion was inaugurated at this time at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, below the COMSTECH Forum on Environment and Ecosystem Restoration (CFEER).
The convention is collectively organized by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (OIC-COMSTECH), the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), and Makerere University, with in-kind help from the Islamic University in Uganda.
The distinguished friends attending the inaugural session included Muhammad Hassan Wazir, High Commissioner of Pakistan to Uganda; Professor Barnabas Nawangwe, Vice Chancellor of Makerere University; Dr. Rosie Agoi, Secretary General of the Uganda National Commission for UNESCO/ICESCO; and Dr. M. Sharif, Advisor for Science and Technology at ICESCO.
In his keynote handle, Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Coordinator General of OIC-COMSTECH, welcomed members from throughout the OIC area and past, appreciating Makerere University for internet hosting the occasion.
He famous that representatives from greater than twenty-seven OIC member and observer states, together with Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and a number of others are attending the workshop to strengthen data change and collaboration on sustainable food systems, local weather motion, and agricultural innovation.
Prof. Choudhary highlighted that the coaching program focuses on essential thematic areas akin to biomimicry and eco-literacy, climate-smart agriculture, sustainable food systems, power in agriculture, and diet and well being.
He underlined that science, expertise, and innovation are important to reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly these associated to food safety, environmental sustainability, and financial resilience.
Sharing insights from his go to to the Songhai Center in West Africa, Prof. Choudhary described it as a dwelling mannequin of “science at work,” the place nature’s design and human innovation merge to handle food insecurity, useful resource depletion, and local weather challenges.
He additionally highlighted the institution of the COMSTECH Forum on Environment and Ecosystem Restoration (CFEER) in 2022, which goals to advertise South–South and triangular cooperation amongst OIC member states on points akin to local weather change, biodiversity, the food-water-energy nexus, and ecosystem restoration.
The discussion board works throughout the framework of the Paris Climate Agreement, the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030).
Reaffirming COMSTECH’s dedication, Prof. Choudhary mentioned the group continues to advertise regional cooperation, capacity-building, and scientific partnerships that contribute to environmental safety, sustainable agriculture, and ecosystem restoration.
He confused the necessity to improve innovation-driven insurance policies and develop adaptable options to handle challenges in local weather change and food safety.
He expressed confidence that the workshop will encourage members to change into future leaders in inexperienced entrepreneurship and sustainable agriculture, contributing to the shared imaginative and prescient of a resilient, food-secure, and sustainable OIC area.
The ICTW-FSTCA 2025 will proceed till October 30, 2025, that includes knowledgeable lectures, interactive discussions, and capacity-building periods led by worldwide specialists in sustainable food systems and local weather motion.