“It was angry. That's what it sounded like to me. When the roof came off, there were these horrible screeches, this horrible noise. It was devastating, and we all had to run.”
Primrose Thomas’ home was destroyed along with 90 percent of the houses and buildings in Barbuda. Powerful hurricanes washed away coastal villages and pristine beaches, carrying off the belongings and life memories of thousands of people here and across the Caribbean.
The FAO elearning Academy supports Member Countries, through capacity development interventions and e-learning courses.
The FAO elearning Academy supports Member Countries, through capacity development interventions and e-learning courses.
This discussion is an effort to foster global dialogue on the next steps to recover from the Pandemic. We also want to highlight the best practices from local communities to reimagine 'the new normal' in the recovery process.
World’s Leading experts will be joining us from diverse backgrounds including Academia, International Civil Service, Private Sector, Healthcare, Public Service, Social Entrepreneurship, Financial Services, Scientific Community and Youth Community Leadership.
You are invited to join the Virtual Policy Dialogue for North and Central Asia: Sustainable Economies in the Aftermath of COVID-19 - Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2020, which will take place on Wednesday, 27 May 2020, 13:00 – 14:30 hours Almaty time (14:00 – 15:30 for Bangkok, GMT+6).
Part 3: Expert-Youth Interaction Session
The youth webinar aims to uncover the interactions of climate change, Biodiversity, Disaster risk reduction (DRR), and Sustainable energy in light of the Covid-19 crisis. In our third installment of this webinar, we've invited senior subject expert guest speakers who will discuss addressing the synergies/trade-offs and connection between the above-mentioned topics and transformation to a new normal post-global pandemic.