The United States has “a single goal: to enable Ukraine not only to win the war, but … to win the future,” said Deputy Administrator Coleman.
The World Food Prize Foundation recognizes "Dr. Geoff Hawtin, Dr. Cary Fowler – who played a critical role in preserving crop diversity, in part by supporting seed banks around the world,” said Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
The ocean is central to our efforts to address the climate crisis. It is a clear indicator of the damage caused to our planet by climate change, and an important part of the global effort to stop, or even reverse global warming.
“We have put sustainability of the ocean at … the center of our work. How do we make the most of this extraordinary resource?” said Ambassador Jessye Lapenn, the United States’ Senior Coordinator for Atlantic Cooperation.
“Every person should have a right and the ability to have access to clean water,” said U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.
"The U.S. Agency for International Development is supporting access to clean energy in Ghana through initiatives like supporting small holder farmers to install solar-powered irrigation," said Acting Assistant Secretary Littlejohn.
"Humanitarian access to all Syrians ... must be unhindered. That includes cross-line humanitarian deliveries to the Rukban settlement, where the regime and Russia continue to block UN convoys,” said Ambassador Wood.
"[T]he United States is working side by side with Brazil to support its efforts to preserve the rainforest, to combat deforestation," said Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
“Adapting to increasing floods requires very different solutions than adapting to crippling heat waves, for example,” said USAID Administrator Samantha Power.
“Ultimately,” said USAID Administrator Power, “for climate disasters to no longer shock our systems, we need people and organizations across our systems to prepare for them.”
“Last year, 2023, … was literally the most climate disruptive, most climate consequential negative year in human history,” said U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change, John Kerry.
“Without good soil, crops fail, prices rise, people go hungry. Eroding soil also worsens the impact of droughts, of floods, of other climate-driven extreme weather,” said State Secretary Blinken.
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