How do you find champions from the local city council to the UN? Simon Leiva of the FAO Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture shares his unlikely journey.
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THE IMPACT. Simon:
- Is Coordinator of the Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome, a multi-stakeholder platform to improve food security, nutrition and resilience in the face of climate change
- Worked in Australia for local and federal government on sustainability in water and natural resources.
- Has a Masters in Environmental Science at the University of Sydney, and a Bachelors degree in Mathematics and Statistics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
THE JOURNEY. In our conversation, we explore:
- How he got from Chile to Australia to Italy
- Working in the private sector to the federal government to the local council to now for an inter-governmental agency
- Being yourself in a serious organization to create trust and find champions
