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Zitouni Ould-Dada has spent his career confronting the interconnected challenges of climate, energy, agriculture, and hunger. His diplomatic leadership and achievements in climate negotiations contributed to the landmark 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. And in his most recent role as Deputy Director with the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), he was instrumental in crafting the agency’s first part of a roadmap for transforming food and agriculture systems—one designed to end hunger and…
