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A third of the world's food production goes to waste, which is a big contributor to climate change.

In his 2024 talk, climate champion Gonzalo Munoz sheds light on negotiating international

pledges to make food supply part of a climate solution

rather than its cause.

That's coming up after a break. And now our TED Talk of the day.

So when we speak about climate negotiations in the governmental processes,

we always think that the people working there are, of course, diplomats, ministers, politicians, right?

Well, last year, I was asked by the United Arab Emirates, the country that was in charge of the climate

negotiations to help deliver a significant progress in the connection

between food and climate. My name is Gonzalo Munoz. I'm a farmer from

Chile and definitely it's a pleasure to be with all of you here today.

So back in the farm, I've been dealing with water scarcity for the last 15 years.

We've seen firsthand how much climate change is affecting and reducing our

capacity to produce as well as how much our conventional practices are

contributing to the problem. That of course inspired us to innovate, so for example producing the best

2023 Chilians-Zira with only one liter of water instead of an average of 240 liters

as a normal practice in the region where we are.

I also got very much involved in the global promotion of circular economy as well as with

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