Raphael Morav

With the full Israeli delegation today at the @OECD event of @GSG on AI. @IsraelatOECD @IsraelMFA @most_il @Israel_MOF @misrad_calcala

Today the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs held an interagency conference which discussed reflections and insights from the COP 28 Climate Conference and preparations for COP 29 which will take place in Baku in November. The conference was held with the participation of experts and senior officials from government ministries, the business sector, academia and civil society. J. Tyndall, Head of the Environment Directorate at the OECD, was a keynote speaker of the conference and joined the participants virtually, from her organization's HQ in Paris. Ms. Tyndall provided insights into her organization's activities and partnerships with countries around the world to address climate challanges. Ambassador @YaelRaviaZadok, DDG and the Head of the Economic Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized the role that Israel can play in providing solutions to fight the climate crisis. "We have the ability to establish Israel's international position as a laboratory of climate innovation, as a growth engine for the Israeli economy through the development of markets and economic opportunities in response to challenges such as carbon sequestration, water security, energy security, food security and animal protein substitutes, health challenges, assimilation of technologies in the urban space and more." She also emphasized the importance of the conference as a connecting platform of partnership between the various bodies and that the key to success in responding to climate challenges is based on synergies and interagency partnership. Finally the conference was also the opportunity to present Amb. @CarmelaShamir the newly appointed national coordinator for Israel’s participation in COP 29.