Impact Journey with Julia

Finding champions by being yourself - Simon Leiva, UN FAO GACSA

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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
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