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mb-3">International Soil and Water Forum 2024</h1> <p>Managing water scarcity and reversing soil degradation for sustainable and resilient agrifood systems</p> <p class="event-detail__date"> <i class="bi bi-geo-alt-fill"></i> (Thailand), Hybrid Event, 09/12/2024 - 11/12/2024 </p> <img class="image-widget img-responsive img-hero mb-3" src="https://www.fao.org/media/images/faoeventslibraries/afwc2023/lsw_legacy_web.jpg?sfvrsn=ea2f96e0_1" title="International Soil and Water Forum 2024" alt=""> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-9"> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="background-color: initial; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; text-transform: inherit; word-spacing: normal; caret-color: auto; white-space: inherit">With the SDG deadlines looming ever closer, and with decades of mismanagement of the world’s soil and water behind us, the time is now for a dramatic shift in approaches to protect and rejuvenate Mother Nature’s twin children – soil and water.</span><span style="background-color: initial; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; text-transform: inherit; word-spacing: normal; caret-color: auto; white-space: inherit"> </span><span style="background-color: initial; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; text-transform: inherit; word-spacing: normal; caret-color: auto; white-space: inherit"> </span></p><p style="text-align: left">The International Soil and Water Forum 2024, co-organized by the <strong>Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)</strong> and the <strong>Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of the Royal Thai Government</strong> to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, in December 2024, will mark the world’s first high-level action plan on halting and reversing soil degradation and water scarcity, both critical elements for ensuring food security and a healthier environment for all.<br><br>The Forum, 9 – 11 December, will attract Heads of State, Government Ministers and technical specialists from around the world. It aims to pave the way for a sustainable and integrated approach to soil and water management, combining science, innovation, existing best practices and policy, to create a paradigm shift towards sustainable and resilient agrifood systems transformation at a time when the world is facing multiple environmental and socio-economic challenges including the climate crisis.<br><br>This Forum will promote discussions leading to action involving Ministerial Dialogues, thematic sessions, side events, and a knowledge and technology fair, showcasing innovations, existing good practices and technological advancements in  soil and water management from around the world.</p><p><br></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIzZfJ3MN6c" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="" class="btn btn-primary btn-icon" data-sf-marked=""><strong>WATCH THE WRAP UP VIDEO OF THE FORUM</strong></a></p><p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong><br></p><h4 style="text-align: left" class="title-highlight">Main objectives of the Forum</h4><ul style="text-align: center"><li style="text-align: left"><strong>Reinforce </strong>commitments to sustainable and integrated land, soil and water management as a foundation for agrifood systems transformation. </li><li style="text-align: left"><strong>Champion </strong>successful technological, institutional, governance and social innovations in managing water scarcity and land and soil degradation. </li><li style="text-align: left"><strong>Deliberate </strong>on the challenges and opportunities to advance integrated and sustainable soil and water management in the face of climate change. </li><li style="text-align: left"><strong>Identify </strong>technical and knowledge gaps, management challenges, and applied research priorities and promote partnerships and collaboration. </li><li style="text-align: left"><strong>Agree on a joint agenda for action</strong>.</li></ul><p style="text-align: center"><strong> </strong></p><h4 style="text-align: left" class="title-highlight">Target audience</h4><p style="text-align: left">The Forum targets researchers, policymakers, representatives of international organizations, civil society, development practitioners and the private sector.  The Forum aims to attract and involve youth and it expects Ministers along with top academics and opinion leaders from around the world.</p><p style="text-align: center"> </p><h4 style="text-align: left" class="title-highlight">Main themes</h4><p style="text-align: left">The forum will be organized along four themes: </p><ul style="text-align: center"><li style="text-align: left">Theme 1: Managing water scarcity.</li><li style="text-align: left">Theme 2: Reversing land degradation, boosting land restoration.</li><li style="text-align: left">Theme 3: Sustainable soil management.</li><li style="text-align: left">Theme 4: Integrated climate resilient land, soil and water management.</li></ul><p style="text-align: left">Find more information on the themes and topics in the <a href="https://www.fao.org/land-water/events/ilswf24/main-themes/en/" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable=""><strong>dedicated page</strong></a>.</p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="background-color: initial; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; text-transform: inherit; white-space: inherit; word-spacing: normal; caret-color: auto"></span><br></p><h4 style="text-align: left" class="title-highlight">Agenda<strong></strong><strong></strong></h4><p><strong style="font-size: 14px">MONDAY 9 DECEMBER 2024 (LOCAL TIME)</strong></p><table style="width: 100%; font-size: 12px; border-collapse: collapse"><tbody><tr style="height: 47px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">08.00</td><td style="width: 90%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); padding: 3px; background-color: rgba(223, 255, 220, 1)" colspan="4"><strong><em>Registration & morning coffee<br></em></strong><em style="font-size: 12px; text-align: center; background-color: rgba(223, 255, 220, 1)">(Ballroom Foyer)</em> </td></tr><tr style="height: 69px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">09.00</td><td style="background-color: rgba(223, 255, 220, 1); text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); padding: 3px" colspan="4"><p><strong>Inauguration & 1st Ministerial Dialogue </strong><br><em>Interpretation in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish and Thai will be available<br>(Ballroom)</em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/item/6932/icode/" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="">WATCH THE WEBCAST</a></em></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 46px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">11.30</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); padding: 3px" colspan="4">Opening of the Innovation Marketplace<br><em style="font-size: 12px; text-align: center">(Monthathip 1)</em> </td></tr><tr style="height: 46px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"> </td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); padding: 3px" colspan="4"><em><strong>Lunch open from 12.00 to 13.30</strong></em> </td></tr><tr style="height: 97px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">12.00</td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(243, 249, 255, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Side event:</strong> Journey to Success: from Dirt to Living Soil <em>(Ballroom)</em> </td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(228, 242, 255, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)" rowspan="2"><strong>Special partner event:</strong> Managing soil and water in fragile contexts <em>(Monthathip 3)</em> </td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(228, 242, 255, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Special FAO event:</strong> Inauguration of the Steering Committee of the Inter-Regional Technical Platform on Water Scarcity (iRTP-WS) <em>(</em><em>Monthathip 4</em><em> - by invitation only)</em> </td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(243, 249, 255, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Side event:</strong> Enhancing farmers' capacities for soil health development and production of nutritious food by the GSP with support of the German government <em>(Suriyanchandra)</em> </td></tr><tr style="height: 28px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">13.00</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); padding: 3px" colspan="3"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 129px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">13.30</td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(252, 255, 220, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: text-top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)" rowspan="2"><strong>Thematic session:</strong> Land Degradation, Restoration and Recarbonization <em>(Ballroom)</em> </td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(252, 255, 220, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Thematic session:</strong> Soil and water management in saline environments in addressing SDGs <em>(Monthathip 3)</em> </td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(252, 255, 220, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Thematic session:</strong> Integrated Land Use Planning <em>(Monthathip 4)</em> </td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(252, 255, 220, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: text-top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)" rowspan="2"><strong>Thematic session:</strong> Water tenure governance <em>(</em><em style="font-size: 12px; text-align: center">Suriyanchandra</em><em>)</em> </td></tr><tr style="height: 111px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">15.00</td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(252, 255, 220, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Thematic session:</strong> Halting agricultural burning, Improving soil fertility <em>(Monthathip 3)</em> </td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(252, 255, 220, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Thematic session:</strong> Sustainable land management and tenure security <em>(Monthathip 4)</em> </td></tr><tr style="height: 47px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">16.30</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); padding: 3px" colspan="4"><strong><em>Coffee break and poster presentations<br></em></strong><em style="font-size: 12px; text-align: center">(Ballroom Foyer)</em> </td></tr><tr style="height: 66px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">16.45</td><td style="background-color: rgba(223, 255, 220, 1); text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); padding: 3px" colspan="4"><strong>Ministerial Dialogue</strong> (continued)<br><em>Interpretation in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish and Thai will be available.<br>(Monthathip 3)</em> </td></tr><tr style="height: 69px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">18.00 until 20.00</td><td style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); padding: 3px" colspan="4"><strong><em>Welcome reception </em></strong><em><strong>hosted by Royal Thai Government</strong></em><br><em>(Ballroom)</em> </td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left; font-size: 14px"><strong> </strong></p><p style="text-align: left; font-size: 14px"><strong>TUESDAY 10 DECEMBER 2024 (LOCAL TIME)</strong></p><table style="width: 100%; height: 749.578px; font-size: 12px; border-collapse: collapse"><tbody><tr style="height: 27.1875px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">09.00</td><td style="width: 90%; background-color: rgba(235, 251, 237, 1); height: 64px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); padding: 3px" colspan="4"><p><strong>Plenary 1: Managing Water Scarcity</strong><strong><br></strong><em style="font-size: 12px; text-align: center">Interpretation in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish and Thai will be available.</em><br><em>(Ballroom)</em></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 57.4219px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">10.30</td><td style="width: 90%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); padding: 3px" colspan="4"><strong><em>Coffee break</em> and posters presentation <br></strong><em style="font-size: 12px; text-align: center">(Ballroom Foyer)</em><strong><br></strong></td></tr><tr style="height: 129.516px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">11.00</td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(228, 242, 255, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Special/partner event: </strong>Integrating Nature-Based Solutions in Water Resources Management<br><em>(Ballroom)</em> </td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(252, 255, 220, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Thematic session: </strong>Enabling socio-economic and political environments to sustainable soil and land management <em>(Monthathip 3)</em> </td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(252, 255, 220, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Thematic session: </strong>Land, soil, and water conservation and management<br><em>(Monthathip 4)</em> </td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(252, 255, 220, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><p><strong>Thematic session: </strong><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; text-transform: inherit; word-spacing: normal; caret-color: auto; white-space: inherit">Water accounting for effective water allocation </span><em>(Suriyanchandra)</em></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 42.75px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">12.30</td><td style="width: 90%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); padding: 3px" colspan="4"><em><strong>Lunch open from 12.30 to 14.00</strong></em> </td></tr><tr style="height: 217.5px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">13.00</td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(243, 249, 255, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Side event: </strong>Securing food and nutrition security in emergencies and fragile contexts through integrated livelihoods approach focusing on enhanced soil and water health, access, and governance.<br><em>(Ballroom)</em> </td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(243, 249, 255, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Side event: </strong>Inter-Regional Policy Dialogue on the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE)<br><em>(Monthathip 3)</em> </td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(243, 249, 255, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Side event: </strong>Water Productivity as the agriculture Water Performance Indicator<br><em>(Monthathip 4)</em> </td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(243, 249, 255, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Side event: </strong>Opportunities for Improved Water Resources Management – WRM-WASH Integration<br><em>(Suriyanchandra)</em> </td></tr><tr style="height: 94.0625px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">14.00</td><td style="width: 90%; background-color: rgba(223, 255, 220, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)" colspan="4"><strong>Ministers and Stakeholders Dialogue</strong> on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion and YOUTH<br><em style="font-size: 12px; text-align: center">Interpretation in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish and Thai will be available.</em><br><em>(Ballroom)</em> </td></tr><tr style="height: 41.5469px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">16.00</td><td style="width: 90%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); padding: 3px" colspan="4"><strong style="font-size: 12px; text-align: center"><em></em></strong><strong style="font-size: 12px; text-align: center"><em>Coffee break</em> and posters presentation <br></strong><em style="font-size: 12px; text-align: center">(Ballroom Foyer)</em><em style="font-size: 12px; text-align: center"></em></td></tr><tr style="height: 129.594px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">16.30 until 18.00</td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(228, 242, 255, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Special/partner event: </strong>Water Scarcity Program Regional Cooperative Platform<br><em>(Ballroom)</em> </td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(252, 255, 220, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Thematic session: </strong>Soil erosion assessment, monitoring, and prevention<br><em>(Monthathip 3)</em> </td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(252, 255, 220, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Thematic session: </strong>Valuing bioeconomy in integrated resource management strategies<br><em>(Monthathip 4)</em> </td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(252, 255, 220, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Thematic session: </strong>Technologies and tools for climate resilient land, soil, and water management<br><em>(Suriyanchandra)</em> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p style="text-align: left; font-size: 14px"><strong>WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER 2024 (LOCAL TIME)</strong></p><table style="width: 100%; height: 559.547px; font-size: 12px; border-collapse: collapse"><tbody><tr style="height: 71px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">09.00</td><td style="width: 90%; background-color: rgba(235, 251, 237, 1); height: 64px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); padding: 3px" colspan="4"><strong>Plenary 2:</strong> <strong>Reversing Land and Soil Degradation, Restoring Ecosystems</strong><br><em style="font-size: 12px; text-align: center">Interpretation in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish and Thai will be available</em><br><em>(Ballroom)</em> </td></tr><tr style="height: 47px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">10.30</td><td style="width: 90%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); padding: 3px" colspan="4"><strong style="font-size: 12px; text-align: center"><em>Coffee break</em> and posters presentation <br></strong><em style="font-size: 12px; text-align: center">(Ballroom Foyer)</em> </td></tr><tr style="height: 143px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">11.00</td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(228, 242, 255, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Special/partner event: </strong>UN Decade on Soil Health<br><em>(Ballroom)</em> </td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(252, 255, 220, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Thematic session: </strong>Financing for sustainable land, soil, and water management<br><em>(Monthathip 3)</em> </td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(252, 255, 220, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Thematic session: </strong>Governance for integrated land, soil, and water management<br><em>(Monthathip 4)</em> </td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(252, 255, 220, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Thematic session: </strong>National water roadmaps towards SDGs<br><em>(Suriyanchandra)</em> </td></tr><tr style="height: 35px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">12.30</td><td style="width: 90%; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); padding: 3px" colspan="4"><em><strong>Lunch open from 12.30 to 14.00</strong></em> </td></tr><tr style="height: 169px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">13.00</td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(243, 249, 255, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Side event: </strong>Food Security Green Bonds: enabling private finance to support smallholder farmers in sustainable land, soil, and water management to address climate change<br><em>(Ballroom)</em> </td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(243, 249, 255, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Side event: </strong>Capacity development - technical and functional skills in management of land, soil and water resources: experiences from Farmer Field Schools, SDG 6 monitoring, and soil projects<br><em>(Monthathip 3)</em> </td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(243, 249, 255, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Side event: </strong>Silvopastoral systems for dryland sustainable management and global decarbonization action<br><em>(Monthathip 4)</em> </td><td style="width: 22.5%; background-color: rgba(252, 255, 220, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)"><strong>Thematic session (continued): </strong>National water roadmaps towards SDGs<br><em>(Suriyanchandra)</em> </td></tr><tr style="height: 31px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">14.00</td><td style="width: 90%; background-color: rgba(235, 251, 237, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)" colspan="4"><strong>Plenary 3:</strong> <strong>Climate Resilient Integrated Land, Soil, and Water Management.</strong><br><em style="font-size: 12px; text-align: center">Interpretation in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish and Thai will be available</em><br><em>(Ballroom)</em> </td></tr><tr style="height: 31px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">15.30</td><td style="width: 90%; background-color: rgba(223, 255, 220, 1); padding: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)" colspan="4"><p><strong>Closing ceremony<br></strong><em style="font-size: 12px; text-align: center">Interpretation in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish and Thai will be available<br></em><em style="font-size: 12px; text-align: center">(Ballroom)</em></p><p><em style="font-size: 12px; text-align: center"><a href="https://www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/item/6934/icode/" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="">WATCH THE WEBCAST</a></em></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 31px"><td style="width: 10%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 10px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 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