Patrick P. Kalas

Background

About Patrick P. Kalas

Over 20 years' experience to design, implement and facilitate learning for more sustained action within 80+ catalytic development initiatives in 40+ countries harmoniously benefiting planet and humanity;> Political and institutional ecologist, polycentric natural resources governance specialist, organisational development and multi-stakeholder inclusion expert, knowledge management and learning specialist, social / environmental entrepreneur, program manager, author and fellow optimistic environmentalist,> Career dedication to “move the planetary challenges needle” through tackling the integrated nexus between the environmental (i.e. climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, pollution) food and nutrition insecurity, sustainable agriculture as well as equitable socio-economic development;> Professional experience across small, medium and large private, public, multilateral and non-for-profit sector organizations;>Currently works at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO) implementing two "Impact Programs" financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) on Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration (FOLUR, USD 345 million) and Food Systems Integrated Programme (FSIP, USD 280 million) to sustainably transform agri-food systems in 27 (FOLUR) and 32 (FSIP) countries channeling USD 4.2 billion total investments;> Previous UN-FAO duties were to amplify “E for Environment” within “agriculturE” through:(a) shaping/implementing corporate strategies for FAO-GEF strategic partnership (USD 1 billion portfolio); Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation; Biodiversity Mainstreaming across Agriculture Sectors; FAO Forestry Framework and FAO's Corporate Environmental Responsibility;(b) contribution to institutionalisation of Climate Smart Agriculture, Agroecology, Halting Deforestation as well as carbon neutral commodities (livestock, tea, coffee)(c) shaping the FAO Office for Climate, Biodiversity and Environment;(d) designing and implementing numerous FAO-GEF / GCF projects.> Represents UN-FAO on technical Task Forces of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), United Nations Decade for Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030) and the International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources;> Earned degrees / diplomas from ETH Zurich, Geneva Graduate Institute for of International Development Studies, Harvard University, and Wageningen University > Author of "how-to" methodologies, papers, blogposts and peer-reviewed book contributions (see patrickkalas.com);