Growing Food In Impossible Places, SDG Action Zone during the High-Level Week (23 September 2019)
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Hear the personal story of Taleb Brahim, a Sahrawi refugee, who built a hydroponics system to grow fresh vegetables in the harsh desert climate of the Western Sahara. His system inspired the UN World Food Programme's hydroponics programme which is

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Hear the personal story of Taleb Brahim, a Sahrawi refugee, who built a hydroponics system to grow fresh vegetables in the harsh desert climate of the Western Sahara. His system inspired the UN World Food Programme's hydroponics programme which is now in four countries. Speaker: Taleb Brahim, WFP & Oxfam. The SDG Action Zone, held during the High-level week of the UN General Assembly, is a space to break out and engage partners for transformative SDG action in new and innovative ways.