food week starts, San Marino is aiming for 200,000 admissions
The world population will catch up 8.5 billion people by 2030rising to 11.2 by 2100. The numbers come from the United Nations, in this penultimate thematic week that Expo is dedicating toPower supply. The food And’water therefore large ones will be owed challenges for the future. And if the pandemic has also highlighted the struggle of many global food systems, Expo, underlined the Emirati Minister for the Environment, offers a platform to stimulate dialogue, solutions and help put the world back on track to achieve the goal of UN sustainable development number due: zero fame by 2030.
There are many pavilions that present solutions foragricultureIfarm And’environmentstarting from that ofHollanda concrete example of circular economy: the energy is produced by the sun, the condensation of the air is collected down to the last drop and used to nourish the vertical farm and mushrooms, ingredients used in the restaurant’s dishes. Up to Desert farm, designed to exploit the unique resources of the Emirates and desert environments: sun, sea and sand. I Tilapia fishthe most consumed in the world and very easy to breed, with their excrements they fertilize and purify the sea water, used to grow various plants, such as quinoa, glasswort, a superfood rich in vitamins and proteins, and grass for farms.
And also San Marino has dedicated a part of its pavilion to food andbiological agriculturewith an important goal.
Meanwhile, in recent weeks, the numbers of these Expos continue to rise: the entrances have exceeded 13 million and a halfwhile a San Marino is aiming for 200 thousand, thanks to the many events and the “Now or never” campaign, with a pass at 12 euros for the remaining days between now and closing. Absolute record on the occasion of the concert of Coldplay, which filled Al Wasl Plaza and all the streets. The band, committed for years against climate change, announced from the Expo stage that their next tour, in collaboration with environmental experts, will reduce carbon emissions by 50%.
In the video the interview with Margherita Albertinivoluntary San Marino pavilion
Elisabetta Norzi