Clients and Expertise
Since 2011, Food and Climate has offered consultancy services to the Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, European Commission's, UK Department for International Development, International Land Coalition, Permanent Representation of Poland to the United Nations Agencies in Rome and various international non-governmental NGOs including ActionAid International, One Foundation, International Food Security Network and Trocaire.
Magdalena has also played a key role in reforming the FAO Comittee on World Food Security in response to the food price crisis of 2008 as Special Technical Advisor to its first independent Chair. While advising Polish government during its EU Presidency, she was elected to chair the EU and Swiss Working Group on Land becoming EU's spokesperson in the multilateral UN negotiations of Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests. Previsouly, Magdalena has opened ActionAid's office in Rome vis-a-vis Rome based UN Agencies from where she was supporting coordination of the International Food Security Network in 28 developing countries. The added experience of work for the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Programme and International Fund for Agricultural Development has helped fine tune rare ability to build bridges between the world of global development policies and the onground programs. Magdalena has extensive mission travel experience in Africa and Latin America in additon to recent years spend living and working in Uganda and in Jamaica. She is fluent in English, Polish and Italian, works often in Spanish and enjoys conversations in French. |
Magdalena Anna Kropiwnicka volunteers her time on the Board of Directors of the Land Portal Foundation (2015- 2021) and as Secretary of the Board of Directors of Women's International Peace Center (2016-present). She loves being challenged by students during guest lectures and is a dedicated student of yoga herself.
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