The depositors and other dignitaries who are part of the Seed Vault’s activities will gather in Svalbard for a Seed Summit conference on 25 February. The conference will focus on how the seeds deposited in the Seed Vault are safeguarded, and how those seeds may contribute to adapting our food systems to the effects of climate change, and to ending hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition – as set out in SDG 2: Zero Hunger.
Seed Deposit 2020
Svalbard Global Seed Vault will receive its first major seed deposit since the completion of a 20 million Euro technical upgrade of the facility by the Norwegian Government. The event, will also be attended by members of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocacy Group, appointed by the UN Secretary-General. It will be cochaired by Norway's Prime Minister, Erna Solberg, and President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.