Farid Yaker
Programme Officer, UN Environment
Farid Yaker has been in charge of sustainable public procurement (SPP) at UN Environment, Economy division, Paris since 2008. He represents UN Environment on the Advisory Committee of the One Planet SPP Programme and oversees the implementation of ground projects aimed at assisting member states in the implementation of SPP.
Mr Yaker taught Agricultural economics at the University of Blida, Algeria from 1988 to 1990 before joining the international NGO Enda (Environmental development action) after the Rio summit that he attended in 1992. After managing an international programme on the promotion of participatory approaches in the field of urban environment from 1994 to 1999, Mr Yaker took the direction of the European office of Enda, from 2000 to 2007, before joining UNEP in 2008.
Mr Yaker holds a Masters Degree in Agricultural economics from the University of California at Davis, USA
My Sessions
Aure Adell
Lauren Asplen
Liana Alvarez
Jessian Choy
Nadine Cino
Tim Farrow
Lee Fleming
Stacey Foreman
Chris Geiger
Marisa Guber
Karen Hamilton
Clare Hobby
Del Hudson
Cristina Indiveri
Bjorn-Erik Lonn
Matt Lyon
Eliot Metzger
Minal Mistry
Mellissa Nguyen
Anne Pernick
David Phillips
Shawn Postera
Joan Prummel
Mike Wallace
Farid Yaker
Shelley Zimmer
Barry Zimmerman
Lauren Zimmerman
This session is for innovative projects that are ready to be LAUNCHED, JOINED, EXPANDED, or REPLICATED! Presenters give an overview of new and innovative projects that advance sustainable purchasing. Attendees claim a seat at a roundtable with a topic of interest to them. Topics are repeated twice. Read more here about what to expect from … read more >>
Get to Know the SDGs: Explore and Discuss How Procurement Can Advance the Sustainable Development Goals
Grand Ballroom IIJoin with other attendees and SDG resident experts to explore the meaning and procurement applications of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were adopted by the leaders of every nation in 2015 as the guiding vision for humanity in 2030. Through a self-guided exercise, participants will get to know the 169 outcome targets that … read more >>
Get to Know the SDGs: Explore and Discuss How Procurement Can Advance the Sustainable Development Goals
Grand Ballroom IIJoin with other attendees and SDG resident experts to explore the meaning and procurement applications of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were adopted by the leaders of every nation in 2015 as the guiding vision for humanity in 2030. Through a self-guided exercise, participants will get to know the 169 outcome targets that … read more >>