AFAD 2024 Viet Nam | Climate & intersection advocacy

Namrata Das highlights the deep connections between animal welfare and broader issues like climate change, pollution, and public health. She emphasizes how these challenges-linked to animal agriculture-impact advocacy efforts and how stakeholders prioritize them. Using Samayu’s model, Das demonstrates the power of an integrated approach to advance animal welfare effectively.
Debajyoti Chatterjee shares Samayu’s success in Madhya Pradesh, India, where inland fish farming practices are being reformed through the One Health, One Welfare approach. By addressing fish health, environmental sustainability, and farming practices, Samayu is fostering a holistic system that benefits fish, aquatic ecosystems, and humans alike.
Together, these talks showcase how intersectional strategies that integrate environmental, public health, and animal welfare priorities can drive impactful, sustainable change.
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Speakers
• Namrata Das, Samayu, Partnerships and Campaigns Manager
• Dr Debajyoti Chatterjee, Samayu India, Director - Research & Policy
Moderator
• Rully Prayoga, MFA
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Asia Farm Animal Day (AFAD) is a celebration of the people and organizations across Asia who are working to protect the farmed animals of the region. Together we connect with like-minded advocates, learn from leading pioneers, increase the impact of our work, and create systemic change for farm animals in Asia.
AFAD 2024 is co-organized by Asia for Animals (AfA) Farm Animal Coalition and the Animal & Vegan Advocacy (AVA) International.
For more details, please visit: www.asiafarmanimalday.com