{"id":17150,"date":"2026-06-20T12:55:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/benin-president-volunteers-to-endorse-iitas-initiative-to-create-internatl-center-dealing-with-biorisks-associated-with-climate-change\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T18:03:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:03:52","slug":"benin-president-volunteers-to-endorse-iitas-initiative-to-create-internatl-center-dealing-with-biorisks-associated-with-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/benin-president-volunteers-to-endorse-iitas-initiative-to-create-internatl-center-dealing-with-biorisks-associated-with-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Benin President volunteers to endorse IITA\u2019s initiative to create internat\u2019l center dealing with biorisks associated with climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"His Excellency Patrice Talon, President of the Republic of Benin, will be promoting IITA\u2019s initiative in mitigating biorisks associated with climate change to a broad audience during the upcoming COP 22 in Morocco this November.\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1469\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/640_29632614814_cd5476ff79_z.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1469\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/640_29632614814_cd5476ff79_z.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of DG Nteranya Sanginga (right) is welcomed by the President of the Republic of Benin, H.E. Patrice Talon.\" width=\"640\" height=\"314\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1469\" \/><\/a>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DG Nteranya Sanginga (right) is welcomed by\u00a0the President of the Republic of Benin, H.E.\u00a0Patrice Talon.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe President volunteered to champion this cause on 11 October, when a delegation from IITA headed by DG\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/sanginga-nteranya-e\/\">Nteranya Sanginga<\/a>, visited him in Benin. 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