Ahmed Sourani
- Ahmed Sourani of Gaza came to the UN climate summit to accept a $1 million prize for his nonprofit.
- He said the money will go to emergency food aid and rebuilding small farms when the war ends.
- Most Gazans struggled to find food before the war, which has exacerbated hunger and water scarcity.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Ahmed Sourani was physically in Dubai, but his mind was in Gaza.
The founder of a nonprofit that promotes local food production and women-owned businesses traveled to this year's UN climate summit to accept a $1 million sustainability prize from the United Arab Emirates.