Institute for International Economic Policy

Climate Impact and Food Security

The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
and Office of Sustainability Innovation Dialogue Panel


Event Details

April 25, 2012

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Location: Ross Hall, 2300 Eye Street, NW, Room 117



Panelists:

  • Biotechnology and Food Security: Promises and Perils - Lynn Goldman, MD, MPH, Dean, GW School of Public Health and Health Services

  • The Future of Agricultural Production - Siwa Msangi, PhD, MSa, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

  • Outlook on the Future of Agricultural Pesticide Use - Melissa Perry, ScD, MHS, Chair, Department of Environment and Occupational Health, GW School of Public Health

  • Emerging Infectious Diseases in a Changing Climate - Jessica Leibler, PhD, MS, Research Scientist, Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health, GW School of Public Health

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You can also view last year's conference page on food security here.

Upcoming Events

May 13 14 Monday, Tuesday
Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Conference, 2013: Bridging Rural and Urban Perspectives.
View conference page here.
Register here.
May 21 Tuesday
Evolving Comparative Advantage and the Impact of Climate Change in Agricultural Markets: Evidence from a 9 Million-Field Partition of the Earth
David Donaldson, MIT
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Please contact iiep@gwu.edu for more information.