Global Food Security: Feeding the World in 2050
United Nations statistics cite the number of malnourished people around the world at 925 million, making hunger the globe’s number one health risk. What are the root causes of this problem and what can be done to ensure food security for our growing global population? Join us as Gawain Kripke explores these and other questions.
Speaker Details:
Gawain Kripke is the director of policy and research at Oxfam America and has more than 20 years of experience working on public policy and advocacy issues. His department conducts research and policy advocacy focusing on the effectiveness of foreign aid and development, climate change, trade and agriculture, humanitarian issues, and extractive industries. Kripke is a frequent commentator on foreign aid, human rights, humanitarian issues, and agricultural policies in major news media, including The New York Times, CNN, NPR, BBC World News, and Marketplace. In addition, he has testified before Congressional committees. At Oxfam, Kripke previously served as senior policy advisor on Oxfam’s Make Trade Fair campaign, which aims to reform unfair trade rules so that international trade can become a powerful force for reducing global poverty. Before joining Oxfam, he served as director of economic programs for the environmental organization Friends of the Earth. Kripke earned a BA in government from Harvard College, and has authored numerous opinion pieces and briefing papers on trade and development issues.
Date: | Nov 17 2011 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Location Name: | WOSU @ COSI |
Address: | 333 West Broad Street |
City: | Columbus |
State: | Ohio |
Zip: | 43215 |
Phone: | |
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Registration Fee: | $0.00 |
Deadline Date: | 11/15/2011 |
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Contact Info: | Rhonda Nicholas Phone: 614 229 4599 X 401 http://columbusworldaffairs.org/2011/november-17-2011/ rnicholas@columbusworldaffairs.org |
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