June 17, 2015 | 14:00 - 15:00

Food Security in the Face of Climate Change

WRI, 10 G Street NW, Washington, DC USA

Join World Resources Institute for a discussion featuring the keynote presentation “Agricultural Research on Adaptation to Climate Change” by Dr. François Houllier, the President of INRA (the French National Institute for Agricultural Research).

A discussion on “Food Security in the Face of Climate Change” will follow the presentation.

Speakers:
  • Dr. François Houllier, President, l’Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA)
  • Dr. Rob Bertram, Chief Scientist, Bureau for Food Security, U.S. Agency for International Development (to be confirmed)
  • Heather McGray, Director, Vulnerability & Adaptation, World Resources Institute
  • Dr. Keith Wiebe, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
  • Tim Searchinger, Research Scholar, Princeton University and Senior Fellow, World Resources Institute (moderator)
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Project participants in Kenya are trained to measure soil carbon systematically. Photo by Seth Shames/EcoAgricultur Partners.

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