Food and Water - Related

Video: North Korea in 2012: Outlook for Food Security

kate — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:43:19 -0500

North Korea's sudden regime change has created a great deal of uncertainty for the country's political, social, and economic prospects. Given the increasing severity of the food crisis due to severe flooding, there is a need for focused attention from the international community to coordinate an effective humanitarian response.

Audio: North Korea in 2012: Outlook for Food Security

kate — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:44:42 -0500

Video: 50 Years of Peace Corps

ecurran — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:54:01 -0500

Aaron S. Williams, Director of the Peace Corps, speaks with CSIS' Johanna Mendelson Forman about the future of the Peace Corps.

Audio Interview: Enterprise EthioPEA: A Conversation with Nancy Roman and Tara Acharya

ecurran — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:37:02 -0500

PepsiCo and the U.N. World Food Programme have together initiated an endeavor to combat malnutrition in the Horn of Africa, improve the livelihoods of local farmers, and strengthen domestic and export markets through chickpea production in Ethiopia.

Audio: Regional Implications of the Conflict in Somalia

ecurran — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:46:00 -0500

Regional involvement in Somalia’s conflicts has reached a new level, with all of its neighbors directly engaged in combat operations. The CSIS Africa Program hsoted a discussion of how the conflict is reshaping political and security dynamics in the Horn and East Africa region.

Video: PepsiCo & WFP: A Public-Private Partnership to Transform Nutrition across Africa

kate — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:16:03 -0500

In September 2011, USAID, PepsiCo, and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) teamed up in a partnership to combat malnutrition in the Horn of Africa, improve the livelihoods of local farmers, and strengthen domestic and export markets through chickpea production in Ethiopia.

Audio: PepsiCo & WFP: A Public-Private Partnership to Transform Nutrition across Africa

kate — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:09:29 -0500

Video: Strategic Partnerships to Build African Scientific Capacity for Agriculture

kate — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:46:39 -0500

CSIS hosted a discussion following a CSIS Global Food Security, Project Report, Strategic Partnerships to Build African Scientific Capacity for Agriculture, on January, 18 2012. Dr. Julie Howard, Chief Scientist at the Bureau for Food Security and USAID Senior Advisor to the Administrator, Agricultural Research, Extension and Education, discussed the report.

Audio: Strategic Partnerships to Build African Scientific Capacity for Agriculture

kate — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:56:33 -0500

Audio: Interview with Dr. Winston Yu of the World Bank and Johns Hopkins University

jnagel — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:20:37 -0500

Interview with Dr. Winston Yu Senior Water Resources Specialist at the World Bank and Professorial Lecturer in Energy, Resources and Environment at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.

Audio: Peter McPherson on USAID

kate — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:33:34 -0400

Peter McPherson, president of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and former Administrator of USAID, speaks with CSIS’s Johanna Nesseth Tuttle on food security, his experiences at USAID, and his thoughts on the future of the agency.

Video: Interview with Brian Atwood on the 50th Anniversary of USAID

ecurran — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:41:41 -0400

Brian Atwood discusses the legacy and future of USAID.

Video: Five African Agriculture Ministers from Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, and Tanzania

ecurran — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:45:00 -0400

Four African Ministers of Agriculture for a timely discussion on food security. The conversation will focus on Feed the Future implementation and how the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) is shaping agricultural priorities.

Audio: Five African Agriculture Ministers from Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, and Tanzania

kate — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:16:43 -0400

CSIS hosted five African Ministers of Agriculture for a timely discussion on food security. The conversation focused on Feed the Future implementation and how the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) is shaping agricultural priorities.

Interview with Chris Holmes of USAID on Global Water Challenges

jnagel — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:46:17 -0400

Interview with Chris Holmes, Global Water Coordinator at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). In this interview Mr. Holmes discusses USAID's current work on global water challenges and the agency's outlook on a broad range of global water issues.

Audio: Interview with Kathy Baczko on the new “Women for Water – Water for All” campaign

ian — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:29:34 -0400

Kathy Baczko, Director of Global Partnerships at the WASH Advocacy Imitative, describes a new project with two overarching goals for the next ten years: to engage women in a global campaign to promote awareness of water, sanitation, and hygiene issues, and to raise funds to provide solutions to those challenges.

Audio: CARE and Cargill: An Innovative NGO-Private Sector Partnership to Fight Global Poverty

sherry — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:22:25 -0400

CARE and Cargill have formed an innovative partnership to fight poverty and long-term hunger in the developing world.

Video: The Launch of the CSIS-Chevron Project on U.S. Leadership in Development

ecurran — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:09:34 -0400

Daniel Runde speaks with Stephen Green, Vice President of Chevron about the launch of the CSIS-Chevron Project on U.S. Leadership in Development.

Audio: Interview with Katherine Bliss on the Role of Water in Development

mentman — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:13:33 -0400

Dan Runde, codirector of the Project on U.S. Leaderhsip in Development, interviewed Katherine Bliss, director of the Project on Global Water Policy, about the importance of water in development.

Audio: Interview with Johanna Nesseth Tuttle on the Role of Food Security in Development

ecurran — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:31:20 -0400

Johanna Nesseth Tuttle, CSIS vice president for strategic planning, discussed the role of food security in development with Dan Runde, CSIS Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis. Johanna and Dan are the codirectors of the new collaborative effort between CSIS and Chevron titled the Project on U.S. Leadership in Development.

Audio: Interview with Alan Wyatt of RTI International on Non-Revenue Water

jnagel — Fri, 20 May 2011 12:57:56 -0400

Interview with Alan Wyatt, Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist at RTI International. In this interview, Mr. Wyatt talks about his recent research and publications related to the issue of non-revenue water - or water that is lost with in the supply system due to leaks and poor maintenance, or used without being paid for by customers.

Audio: Interview with Charles Fishman, Author of "The Big Thirst"

jnagel — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:43:13 -0400

Interview with Charles Fishman, Author of The Big Thirst. As a journalist who has, in the past, covered business issues, Mr.

Video Highlight: Bridging Knowledge Gaps in Water Management

jnagel — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:25:10 -0400

On October 27, 2010, CSIS and the federal Subcommittee on Water Availability and Quality (SWAQ) held a participatory workshop on knowledge gaps in domestic and international water issues.

Video Highlight: World Water Day Learning Forum - Session on Accountability and Transparency

jnagel — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:36:15 -0400

Knowledge and innovations have been increasingly mobilized to address the global safe drinking water and sanitation crisis. New approaches are achieving success and conventional approaches are becoming more refined and widely applied.

Audio: World Water Day Learning Forum - Session on Accountability and Transparency

mentman — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:22:07 -0400

Audio: World Water Day Learning Forum - Session on Climate Change Adaptation and WASH

mentman — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:18:04 -0400

Audio: World Water Day Learning Forum - Session on Achieving Operational Sustainability

mentman — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:09:15 -0400

Audio: World Water Day Learning Forum - Session on Private Sector Participation in Water Supply

mentman — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:03:43 -0400

Interview with Elizabeth Kleemeier, Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist at the World Bank

jnagel — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:18:09 -0400

Interview with Will Davies, Program Manager for Sanitation & Safe Water for All, IFC, Nairobi, Kenya

jnagel — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:13:06 -0400

Interview with Will Davies, Program Manager for the Sanitation & Safe Water for All, International Finance Corporation, Nairobi, Kenya. Mr. Davies is co-author of the Smart Lessons report, Thinking Outside the Pipeline: Venturing into Distributed Off-Grid Water Markets. In this interview, Mr.

Interview with Nicola Saporiti, Investment Officer at the International Finance Corporation

jnagel — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:03:44 -0400

Interview with Nicola Saporiti, Investment Officer at the International Finance Corporation's Public-Private Partnerships department. In this interview, Mr. Saporiti discusses the recent Smart Lesson report he wrote, All Hands on Deck: World Bank Group Collaboration on St. Lucia, and outlines lessons he gathered from working with the government of St.

Interview with Alexander Danilenko, Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist at the World Bank

jnagel — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:57:29 -0400

Interview with Alexander Danilenko, Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist in the Water and Sanitation Program at the World Bank. In this interview, Mr. Danilenko explains the implications of climate change for water utilities and what regions of the world are most affected by this.

Audio: Interview with Sarah Bish – Senior Advisor for Water and Environment, UNICEF

jnagel — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:50:07 -0400

Interview with Sarah Bish, Senior Advisor for Water and Environment at UNICEF. In this interview, Mr. Bish talks about how UNICEF's water, sanitation, and hygiene work is helping communities address the challenges posed by climate change.

Video: World Water Day Learning Forum – SmartLessons Session on Private Sector Participation in Water Supply

jnagel — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:27:06 -0400

Audio: Interview with Stacey White about Earthquake in Japan

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:02:55 -0500

On March 11, 2011, an 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit Japan – the largest to strike the island nation in recorded history. It will be days before we know the full extent of the damage, but it is clear that this incident has devastated large portions of the country. Subsequent tsunamis have been felt as far away as the west coast of the United States. H.

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Audio: Discussion with Johanna Tuttle and Dan Runde on African Agriculture

mentman — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:41:18 -0500

Kristin Wedding, fellow with the Global Food Security Project, interviewed Johanna Nesseth Tuttle, director of the Global Food Security Project, and Dan Runde, director of the Project on Prosperity and Development, about private sector investments in African agriculture.

Audio: Expanding Private Sector Investment and Public-Private Partnerships in African Agriculture and Nutrition - Panel Three

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:36:09 -0500

Panel Three: Market-based solutions to nutrition and links to agriculture

Moderator:
Ms. Susan Bornstein, Senior Director of Program Development, TechnoServe

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Audio: Expanding Private Sector Investment and Public-Private Partnerships in African Agriculture and Nutrition - Panel Two

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:22:09 -0500

Panel Two: U.S. government partnerships with African private sector partners

Moderators:
Mr. Mima Nedelcovych, Board member, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa and Partner, Schaffer Global Group
Mr. Daniel Runde, Director, Project on Prosperity and Development, CSIS

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Audio: Expanding Pvt. Sector Investment & Public-Private Partnerships in African Agriculture & Nutrition - Welcome & Panel One

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:14:36 -0500

Welcome and opening remarks

Ms. Johanna Nesseth Tuttle, Director, Global Food Security Project, and Vice President for Strategic Planning, CSIS

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Audio: Interview with Juan Costain of the World Bank about Inadequate Sanitation in India

jnagel — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:11:44 -0500

Interview with Juan Costain, Team Leader for South Asia's Water and Sanitation Program, a multi-donor partnership administered by the World Bank. In this interview Mr.

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Audio: Interview with Kellogg Schwab, JHU, on Universities' Role in Global Water Issues

jnagel — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:06:03 -0500

Katryn Bowe of CSIS’ Project on Global Water Policy interviews Kellogg Schwab, Director of the Johns Hopkins Global Water Program and Professor in the Environmental Health Sciences Department of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In this interview, Dr.

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Video: Tackling the Global NCD Epidemic: How the Private Sector Can and Should Be Part of the Solution

ecurran — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:22:56 -0500

On February 16, Jean-Luc Butel, Executive Vice President and Group President, International at Medtronic, will outline the essential private sector role in developing long-term solutions to NCDs, with a look toward the September summit.

Audio: The Economic Impacts of Inadequate Sanitation in India

mentman — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:25:02 -0500

The CSIS Project on Global Water Policy hosted "The Economic Impacts of Inadequate Sanitation in India" with the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP). In December, WSP reported that the economic impacts of inadequate sanitation in India amount to $53.8 billion a year, or over 6% of the nation's 2006 GDP.

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Audio: A Conversation with Dr. Katherine Bliss about Health Conditions in Haiti One Year After the Earthquake

jnagel — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:40:40 -0500

One year after the magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, Dr. Katherine Bliss - Deputy Director and Senior Fellow in GHPC as well as Senior Fellow in the Americas Program - discusses health conditions in Haiti today. Among the various health concerns currently affecting Haiti, in this podcast, Dr.

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Audio: Interview with Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm, IADB, on climate change in Latin America

jnagel — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:26:58 -0500

Katherine Bliss of CSIS' Global Health Policy Center interviews Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm, Water and Sanitation Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank in D.C. Dr.

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Video: Clear Gold: Water as a Strategic Resource in the Middle East

ecurran — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:18:16 -0500

The real wild card for political and social unrest in the Middle East over the next 20 years is not war, terrorism, or revolution - it is water. Conventional security threats dominate public debate and government thinking, but water is the true game-changer in Middle Eastern politics.

Audio: Clear Gold - Water as a Strategic Resource on the Middle East

mentman — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:49:41 -0500

On the occasion of the publication of

Clear Gold:

Water as a Strategic Resource in the Middle East

The CSIS Middle East Program is pleased to host an event highlighting the importance of water to regional stability.

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Video: Clear Gold: Water as a Strategic Resource in the Middle East

ecurran — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:21:09 -0500

A short video introducing the issue of water concerns in the Middle East.

Video: Clear Gold: Author Spotlight

ecurran — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:17:15 -0500

A short video introducing the Clear Gold report featuring Jon Alterman of the CSIS Middle East Program.

Audio: Global Health and Food Security: Minnesota’s Role in Global Development - Lunch Keynote Discussion

ian — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:11:46 -0500

CSIS and partners hosted "Global Health and Food Security: Minnesota’s Role in Global Development" at the university of Minnesota. This recording is of the luncheon discussion on "U.S.

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