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Today is the fourth of Stimson’s five webinars on international environmental security issues! Today’s scenario addresses the issue of land grabs and food sovereignty, and features four distinguished panelists from academia and policy think tanks. What happens when Saudi Arabia leases agricultural land in Ethiopia and it doesn’t go as planned? Tune in to find out, in this month’s edition of The World Goes to Hell Monthly. Sign-in information is below, free to listen, and all webinars are archived at www.securityandsustainabilityforum.org for future use in courses, lectures, etc. -Beth _____________________________ Elizabeth L. Chalecki, PhD Non-Resident Research Fellow, Environmental Security Program Stimson Center Washington, DC 443 - 438 - 4360 www.stimson.org From: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, January 7, 2014 7:17 AM To: [email protected] Click here Having trouble viewing this email? Security and Sustainability Forum Hi Elizabeth The fourth webinar in the International Environmental Security series is today from 1:15 to 2:15 PM EST. The series sessions are built around hypothetical scenarios. The moderator, Elizabeth Elizabeth Chalecki Chalecki, Visiting Research Fellow with the Stimson Center and author of Environmental Security. a Guide to the Issues, convenes an expert panel for each webinar and puts them on the spot to answer important questions about each issue. It is a faced-paced format and, based on feedback, the audiences have gotten a lot our of the sessions. The series is conceived by Dr. Chalecki and Marcus King from the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. The fourth in our five-part webinar series addresses Food Security using the hypothetical of the Saudi government leases a large tract of land in Ethiopia to grow food for export Why is this an issue? Because of the direct impact on the welfare of the local population. Registration: International Food Security Scenario: Saudi Arabia leases land in Ethiopia January 7, 2013 1:15 to 2:15 PM EST Panelists Michael Kugelman: Senior Program Associate for South and Southeast Asia at the Woodrow Michael Kugelman Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC.and editor of The Global Farms Race (Island Press, 2012). Jim Settele Captain Jim Settele. USN (Retired): Director, School of Policy and International Affairs, University of Maine Joanna Spear: Director. Security Policy Studies, Elliott Joanna Spear School of International Affairs at George Washington University . . John Lamb John Lamb: Global food security and agricultural development authority with Abt Associates and former agribusiness team leader with the World Bank. The final session is the series is on Geo Engineering as a way to address Green House Gases. Registration Geo Engineering February 4, 2014 1:15 to 2:15 PM EST The session deals with the question of the viability of geo-engineering to reduce greenhouse gases. Is removing GHGs from the air after emission rather than or in conjunction with abatement realistic or detrimental to mitigation of climate change? An expert panel will address this issue using the hypothetical scenario of " India decides to deploy aerosols to combat warming". The panel is still firming up. I hope to see you in the webinars. Thanks, Ed Join SSF for Free Acces to our Webinar Archives Edward Saltzberg Edward Saltzberg, Ph.D. Managing Director The Security and Sustainability Forum Join SSF for free access to our webinar archives. Sponsors The Cadmus Group Antioch University National Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals Eaton Corporation Nature's Generation Gehrlicher Solar Gehrlicher Solar Forward this email This email was sent to [email protected] by [email protected] | Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. ERS Advisors| 2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W.| Washington| DC| 20037 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
