Monday, April 7, 2008

Rising Food Prices: April 15, 2008

OXFAM AMERICA AND THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES INVITE YOU TO:

RISING FOOD PRICES: Development Challenges (and Opportunity?)

Overall food prices (US$) up 75% since 2000, according to the World Bank and DECPG.

A brown-bag lunch discussion anchored by a presentation by:

ALEX EVANS

Alex Evans is a non-resident fellow at the Center on International Cooperation (CIC) at New York University, where he focuses on climate change and global public goods. He is currently researching the international implications of rising food prices (a joint project between CIC and Chatham House). He also co-edits www.GlobalDashboard.org, the global risk and foreign policy blog. From 2003 to 2006, Alex worked as Special Adviser to Hilary Benn MP, then UK Secretary of State for International Development, where he worked across DFID’s policy agenda.

12-2pm, April 15

1st-floor conference room

German Marshall Fund

1700 18th Street, NW


Drinks and desserts will be served.

Please RSVP to Mike Helms at: mhelms@oxfamamerica.org

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