THU SEPT. 25 h. 9.00 am – h. 6.30 pm
Proposals to Combat Water Scarcity
How science and technology can help
| Morning session chaired by: Peter Atkins, Oxford University, UK and Regina Moench Pfanner, The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition. |
| Food, water, energy: old problems, new opportunities |
Vaclav Smil, Faculty of Environment, University of Manitoba, Canada |
| Ending Hunger and Malnutrition |
John Lupien, Nutrition Department, College of Health and Human Development, Pennsylvania State University, USA |
| Climate, water, and public health in Africa |
Elfatih Eltahir, Civil and Environmental Department, MIT, USA |
| Innovations bringing safe drinking water to 1 Billion People at the Bottom of the Pyramid |
Susan Murcott, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, MIT, USA |
| Creating Shared Value: The Food Industry’s Commitment to Sustainable Water Use |
Claus Conzelmann, Safety, Health & Environment, Nestlé Group, Switzerland |
| Water prices in agriculture: impacts on efficiency and equity |
Isha Ray, Energy and Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley, USA |
| Afternoon session chaired by: Chicco Testa, Rothschild, Italy and Barbara Burlingame, Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division, FAO. |
| Crops coping with water scarcity |
Chiara Tonelli, Department of Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnologies, University of Milan, Italy |
| Partnership for Water Use Efficiency in Maize: an Imperative for Africa |
Mpoko Bokanga, African Agricultural Technology Foundation, Kenya (UNABLE) |
| The Sahara Forest – a new source of fresh water, food and energy |
Charlie Paton, Seawater Greenhouse, UK |
| Agricultural expansion and environmental sustainability |
David Tilman, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, USA |
| Panel Discussion |
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Round Table
Round table on Water and Food Research: Europe and beyond – science, policy, strategy
chaired by Paolo Costantino, Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of Roma La Sapienza, Italy
Massimiano Bucchi, Department of Sociology of Science, University of Trento, Italy
Timothy Hall, Biotechnologies, Agriculture and Food Directorate,European Commission, Belgium
Karin Metzlaff, European Plant Science Organization, Belgium
Pere Puigdomènech, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, Barcelona, Spain
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