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Financing Sustainable Development: Food Security and Sustainable Cities

  • Date: 14 July 2015, 6:15pm - 7:45pm
  • Location: Jupiter Conference Hall

Organised by

Global Environment Facility (GEF)

Summary

With renewed focus on the challenges of creating a more prosperous world for all, there are key entry points to move towards a sustainable trajectory for investments made by all stakeholders. The GEF and global thought leaders from partner institutions will share two new flagship initiatives on Sustainable Cities and Food Security to catalyse further action and investments by other actors. These initiatives will yield lasting benefits for the proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), by helping countries avoid being locked into unsustainable patterns for generations.

Welcome: Naoko Ishii, CEO and Chairperson of the GEF

Keynote: HE Mohammed Dionne, Prime Minister of Senegal (Invited)

Panelists:
– Kanayo Nwanze, President, IFAD
– HE Tumusiime Rhoda ¹ú²úAV, AU Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture
– HE Edna Molewa, Minister of Environmental Affairs of South Africa (invited)
– Magdy Martínez-Solimán, Assistant Administrator and Director Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, UNDP

Moderator: Homi Kharas, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director for the Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution

Food and drinks will be served.

Contact

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