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Danielle Resnick

Danielle Resnick is a Senior Research Fellow in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit and a Non-Resident Fellow in the Global Economy and Development Program at the Brookings Institution. Her research focuses on the political economy of agricultural policy and food systems, governance, and democratization, drawing on extensive fieldwork and policy engagement across Africa and South Asia.

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Alleviating the worst of poverty with water, resilience and innovation

International Food Policy Research Institute

2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC. Fourth Floor Conference Facility

United States

May 7, 2010

  • 6:30 – 7:00 pm (America/New_York)
  • 12:30 – 1:00 am (Europe/Amsterdam)
  • 4:00 – 4:30 am (Asia/Kolkata)

The CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) aims to increase the resilience of social and ecological systems through better water management for food production. In its second research phase, from 2009-2013, it focuses on key water-for-food development challenges within large river basins of key importance for smallholder water and food security.

In this seminar, the Director of the CPWF, Alain Vidal; the Research Director, Larry Harrington, and a CPWF team member, Amanda Harding will draw lessons from past results and describe the current research program that focuses on pro-poor water and food security.

Program

Introduction to the Program and Speakers
Claudia Ringler, IFPRI Senior Research Fellow, Co-leader, IFPRI Water Research Program

The Challenge Program on Water and Food: Reaching out to the Poorest through Innovative Water-for-Food Research
Alain Vidal, Director, CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food

Research innovation 2009-2013—How to develop and implement basin challenges to reach the poor
Larry Harrington, Research Director, and Amanda Harding, Management Team member, CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food