Back

Who we are

With research staff from more than 60 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

Erick Boy

Erick Boy

Erick Boy is the Chief Nutritionist in the HarvestPlus section of the Innovation Policy and Scaling Unit. As head of nutrition for the HarvestPlus Program since 2008, he has led research that has generated scientific evidence on biofortified staple crops as efficacious and effective interventions to help address iron, vitamin A, and zinc deficiency in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and South Asia.

Back

What we do

Since 1975, IFPRI’s research has been informing policies and development programs to improve food security, nutrition, and livelihoods around the world.

Where we work

Back

Where we work

IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 80 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

World Water Week

Water for Sustainable Growth

City Conference Centre

Drottninggatan 71b or Barnhusgatan 12-14

Stockholm, Sweden

August 28 to September 2, 2016

  • 1:00 – 10:00 pm (Europe/Stockholm)
  • 7:00 – 4:00 pm (US/Eastern)
  • 4:30 – 1:30 am (Asia/Kolkata)

World Water Week, organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), is the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues.

This year’s theme, “Water for Sustainable Growth”, will focus on the inclusive use of this important resource for societal and human growth in all regions of the world. The event will also follow up on the implementation of the water related SDGs and the new climate agreement.

IFPRI researchers will organize and participate in the following sessions at World Water Week 2016:

Sunday, August 28, 16:00pm – 17:30pm

Enabling investment in irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa, convened by IFPRI in cooperation with the International Water Management Institute, International Development Enterprises and United States Agency for International Development.

WEF Nexus platform: Achieving the Water, Energy and Food SDGs, convened by IFPRI in cooperation with Asian Development Bank, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Global Water Partnership, International Union for Conservation of Nature, International Water Management Institute, OCP Policy Center, Stockholm Environment Institute, Texas A&M University, The World Bank Group, and World Wide Fund for Nature.

Tuesday, August 30, 11:00am – 12:30pm

Powering up the Region-Balancing Water and Energy Use in Asia, convened by IFPRI in cooperation with Asian Development Bank, International Water Management Institute, and World Wide Fund for Nature.

Wednesday, August 31, 11:00am – 12:30pm

Beyond the Drinking Glass: Expanding our Understanding of Water-Nutrition Linkages, convened by IFPRI.