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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.

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

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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 2018

Water, Ecosystems, and Human Development

Stockholm City Conference Centre

Drottninggatan 71b

Stockholm, Sweden

August 26 to 31, 2018

  • 9:00 – 5:30 pm (Europe/Stockholm)
  • 3:00 – 11:30 am (US/Eastern)
  • 12:30 – 9:00 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

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

This year, World Water Week (August 26-31) will address the theme “Water, Ecosystems, and Human Development.” 

Experts, practitioners, decision makers, business innovators, and young professionals from a range of sectors and countries come to Stockholm to network, exchange ideas, foster new thinking and develop solutions to the most pressing water-related challenges of today. We believe water is key to our future prosperity, and that together, we can achieve a water-wise world.

IFPRI Participants: 

Claudia Ringler, Deputy Director of IFPRI’s Environment and Production Technology Division (EPTD), will attend World Water Week in Stockholm where she will participate in a series of meetings organized by the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land, and Ecosystems, and other partners.

Sunday, August 26, 2018 — 9:00am-10:30am

Presenter, “Small-Scale Irrigation: The Answer to Ecosystem Health

Tuesday, August 28, 2018 — 9:00am-10:30am

Facilitator, “Water Use, Food Security and Disease: Achieving Healthy Outcomes

Wednesday, August 29, 2018 — 9:00am-10:30am

Session Chair, “Better Water Scarcity Management for Food Security and Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture

Wednesday, August 29, 2018 — 11:00am-12:30pm

Presenter, “Building Watershed Resilience and Community Collaboration under Climate Change

Wednesday, August 29, 2018 — 2:00pm-3:30pm

Panelist, “Sustainable Infrastructure for Inclusive Green Growth

Wednesday, August 29, 2018 — 4:00pm-5:30pm

Presenter, “Water for Well-being: From Framework to Action