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With research staff from more than 70 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

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Timothy Thomas

Timothy Thomas is a Senior Research Fellow in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit. His research focuses on the impact of climate change on agricultural productivity. Tim’s work involves developing innovative methods for simulated climate futures and model coordination between climate, crop, water, energy, and economics.

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May Wang

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May Wang is a Research Assistant with the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in Beijing. She mainly supports research and external communication. May is fluent in Japanese and proficient in both English and Mandarin.

Prior to joining IFPRI, May interned at Peace Boat, an international organization based in Tokyo, Japan, the American Red Cross, and at a leading digital healthcare company in Shanghai. Through these internships she has engaged in multilingual client communications and event management, improved her skills in program design and project management, streamlined digital operations and developed new platform strategies.

May holds a bachelor’s in Nutritional Sciences from Auburn University and a master’s in Public Administration from the University of Pittsburgh.

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IFPRI @ 31st UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP31)
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November 9 to 20, 2026

IFPRI @ 31st UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP31)

IFPRI is pleased to participate in the 31st UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP31), held in Antalya, Türkiye, from November 9 to 20, 2026. COP31 is the latest session of the supreme decision-making body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Its core purpose is to bring countries together to […]

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