Challenges of the Drylands
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This World Leaders Forum program features a moderated panel discussion on the drylands of Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia followed by a question and answer session with the audience. The panelists will discuss ways for the United States, Europe, China, India, and wealthy oil-based economies of the Middle East to collaborate and develop real solutions to these challenges.
Welcome by:
Claude M. Steele, Provost of Columbia University in the City of New York
Introduction and Moderated by:
Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University
Program Participants:
His Majesty King Mswati III, Kingdom of Swaziland, Chairman of COMESA
Abukar A. Arman, Somali Special Envoy to the United States
Belay Begashaw, Director of the MDG Centre, The Earth Institute
Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya
Sam Kutesa, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Uganda
Upmanu Lall, Director of the Columbia Water Center, The Earth Institute
Roble Olhaye, Ambassador to the United Nations, Republic of Djibouti
Cosponsored by:
The Earth Institute
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Slide 1: Panelists gather before discussion.
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Slide 2: Professor Jeff Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute, introduces panelists.
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Slide 3: Roble Olhaye, Ambassador to UN, Djibouti, addresses audience.
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Slide 4: Siba Rukikaire, Head of Drylands Program in Karamoja, Uganda speaks to audience.
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Slide 5: Abukar Arman, Somali Special Envoy to the United States, speaks to audience.
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Slide 6: Abukar Arman, Somali Special Envoy to the United States, speaks to audience.
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Slide 7: Belay Begashaw, Director, MDG Centre, The Earth Institute, gives remarks.
