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Liangzhi You

Liangzhi You is a Senior Research Fellow and theme leader in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit, based in Washington, DC. His research focuses on climate resilience, spatial data and analytics, agroecosystems, and agricultural science policy. Gridded crop production data of the world (SPAM) and the agricultural technology evaluation model (DREAM) are among his research contributions. 

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Nurul Islam: Reflections from 60+ Years of Development

DC

1201 Eye Street NW

12th Floor Conference Center

Washington, United States

September 16, 2019

  • 11:00 – 12:00 pm (America/New_York)
  • 5:00 – 6:00 pm (Europe/Amsterdam)
  • 8:30 – 9:30 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

Nurul Islam’s contribution to development reflects his remarkable career—which ranged from research and university teaching, to heading a prestigious research institute, to becoming a freedom fighter, to running the first Planning Commission in Bangladesh, to serving as Assistant Director General at FAO.

Join us as he reflects on his over 60 years of work in international development.

Speaker

Moderator

  • Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Director, Communications and Public Affairs & Chief of Staff in the Director General’s Office, IFPRI
  • Q&A Video