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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.

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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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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)
Full Programme

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.

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