GFPR BANGLADESH LAUNCH
ABOUT THIS EVENT
With climate change posing increasingly complex existential challenges to the South Asian region, there is an imperative for urgent action on climate change — both to achieve the major emissions reductions needed to limit global warming and to increase adaptive capacity and resilience.
Our flagship publication, the 2022 Global Food Policy Report, highlights the urgency of accelerating innovation, reforming policies, resetting market incentives, and increasing financing for sustainable food systems transformation.
IFPRI’s South Asia Regional Office (IFPRI-SAR) is organizing a hybrid launch event for this year’s Global Food Policy Report in Dhaka, Bangladesh in collaboration with the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) on August 17, 2022.
Join us to learn more about possible opportunities for accelerated action that could be considered in policy and investment decision-making for climate change adaptation, mitigation, and resilience.
Program Overview
Welcome and Country Context
Dr. Shahidur Rashid, Director-South Asia, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Release of Global Food Policy Report 2022
Keynote: Global Food Policy Report 2022
Dr. Johann Swinnen, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
GFPR South Asia Presentation
Dr. Aditi Mukherji, Principal Researcher, International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and Coordinating Lead Author, IPCC AR6
Remarks by Special Guest: Mr. Jamal Uddin Ahmed, Director Agriculture, Rural Development and SAARC Development Fund (SDF)
Remarks by Special Guest: H. E. Mr. Tenzin Lekphell, Secretary General, Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
Remarks by Special Guest: Ms. Kathryn Davis Stevens, Mission Director, USAID Bangladesh
Remarks by Special Guest: Dr. Ahmad Kaikaus, Principal Secretary to the Honorable Prime Minister, Prime Minister’s Office
Remarks by the Chief Guest: Honorable Minister, Mr. Muhammad Abdul Mannan, MP, Ministry of Planning
Remarks by the Chair: Mr. Md. Sayedul Islam, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture
Plenary: Perspectives on Climate Change and Food Systems in India
Panel Moderator: Dr. Saleemul Huq, Director, International Centre for Climate Change & Development (ICCCAD)
Discussants
Dr. Duncan Overfield, Deputy Development Director, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), British High Commission
Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman, Executive Chairman, Power & Participation Research Centre (PPRC)
Dr. Purvi Mehta, Global Growth and Opportunities, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Mr. Quamrul Islam Chowdhury, Chairman, Asia-Pacific Forum of Environmental Journalists
Remarks by Panel Chair
Mr. Md. Ismiel Hossain ndc, Secretary, Ministry of Food
Vote of Thanks
Dr. Shoumi Mustafa, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI
