25 May 2014 00:00 — 30 May 2014 00:00

High-level round table on the nexus // 5th Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF): "Water-Energy-Food Nexus", Cancun/Mexico

At the event, a High Level Round Table on "Water, Food and Energy Nexus" will take place on 29 May, hosted and opened by Mexico's Minister of Energy, Pedro Joaquin Coldwell

The Assembly is the only governing body of the GEF in which representatives of all 183 member countries meet every three to four years, and is responsible for reviewing and evaluating the GEF's general policies, the operation of the GEF, and its membership. The Assembly is also responsible for considering and approving proposed amendments to the instrument.

High-level Round Table "Water-Energy-Food Nexus"

The high table on the water-energy-food nexus will be hosted and opened by Pedro Joaquin Coldwell, Minister of Energy, Mexico

Speakers

-Monique Barbut — Executive Secretary, UNCCD -Rajendra Pachauri — Chairperson, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) -Shenggen Fan — Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) -Dan Glickman, Executive Director, Aspen Institute Congressional Program (Former US Secretary of Agriculture) -Moderator Andrew Steer — President, World Resources Institute (WRI)