BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250810T154539EDT-4666kfhKZX@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250810T194539Z DESCRIPTION:Join Moderator Prof. Chandra Madramootoo (Bioresource Engineeri ng) and a panel of experts for\n\nFood Self-Sufficiency for Resilient Deve lopment and Economic Growth in Small Island Developing States\n\npart of t he 8th edition of\n\nScience Summit at United Nations General Assembly\n\n organized by ISC partners of the Science Summit around the\n 77th United Na tions General Assembly (UNGA77)\n\n13-30 September\, 2022\n\nSummary:\n\nT he role and contribution of science to attaining the United Nations Sustai nable Development Goals (SDGs) will be the central theme of the Summit. Th e objective is to develop and launch science collaborations to demonstrate global science mechanisms and activities to support the attainment of the UN SDGs\, Agenda 2030 and Local2030. The meeting will also prepare input for the United Nations Summit of the Future\, which will take place during UNGA78 beginning on 12 September 2023.\n\nThis event\, part of There are 58 countries that make up small island developing states (SIDS)\, with 38 having membership in the UN. SIDS countries are dispersed over a vast geog raphical expanse in the African\, Americas\, Mediterranean\, South East As ia and Western Pacific Regions. Their GDPs are also highly variable with o ne-half having a per capita GDP of less than US$ 8000. High economic dispa rities can be seen within a single region. For example\, in the Caribbean Region (CARICOM)\, Gross National Income (GNI) per capita varies from a lo w of around US$800 to over US$30\,000. All of the CARICOM countries are ex periencing negative GDPs for the past few years\, with the single exceptio n of Guyana that had a growth rate of 43% in 2020. This is due primarily t o its very recent petroleum production and exports.\n SIDS countries are hi ghly vulnerable to the shocks of climate change\, specifically the loss of property and some life\, due to severe storm events\, hurricanes\, cyclon es\, flooding\, landslides\, periodic droughts\, earthquakes\, and sea lev el rise. The economic impacts are severe especially to the tourism\, agric ultural and coastal fisheries sectors. Rebuilding from severe climate even ts is enormously expensive when one considers\, in the CARICOM region\, fo r example\, the region鈥檚 total debt is over US$60 billion or 74% of total GDP. The generally weak economies of CARICOM countries are unable to bear the financial burdens of rebuilding. Many SIDS economies have been not bee n able to fully recover since the global financial crisis of 2009\, and th is has worsened with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020.\n Th e SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway underscores the ne ed for a more integrated approach to sustainable development as emphasized in the 2030 Agenda. It calls for strengthened international cooperation a nd partnerships\, with adequate investment and coordinated implementation\ , to address and halt the persistent development challenges of SIDS.\n Food security remains one of the biggest development challenges facing the SID S. The achievement of SDG #2 - End hunger\, achieve food security and impr oved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture remains far from attain able in SIDS countries by 2030. The SIDS all face large food import bills and an alarming increase in obesity and malnutrition and non-communicable diseases eg. heart disease\, diabetes and stroke. Cutting the food import bill and reducing food and nutrition insecurity are of high priority in th e SIDS. In CARICOM\, for example\, the annual food import bill is in exces s of US $5 billion per annum. Heads of Government have agreed to cut the i mportant bill by 2025. Guyana is leading the regional effort\, given its v ast and favourable land and water resources and its ability to make the re gion more self sufficient in local food production. However\, there is a n eed for agricultural diversification\, strengthening local productive capa cities\, and opening of transportation\, storage and marketing facilities\ , all of which require capital and private sector partnerships. Furthermor e\, the need to integrate food security to nutrition security to health ou tcomes has yet to be developed to an operational standpoint. Trade liberal ization\, tariff barriers and food safety regulations are all factors whic h require consideration. These issues are common to all the SIDS.\n This se ssion will feature government leaders\, policy makers\, and experts from s ome of the SIDS to address the issues highlighted above\, to share lessons learned and to promote an open dialogue\n on overcoming food and nutrition insecurity in the SIDS\, so that can have a more resilient development pa thway and positive growth scenario.\n\nRegister now for this online event \n\nAbout the Moderator:\n\nChandra Madramootoo\n\nDistinguished James McG ill Professor\, Bioresource Engineering | Website\n\n聽\n\nProfessor Madram ootoo is a Distinguished James 9I制作厂免费 Professor of Bioresource Engineering at 9I制作厂免费. He is also a Visiting Faculty in Water and Food Sec urity at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He聽 served as De an of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences\, and was the Founding Director of the Brace Centre for Water Resources Management at M cGill. He created the 9I制作厂免费 Institute for Global Food Security\, as well as programs in integrated water management. He is one the world鈥檚 foremost experts in water resources\, agriculture and food security. He has receiv ed several national and international awards for his work in water managem ent including being inducted to the Overholt International Drainage Hall o f Fame\, recipient of the World Irrigation Prize\, elected Fellow of the C anadian Academy of Engineering\, Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Ca nada\, recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal\, and awa rded the DSc (honoris causa) by the University of Guelph.\n\n聽\n\nProfesso r Madramootoo is currently Vice Chair of the Board of the International De velopment Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada\, and a member of the Steering Committee of the Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture\, hoste d at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. He served as Pr esident of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID). He also served as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the International Cro ps Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) headquartered in India. He continues to advise international organizations and government agencies in Canada and abroad on issues of water resources and climate cha nge in the water/agriculture sector.\n DTSTART:20220926T140000Z DTEND:20220926T160000Z SUMMARY:Food Self-Sufficiency for Resilient Development and Economic Growth in Small Island Developing States URL:/macdonald/channels/event/food-self-sufficiency-re silient-development-and-economic-growth-small-island-developing-states-341 962 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR