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Dr. Quentin Grafton | Food, Energy, and Water Security. | 2023-12-06 | CACOR Zoom
December 6, 2023 @ 13:30 - 16:00 EST
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Speaker: Dr. Quentin Grafton
Topic: Food, Energy, and Water Security.
Time: Dec 6, 2023 13:30 Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Summary:
The what, the why, and the how of the world water crisis as presented to Climate Change Canada, and at the recent UN water conference in NYC.
Biography:
Professor and Laureate Fellow; Chairholder UNESCO Chair in Water Economics and Transboundary Water Governance.
B.Ag. Econ (Massey), MS (Iowa State University), PhD (University of British Columbia)
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