Climate Change: a new role for humanitarian actors? Part 1/8
2-3.30pm, Tuesday 23 June, 2009
Climate change is increasing the scale and frequency of humanitarian emergencies. But does that also mean strategies and policies are outdated? Or is a major expansion of existing programmes to be prioritized over a revamping of these?
Catherine Bertini, Professor of Public Administration, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University; Senior Fellow, Agricultural Development, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (2007-2009)
Bekele Geleta, Secretary General, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Lesley-Anne Knight, CEO, Caritas Internationalis
Saleh Saeed, CEO, Islamic Relief Worldwide
Ann Veneman, Executive Director, UNICEF
Moderated by Johan Botha, 50/50 SABC
In kind partnership with UNICEF
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