The University of Nebraska is sending representatives to the
nation's capital to lead discussions among industry experts and policy-makers
in honor of World Water Day which is Friday, March 22.
On Wednesday, March 20, Roberto Lenton, executive director
of the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute, will introduce a panel
discussion at the National Press Club. Lenton will join Margaret Zeigler,
executive director of the Global Harvest Initiative, to set the context for a
panel discussion, "Too Hot, Too Wet, Too Dry: Building Resilient Agroecosystems,"
which is also the theme for the fifth global Water for Food Conference, being held May
5-8 in Lincoln, Neb.
The discussion will feature four panelists:
- Manish
Bapna, executive vice president and managing director, World Resources
Institute;
- Dr.
Heidi Cullen, chief climatologist, Climate Central;
- Claudia
Garcia, senior director of global corporate affairs, Elanco; and
- Paul
Weisenfeld, assistant to the administrator, Bureau for Food Security, United
States Agency for International Development (USAID).
A second panel also led by Lenton and Ziegler and will cover
comments on the future of American agriculture and the role water plays in a
sustainable rural future. Those panelists include:
- Dr.
Cathie Woteki, undersecretary for research, education and economics, USDA
- Mark
Svoboda, climatologist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln National Drought
Mitigation Center
- Joel
Lipsitch, director of business integration and strategy, John Deere
- April
Hemmes, Iowa cattle and grain farmer
The Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the
University of Nebraska is a research, education and policy analysis institute
committed to helping the world efficiently use its limited freshwater
resources, with particular focus on ensuring the food supply for current and
future generations.
