The following papers will be presented at the conference by organizer institutions and conveners
Food Security
The Grain Chain: Food Security and Managing Wheat Imports in Arab Countries
Author: Mr. Sean Michaels, Mr. Michelle Battat, Ms. Dana Erekat, Mr. Arnold de Hartog, Dr. Julian Lampietti - The World Bank
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Lebanon’s Food Security Challenges: Public Policy Requirements to Tackle Food Insecurity in Small Import-Dependent Economies
Author: Dr. Jad Chabban, American University of Beirut
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Interventions and Inventions in Food Production over the Last Century - The Consequences of Modern Agriculture on the Food We Eat
Author: Dr. Lynne Chatterton, Adelaide University
Abstract (Eng) Abstract (Fra) Full Paper About the author
Widening the Debate: Introducing Climate Change into the Discourse of Gulf Security
Author: Dr. David B Roberts, Qatar Office of the Royal United Services Institute for Security and Defence Studies (RUSI)
Positioning nutrition as central for a food secure Arab world
Author: Dr. Clemens Breisinger, Dr. Olivier Ecker, Mr. Marc Nene and Ms. Perrihan Al-Riffai - IFPRI
Agricultural Development Strategies: The Saudi Experience
Author: Dr. Turki Faisal Al Rasheed, Chairman, Golden Grass, Inc
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Threats to Food Securty in Sudan
Author: Dr. Abu Bakr El Siddig Ahmed El Tohami, Associate Professor, Omdurman Ahlia University, Sudan
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The Case for Energy-smart Food Systems
Author: Mr. Alessandro Flammini, Energy-Smart Food Programme, FAO
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The New Politics of Water and Food Security in Africa: The Imperative of Regional Integration
Author: Dr. Harry Verhoeven - Department of Politics & International Relations
The Middle Eastern Food Security Question and the Global Food Regime
Author: Mr. Martin Keulertz, PhD Researcher at King's College London
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Water Management
Visions and Action Plans for Optimal Use of Water for Food Security Investments by Public and Private Sectors in Agricultural Water Management Projects
Author: Em. Prof. Bart Schultz, UNESCO-IHE, Chair group Land and Water Development, Delft, the Netherlands
Strategic Water Management Solutions and Best Practices for Dry Land Agriculture - Integrated Approaches to Knowledge Transfer and the Role of Modern Technology Across the Food-Water-Energy Nexus
Author: Dr. Rachael McDonnell, International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)
Managing Scarce Water Resources in Agriculture: From Efficiency to Productivity
Author: Dr. Theib Y. Oweis, ICARDA
Agricultural Productivity in Hyper-saline Ecosystems – A Proposal for Dry Lands Environmentally Friendly Farm for Cash Crop Halophytes and Biodiversity Conservation
Author: Dr Benno Böer, UNESCO Office in Doha
Water and Development Information for Arid Lands: A Global Network (G-WADI)
Author: Dr. Anil Mishra, UNESCO
The Potential Impacts of Marine Activities and Utilizations on the Marine Ecosystem Services
Author: Prof. Faiza Al-Yamani,Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
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The Importance of Salt-Water Tolerant Mangroves Ecosystems for Food Productivity
Author: Dr Miguel Clüsener-Godt, UNESCO
Water Security in Low Rainfall Areas
Author: Prof. W. Mike Edmunds, Oxford University
Coping with Water Scarcity: An Action Framework for Agriculture and Food Security
Author: Dr. Pasquale Steduto, FAO
Growing Water Demands with Increasing Scarcity - Challenges and Opportunities
Author: Prof. Mahmoud Abu-Zeid, Arab Water Council
Regional Cooperation and Coordination towards Water and Food Security
Author: Dr. Hussein I. El-Atfy, AWC
Responsible Investment
A Development Pathway to Optimise Sustainability of Water Investment and Minimise Social Cost
Author: Michael Gilmont, Marta Antonelli and Francesca Greco - King’s College London
The Role of Africa for Global Food Security
Author: Dr. Philip Riddell, The World Bank
The Dark Green Farming Revolution in West Asia and North Africa
Author: Dr. Brian Chatterton, former Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forests - the Commonwealth of Australia
Water resources assessment in agricultural foreign direct investment
Authors: Dr. Maria Cristina Rulli, Polytechnic of Milan (Italy) and Prof. Paolo D’Odorico, University of Virginia (USA)
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Food-water security: the Role of Food Supply Chains and the Agents who Operate them
Author: Prof. J. Anthony Allan, King's College London and SOAS London
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Hydro-literacy of environmental risks and opportunities for foreign direct investment in Africa
Author: Dr. Mark Mulligan, King's College London, UK
Investment Opportunities in Smallholder Agricultural Water Management for Improved Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: T. Olalekan Williams, Meredith Giordano and Elizabeth Weight, International Water Management Institute