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World politics on campus: Hunger & nutrition

Date

Thursday, 14 October 2021

Time

18:15 - 19:30

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The "Western" model of policy, governance and economy is increasingly being challenged. With China, a new power is rising. Alternative models to the Western democracy claim to deal more effectively with new developments and mega-trends. Climate change and pollution require drastic and immediate measures. Populations in privileged countries fear global migration. The fairness of the distribution of income and wealth in the world is questioned. Populist political figures are gaining ground, and multi-lateral institutions are being discredited.

Over the last decades, globalisation has impacted the entire world. Many industries profited from globalization, and companies of all sizes have become extremely active on the international stage. Globalization has created growth, jobs and financial strength, and has allowed us to invest in future technologies. Even though it is unimaginable to significantly scale back the degree of globalization, the world is struggling to find solutions for its detrimental effects.

The lecture series World Politics on Campus – Welcoming the World at Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg provides insights into the challenges lying ahead of us. It attempts to shed light on the issues from more than one standpoint. We invite outstanding and distinguished international personalities, experts and decision-makers who are able to introduce the audience to the views of the nations and cultures they represent. Participants will be able to engage in conversation, ask questions and enter discussion.

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Dominik Ziller, Vice-President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Rome will be our distinguished guest on 14 October 2021 from 18:15 to 19:30. He will give a guest lecture about hunger and nutrition durng and after the corona-crisis.

One in ten people worldwide were hungry in 2020. Moreover, one in three people did not have access to adequate food.  Previous progress to reduce undernourishment has stalled in the past five years. While the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this trend and a sharp surge was observed in the midst of the pandemic, the underlying factors are multi-fold: conflict, climate variability and extremes, economic slowdowns and downturns, as well as public debt and reduced fiscal space. Unless bold actions are taken, the world will not be on track to end hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030.

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), which has been investing in the inclusive and sustainable transformation of rural areas since 1978, employs a food systems approach.  Therefore, IFAD focusses on interactions among underlying factors of hunger, malnutrition and poverty, identifies entry points for interventions, and helps countries to set up food systems that provide decent livelihoods for those who work in them.

The online talk and discussion was moderated by Prof. Dr. Claudia Warning.

"World Politics on Campus - Welcoming the World at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences" is a series of lectures that intends to offer students and the audience to engage in conversation with outstanding and distinguished international and national personalities and decision-makers on current political and international issues.