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Subject What to Watch This Week | Africa’s Growing Cities: Challenges and Opportunities
Date January 15, 2024 3:10 PM
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Africa’s Growing Cities: Challenges and Opportunities [[link removed]]
Tuesday, Jan. 16 // 2:15–3:15 pm (ET)
Africa’s cities are the most rapidly growing cities in the world; they are among the youngest and they are changing fast. The continent’s 1.3 billion population is projected to double by 2050, and more than 70 percent of that increase will happen in cities. This rapid urbanization presents immense opportunities to accelerate growth, but it also entails important challenges in city planning and infrastructure development.
Hon. Geordin Hill-Lewis will discuss these challenges and opportunities from his perspective as Mayor of the city of Cape Town which has the highest urbanization rate in South Africa. The conversation will explore local and national policies, alongside international public, and private partnerships, that can promote infrastructure development, create safer cities, and support the management of Africa’s growing urban centers.
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Still to Come this week
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What's Next for Post-Election Taiwan [[link removed]]Tuesday, Jan. 16 // 10–11:00 am (ET)
Join us for a webcast discussion on what the election results mean for the future of Taiwan and its people, how the new leader will manage relations with the People’s Republic of China, the future of US-Taiwan ties, and implications for Washington’s relations with Beijing.
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Understanding the Economic Ramifications of the Hamas-Israel War on Israel [[link removed]]Tuesday, Jan. 16 // 12–1:30 pm (ET)
This exclusive event will thoroughly examine the intricacies of how the Hamas-Israel War has influenced Israel's economic affairs, shedding light on the challenges encountered, and the strategies implemented in its aftermath.
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Putting Food Waste on the Climate Action Table in the US and China [[link removed]]Tuesday, Jan. 16 // 8–9:15 pm (ET)
At long last food was on the climate negotiation table at the COP28. Lauded as one of the most positive outcomes of the COP, 159 countries signed the Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems and Climate Action committing to integrate agriculture and food systems into their national climate plans. At this meeting, four panelists will speak about top-down and ground-up actions to reduce food waste in US and China.
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Missing Page: American Modern and Post-Modern Dance in Russian Culture [[link removed]]Wednesday, Jan. 17 // 11:00 am–12:00 pm (ET)
In this presentation, Elena Yushkova will explain the complicated history of American non-classical dance and why in 2022 the window to this art form has closed once again.
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Mexico's Election: Issues and Polls [[link removed]]Thursday, Jan. 18 // 1–2:15 pm (ET)
To kick off the Mexico Institute's event series on topics relevant to the upcoming presidential election, Director of the Mexico Institute, Andrew Rudman will moderate a panel discussion between pollsters Jorge Buendía, and Alejandro Moreno, and political analysts Verónica Ortiz-Ortega and Carlos Bravo Regidor. The conversation will explore topics such as the size of the voting bases of the two front-running coalitions, how many voters remain undecided, and the issue areas that could sway them one way or the other.
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