Webinar on: Managing Multiple Crises: Commodity Price Shocks and Food Insecurity
January 26, 2023
Agenda
3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Mauritius Time
6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. DC Time
3:00 Opening remarks 
 
3:10 Session 1: Fiscal Response to Food and Energy Crises
 
Moderator: Rodrigo Cerda, Division Chief, Expenditure Policy Division, FAD
 
3:10 Fiscal impact of food and energy crises (David Amaglobeli/Emine Hanedar, FAD)
3:30 Economic impact of food and energy crises in Senegal (Moussé Sow)
3:50 Panel discussion (15 minutes)
4:05 Q&A (25 minutes)
 
4:30 Break (15 minutes)
 
4:45 Session 2: Climate Change and Chronic Food Insecurity
 
Moderator: Martin Schindler, Deputy Division Chief, African Department
 
4:50 Drivers of food insecurity in SSA and Policy Options (Mai Farid/John Spray, AFR/RES)
5:10 Country experience (Niger (TBC) – 15 minutes)
5:25 IMF Policies and Food Shock Window (Andreja Lenarcic, SPR)
5:35 Collaboration with the WFP (Jordi Renart, WFP)
5:45 Panel Discussion/ Q&A (15 minutes)
 
6:00 Close
 
All times are Mauritian Time. Kenya (-1), Niger (-3), Senegal (-4), and DC (-9). 
 
PT - Programa Gestão de Crises Múltiplas
Documents
Session 1: Fiscal Response to Food and Energy Crises  
English | French | Portuguese
 
Policy Responses to High Energy and Food Prices
 English | French | Portuguese
 
Session 2: Climate Change and Chronic Food Insecurity
 English
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