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Video Livestream ViewAttendees 96

Member Symposium

Current Locust Outbreaks: Challenges, Opportunities, and Synergies

Monday, November 16, 2020
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

Livestream

Outbreaks of the Desert Locust and South American Locust are threatening the livelihoods of millions. Hear updates by experts from affected regions, representatives from international organizations responding to the outbreaks, food security experts, and locust researchers. Next, we invite you to join the conversation via facilitated breakout groups.

Presentations:

  • 1:00 PM - 1:10 PM EST
    Introductory remarks

    Presenting Author: Sonny Ramaswamy

  • 1:10 PM - 1:20 PM EST
    Remarks from U.S. Ambassador Kip Tom
  • 1:20 PM - 1:30 PM EST
    The global locust challenge and food security

    Presenting Author: Rob Bertram – USAID

  • 1:30 PM - 1:42 PM EST
    The desert locust challenge and FAO response

    Presenting Author: Keith Cressman – FAO UN

  • 1:42 PM - 1:47 PM EST
    Break
  • 1:47 PM - 1:59 PM EST
    The desert locust outbreak in East Africa: An on the ground perspective

    Presenting Author: Susan Akinyi Nguku

  • 1:59 PM - 2:11 PM EST
    Territorial alliances: A key to success

    Presenting Author: Wilda Ramirez – SENASA

    Presenting Author: Hector E. Medina – SENASA

  • 2:11 PM - 2:23 PM EST
    The South American locust challenge: The farmers' perspective

    Presenting Author: Juan Pablo Karnatz – Confederaciones Rurales Argentinas

  • 2:23 PM - 2:35 PM EST
    Locust governance: Challenges and research advancements

    Presenting Author: Clara Therville – ASU

    Co-Author: Arianne Cease – Arizona State University

    Co-Author: John Marty Anderies – ASU, School of Sustainability

    Co-Author: Eduardo V. Trumper – Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria

    Co-Author: Hector E. Medina – SENASA

    Co-Author: Rick Overson – Arizona State University

  • 2:35 PM - 2:40 PM EST
    Break
  • 2:40 PM - 2:45 PM EST
    Global Locust Initiative: Network

    Presenting Author: Arianne Cease – Arizona State University

    Co-Author: Rick Overson – Arizona State University

  • 2:45 PM - 2:57 PM EST
    Food security situation in the Sahel and impact of the possible locust invasion: Emphasizing the role of the World Food Programme (WFP) to improve the livelihoods of the people

    Presenting Author: Aliou Diongue – United Nation-Word Food Programme

  • 2:57 PM - 3:09 PM EST
    Managing locusts and grasshoppers: An industry perspective

    Presenting Author: Francis Karanja

    Co-Author: Nicholas Njue

  • 3:09 PM - 3:29 PM EST
    Panel discussion: Next generation of locust research

    Moderator: Marion Le Gall – Arizona State University

    Moderator: Douglas David Lawton

  • 3:29 PM - 3:34 PM EST
    Break
  • 3:34 PM - 3:54 PM EST
    Panel discussion: Current response efforts and challenges

    Moderator: Hojun Song

  • 3:54 PM - 4:00 PM EST
    Closing remarks

    Presenting Author: Esther N. Ngumbi – University of Illinois at urbana-Champaign