Assessing the Los Cabos G-20 Summit and Rio+20 Earth Summit: Implications for Development (Event Video)

Over the course of one week, world leaders convened in Los Cabos, Mexico, for the G20 Summit and in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. The outcomes of these two high-level meetings have potentially important implications for poor people in the developing world in three key areas: food security and agriculture, energy, and green growth. U.S. representatives to the Los Cabos G20 and Rio+20 summits, and other distinguished speakers joined us for an assessment of these summits and the road ahead.

Keynote Speech from Michael Froman

Keynote Speech from Carlos Pascual

Panel Discussion

Featuring

Michael Froman

Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs



Ambassador Carlos Pascual

U.S. Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs



Panelists

Kel Currah

G20 Policy and Government Affairs

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation



Kimberly Ann Elliott

Senior Fellow

Center for Global Development



Nathan Hultman

Nonresident Fellow, Brookings Institution

Director of Environmental Policy Program, University of Maryland School of Public Policy



Jacob Scherr

Private Sector Advisor to the U.S. Delegation at Rio+20 Earth Summit

Director, Global Strategy & Advocacy, Natural Resources Defense Council



Hosted by

Lawrence MacDonald

Vice President for Communications and Policy Outreach

Center for Global Development