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  1. The Post-COVID City

    The Post-COVID City

    PAST EVENT VIDEO Panel
    The CEO of United Airlines, the President of Microsoft, the Governor of Tokyo, and other civic and industry leaders from around the world discuss the resilience of cities and how they may revive their social and economic vitality.
  2. The Future of Energy: Insights from Former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz
    Pieter Morlion

    The Future of Energy: Insights from Former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz

    PAST EVENT VIDEO Lecture
    Former US Secretary of Energy Ernest J. Moniz discussed how the United States could maintain its global leadership position on energy innovation in the current political environment.
  3. Rebecca Riebe

    Cohort, 2014, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Rebecca Riebe is a global technology professional currently advising at CVS Health and previously consulting with Strategic Systems and Innovation at Hyatt Corporation. Riebe spent the early part of her career in operations wi...

  4. A close-up view of quinoa, a superfood
    Pierre Bamin

    Boosting Nutrition and Sustainability through Superfoods in Local Food Systems

    Blog Post
    by Juan Lucas Restrepo

    Our Field Notes series explores how food systems innovation and agricultural research and development can empower farmers and feed the world.

  5. A woman harvests desmodium.
    Desalegne Tadesse

    The Gendered Impacts of Integrated Pest Management in Ethiopia and Beyond

    Blog Post
    by Sara Hendery, Desalegne Tadesse

    Integrated pest management benefits the environment, farmers' productivity, and time-strapped women around the world.

  6. Global Food Security Symposium 2014

    Global Food Security Symposium 2014

    PAST EVENT VIDEO Conference
    Global leaders convened at The Chicago Council's Global Food Security Symposium to chart a course for how the US government could advance global food security in the face of weather volatility and climate change.
  7. Chard growing in a row at a farm
    Ronan Furuta

    Sustainable Food Systems: A View from the Midwest

    Blog Post
    by Madeleine Nicholson

    Since the dawn of agriculture spurred the establishment of human civilizations, humans have adapted and revolutionized their food systems to overcome obstacles.

  8. A red barn stands in the background with the green leaves of a corn field in the foreground
    Seth Perlman/AP

    How Cover Crops Could Help the Midwestern Agriculture Business

    Blog Post
    by Hope O'Dell

    Cover crops help prevent soil erosion and can increase farmers’ yields — but, despite widespread use overseas, they haven’t caught on much yet in the Midwest.

  9. Global Goals, Global Cities: Achieving the SDGs through Collective Local Action Report

    Global Goals, Global Cities: Achieving the SDGs through Collective Local Action

    Report
    by Kris Hartley

    September 23, 2019, RESEARCH Report by Kris Hartley, Download Report (PDF), Cities have a crucial role to play in translating the high-level, ambitious, and multidimensional vision of the SDGs into practice through local policies—that is, localization., Key Findings, The United Nations’ 2030 ...

  10. Santa Cruz flooding
    Reuters

    Local, Global Collaboration Drives Action on Climate Agenda

    Blog Post
    by Matt Watson

    The Summary for Urban Policymakers series grew out of a recognition of the need for greater integration of climate science with the urban perspective.