Next Meeting: Ukraine at war - The coming food catastrophe
We will explore the food crisis problem during the upcoming meeting of The Economic Club of Hong Kong.
By invading Ukraine, Vladimir Putin will destroy the lives of people far from the battlefield—and on a scale even he may regret. The war is battering a global food system weakened by covid-19, climate change and an energy shock. Ukraine’s exports of grain and oilseeds have mostly stopped and Russia’s are threatened. Together, the two countries supply 12% of traded calories. Wheat prices, up 53% since the start of the year, jumped a further 6% on May 16th, after India said it would suspend exports because of an alarming heatwave.
We will explore the food crisis problem during the upcoming meeting of The Economic Club of Hong Kong.
Date: 31 May, Tue 7pm-9pm
Location: Salon 10 (Arbuthnot Rd., 10, Central).
Theme: "Ukraine at war - The coming food catastrophe"
Suggested articles to read:
1. The coming food catastrophe
https://www.economist.com/.../19/the-coming-food-catastrophe
2. The War in Ukraine Is Getting Complicated, and America Isn’t Ready
https://www.nytimes.com/.../america-ukraine-war-support.html
3. Nations must ‘act together, urgently and with solidarity’ to end crisis of food insecurity
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/05/1118562
Fee: free, attendees would buy a drink as a courtesy to the venue.
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Format: free-flow discussion in a small group of 4 people. We will not have a speaker on chosen discussion topic, thus your self-preparation is key for an intelligent and quality discussion within a group (under Chatham House Rule).
Agenda:
7:00-7:30 pm - get together, order drinks, read articles
7:30-8:30 pm - small group discussions (4-5 people each)
8:30-9:00 pm - changing groups and summary sharing
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