[Brazil@Harvard] SEPTEMBER 27th, 9AM - Drought Policy Conference

*Har­vard’s Brazilian Northeast Debates presents:* *Drought Policy Conference* The con­fer­ence will promote dia­logue among lead­ing aca­d­e­mics, prac­ti­tion­ers, pol­icy mak­ers and stu­dents con­cerned with evaluating, monitoring and managing one of the world’s greatest natural hazards. *Speakers:* Eduardo Martins (Ceará’s Foundation for Meteorological and Hydrological Resources) Peter Rogers (Harvard Engineering) Elfatih Eltahir (MIT Engineering) Ken Strzepek (MIT Global Science) Rick Hornbeck (Harvard Economics) Jesse Antilla- Hughes (USF Economics) Erwin De Nys (World Bank) James Wescoat (MIT Architecture) Carlos Nunes (Brazil’s National Water Agency) Donald Nelson (UGA Antropology) Eric Werker (Harvard Business) Frances Hagopian (Harvard Government) *Friday, September 27th, 9 a.m.** to 4 p.m.* Littauer Center (Economics Department) 1805 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor Lounge Lunch will be served from 12 p.m. to 1p.m. *Please RSVP: http://pt.surveymonkey.com/s/P37FKZR* *The Con­fer­ence is, sponsored by the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies - Brazil Studies Program and by The World Bank.*