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SUMMARY:Climate Change in Africa - Dr Camilla Toulmin (Director of the Int
 ernational Institute for Environment and Development)
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CONTACT:Sharath Srinivasan
DESCRIPTION:A talk and Q&A with Dr Camilla Toulmin.  Dr Toulmin is Directo
 r of the International Institute for Environment and Development based in 
 London. (IIED). An economist by training\, she has worked mainly in Africa
  on agriculture\, land\, climate and livelihoods. This has combined field 
 research\, policy analysis and advocacy. Her work has aimed at understandi
 ng how environmental\, economic and political change impact on people’s 
 lives\, and how policy reform can bring real change on the ground. This ha
 s combined field research\, policy analysis\, capacity building and advoca
 cy. It has involved engaging with people at many different levels from far
 mers and researchers\, to national governments\, NGOs\, donor agencies and
  international bodies. \n\nAs Director of IIED since 2004\, Camilla has fo
 cused on developing the institute’s strategy and communications. The ins
 titute has grown under her leadership from £5m turnover per year in 2005 
 to more than £12m in 2008-09. IIED’s new strategy 2009-14 focuses on fo
 ur principal goals that bring together the diverse areas of work on climat
 e change\, human settlements\, natural resources\, sustainable markets\, a
 nd governance. \n\nCamilla studied Economics at Cambridge and London\, bef
 ore gaining her doctorate in Economics at Oxford.  Camilla is fluent in En
 glish and French. She is trustee of  ICARDA (Syria) and has been a member 
 of several boards. Her latest book is Climate change in Africa (Zed Books\
 , 2009). \n
LOCATION:Senior Common Room\, 17 Mill Lane\, Cambridge CB2 1RX
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