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HUMAN RIGHTS START WITH A BASIC RIGHT TO LIFE.
THAT IS WHY, WHEREVER WE OPERATE, WE PUT AS MUCH
THOUGHT INTO THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF OUR PEOPLE
AND THEIR FAMILIES AS WE DO OUR MINES.
OUR LEADING RESPONSE TO THE HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC IN
SOUTH AFRICA INCLUDES OPERATING THE WORLD’S LARGEST
FREE WORKPLACE HIV COUNSELLING, TESTING AND AIDS
TREATMENT PROGRAMME.
TODAY, THESE TREATMENT PROGRAMMES ARE BEING
EXTENDED TO ALL SPOUSES AND DEPENDANTS OF OUR
EMPLOYEES, IN ADDITION TO OUR LONGSTANDING PROGRAMME
TO PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION OF HIV FROM MOTHER TO BABY.
WHEN YOU JOIN ANGLO AMERICAN, YOU JOIN A FAMILY THAT
TAKES CARE OF ITS PEOPLE.
FIND OUT MORE AT GETTHEFULLSTORY.COM
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Thabazimbi, South Africa
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contents
Introduction and Leaders’ Perspectives
14 A time of transformation
Barack Obama, president, United States of America
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United for freedom and enterprise
David Cameron, prime minister, United Kingdom
Cooperation, responsibility, solidarity
Angela Merkel, chancellor, Federal Republic of Germany
26 G8: acting together for global prosperity and security
Stephen Harper, prime minister, Canada
28 Prospects for the Camp David Summit
John Kirton, director, G8 Research Group
30 America’s G8 summitry: back to the future
Robert Fauver, former G7/G8 sherpa, United States
33 Illinois – the place to do business
Pat Quinn, governor, State of Illinois
The G8’s Partners – African Opportunity
39 Progress in a democratic Liberia
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president, Liberia
44 Strengthening political governance for security and stability in Africa
Dr Jean Ping, chairperson, African Union Commission
48 Working together to assist Africa’s development efforts
Donald Kaberuka, president, African Development Bank Group
Innovation For Economic Growth,
Employment and Social Security
53 Fostering growth through innovation
Angel Gurría, secretary-general, Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECD)
58 The G8’s strategy for global economic growth
Robert Fauver, former G7/G8 sherpa, United States
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Democracy cannot be imposed or exported, but it can be supported. And because those working for democratic reform can be inspired by what others are doing elsewhere around the world, we play an instrumental role in supporting initiatives in:
As democratic institutions and processes operate in national and international political contexts we are developing and mainstreaming the understanding of how democracy interplays with:
• Conflict and security
• Gender
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62 America forges ahead in the new global economy
David Hale, chair, David Hale Global Economics and co-editor of What’s Next? Unconventional Wisdom on the Future of the World Economy
66 Generating green growth and jobs in G8 countries
Steve Charnovitz, George Washington University Law School
71 The contribution of the private sector to education
Harry Anthony Patrinos, lead education economist, World Bank
76 Innovation and productivity in an age of austerity: a role for ICTs
David Crane, journalist
80 Start-ups: more than just a sideshow
Jonathan Ortmans, chair, Global Entrepreneurship Congress; president, Global Entrepreneurship Week; senior fellow at the Kauffman Foundation
84 Unlocking the potential for innovation offered by ICTs
Jeffrey A Hart, Indiana University, United States
88 Towards stewardship in cyberspace
Ron Deibert, director, Citizen Lab and Canada Centre for Global Security Studies, Munk School of Global Affairs,
University of Toronto, Canada
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Development
Reaching the Millennium
Development Goals with energy
Timothy E Wirth, president, United Nations Foundation; member, United Nations secretary-general’s High-Level Group on Sustainable Energy for All
98 Harnessing investment for sustainable development
Supachai Panitchpakdi, secretary-general,
UN Conference on Trade and Development
102 African infrastructure: foundation for a continent’s growth
Lars H Thunell, executive vice president and CEO,
International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group
106 The role of Asian Development Bank in shaping the continent’s future
Haruhiko Kuroda, president, Asia Development Bank
110 Financing democratic change in North Africa
Thomas Mirow, president, European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development
114 The contribution of social business
Muhammad Yunus, Yunus Centre
Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
116 Ensuring the world is fed
José Graziano da Silva, director general,
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
120 Why the farmer should be put first
Kanayo F Nwanze, president, International Fund for Agricultural Development
122 Unlocking the power of partnerships for the world’s poor and hungry
Ertharin Cousin, executive director, World Food Programme
126 Continuing the progress in global food production
Donald GM Coxe, chair, Coxe Advisor
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Health
130 Shared values, shared responsibility:
G8 and Africa’s response to AIDS
Michel Sidibé, executive director, UNAIDS
135 Investing in nutrition security is key to sustainable development
Anthony Lake, executive director, UNICEF
142 The ‘O Generation’: tackling the childhood obesity epidemic
Mirta Roses-Periago, director, Pan American Health Organization
147 Strengthening maternal, newborn and child health: the next steps
Julio Frenk, chair, The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn &
Child Health; dean, Harvard School of Public Health
154 More than money: the business contribution to global health
Jeffrey L Sturchio, senior partner, Rabin Martin
158 Bolstering brain health makes perfect sense
Vladimir Hachinski, president, World Federation of Neurology; chair, Working Group, World Brain Alliance
Energy Security and Climate Change Control
162 Rio offers the chance to look at things differently
Dilma Rousseff, president, Brazil
166 Enhancing energy security: lessons from Germany and Japan
Miranda Schreurs, member, German Environment
Advisory Council (SRU)
170 Why nuclear energy still has a crucial role to play
Victoria V Panova, Department of International Relations and
Foreign Policy of Russia, MGIMO-University
174 North America as a global oil and gas power
Robert Johnston and Nitzan Goldberger, Eurasia Group
178 Energy security is of crucial importance for the G8
Maria van der Hoeven, executive director,
International Energy Agency
182 The G8 and great hopes for sustainable energy
Dries Lesage, Ghent Institute for
International Studies, Ghent University
186 A chance to open up a new front on health, food and climate protection
Achim Steiner, United Nations under-secretary general; executive director, United Nations Environment Programme
Peace and Security
192 Ensuring security in the Middle East, northeast Asia and worldwide
Lee Dong-hwi, Korean National Diplomatic Academy,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Republic of Korea
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194 Building the new Arab world
Hisham El Sherif, IT Ventures
197 After the Arab Spring: will leaders lead leaders?
Lindsay Lloyd, Freedom Collection, George W Bush
Presidential Center, and Christopher Sands,
Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
200 Reaching nuclear global zero: a Japanese view on the G8’s role
Matake Kamiya, National Defence Academy of Japan
204 Finding a middle way to curb
Iran’s nuclear ambitions
Graham Allison, director, Belfer Center for Science and
International Affairs, Harvard University’s John F Kennedy
School of Government
206 Working to prevent nuclear proliferation in the Gulf
David Shorr, The Stanley Foundation
208 Helping Afghanistan to make the transition to peace
Omar Samad, senior Afghanistan expert, United States
Institute of Peace; former ambassador of Afghanistan to
France and Canada
210 G8 action against terrorism and transnational organised crime
Amandine Scherrer, OPIAS Consulting
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Accountability, Innovation and Effectiveness
214 The Camp David Summit offers a special opportunity
Nicholas Bayne, International Relations Department,
London School of Economics
216 African accountability on food and development
Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane, president and founder of African Monitor
218 Do G8 summits make a real difference?
Marina Larionova, National Research University Higher School of Economics, and Ella Kokotsis, G8 Research Group
220 The open spiral: the ongoing moral commitments of faith leaders
The Reverend Doctor Karen Hamilton, general secretary,
Canadian Council of Churches, and the Reverend Bud Heckman, executive director, Religions for Peace – USA
222 The G8-BRICS relationship: moving from competitive avoidance to cooperative engagement
Andrew F Cooper, University of Waterloo/Balsillie School of International Affairs; distinguished fellow, the Centre for
International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Canada
224 Leaders’ profiles
226 Sponsors’ index
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From field to fork
The proposed global food security institute at the U of S will help optimize the food supply system to make the best use of natural resources and deliver the best nutrition to people round the world—with a focus on wheat, pulses and related prairie crops.
Managing resources for crop and human nutrition
Processing advancements to improve use and nutrition
To markets and consumers water platform technologies
Water efficiency
Photosynthesis
Nutrient efficiency
Animal feed
Food crops
Cash crops trade a n d production distributio n
• Contains 43% of Canada’s arable land
• Wheat, canola and pulses account for more than 80% of Saskatchewan crop exports
• Accounts for 11% of global wheat exports *
Saskatchewan production
% of global production
40
10
Lentils Canola
Potash reserves
% of global reserves
Saskatchewan
Rest of world
• Our soil is amongst the most productive in the world. Our soil type, climate and key crops are common to many countries.
Our food institute’s impact could reach 570 million people and 170 million tonnes of crop worth CAN$34 billion.
Globally recognized:
• Canadian Light Source synchrotron at Uof S
• Uof S Vaccine and Infectious Disease
Organization-International Vaccine Centre
National leaders with global reach:
• Uof S Crop Development Centre
• Uof S Global Institute for Water Security
• More than 10 Uof S colleges relevant to food security
Government research leaders:
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• NRC of Canada
• Saskatchewan Research Council
Regional strength:
• Canadian Feed Research Centre
• Canada-Saskatchewan Irrigation
Diversification Centre
• U of S Feeds Innovation Institute
• Western Beef Development Centre
• Prairie Swine Centre
• Innovation Place (>50 companies)
• AgWest Bio Inc.
• POS BioSciences pilot plant
• Multinational agbio industry firms
• Saskatchewan Food Industry Development
Centre Inc.
• Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of
Public Policy
Our research will complement activities of major global partners in a range of areas along the food chain—from crop development to policy.
• Resource Management
• Crop Development
• Animal health
• Policy related to agricultural trade and innovation
• Bio-processing and use
• Human nutrition
* Excludes durum wheat
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