Student Bulletin Board
2010-11-05
☆Brownbag Sessions!☆
Time and Venue
Friday, December 10, 2010: 1215-1330
6th Floor Conference Room (#610); Administration Bureau Building #2 (GraSPP
Floor)
Introduction
GraSPP is pleased to present the first in what will hopefully be a series of
English-language, monthly roundtable talks designed to introduce students to
various policy topics.
These are brownbag sessions meaning that students are welcome to bring their
lunch. The talks will be relatively informal with time for discussion. Due
to an inability to predict the number of participants for this first event
and seat limitations, only the first 25 who arrive will be admitted so
please be early if you wish to secure a spot.
Topic Title
The Other Billion People: Developing Fresh Water Solutions For Those
Without.
Speaker
David S. Abraham
International Affairs Fellow in Japan, Sponsored by Hitachi, Ltd. 2010-2011
Short Summary of Talk
Mr. Abraham will give an overview of the global clean water situation, with
a focus on those in rural locales. This will include a discussion on
challenges in foreign aid delivery to ensure everyone has access to safe
clean water and what can be done.
Speaker Profile
David S. Abraham is the 2010-2011 International Affairs Fellow in Japan,
sponsored by Hitachi, Ltd. in residence at Tokyo University studying natural
resource security. Mr. Abraham currently oversees operations of ClearWater
Initiative, a nonprofit organization focused on developing clean water
solutions in post-conflict regions in Africa. He also consults on risk
analysis. Previously, Mr. Abraham worked for RBS Sempra Commodities and
Lehman Brothers assessing credit risk and the impact of geopolitical and
economic risks in developing countries. From 2003-2007, he oversaw natural
resource, economic assistance and trade programs at the White House Office
of Management and Budget. Mr. Abraham's experience also includes work with a
United Nations program in Indonesia, a German consultancy and the Peace
Corps in Lithuania. He has been published in publications including the New
York Times, Los Angeles Times and International Herald Tribune and he
maintained a blog on energy issues at the Foreign Policy Association
website. Mr. Abraham holds a BA from Boston College and an MALD from the
Fletcher School at Tufts University, and he speaks Lithuanian.