An expert global food security, David Lambert gave a Clinton School lecture today about the policy and politics surrounding the fight against global hunger.
In discussing the issues that affect global hunger, Lambert pointed to dysfunctional and corrupt governments as a major factor in deterring the ability to prevent hunger.
“The main root cause of hunger is governance,” Lambert said, citing examples such as the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia.
He also cited the need to empower women in poor countries where women are not allowed to participate in government.
Video of Lambert’s lecture will be posted soon at www.clintonschoolspeakers.com.
A native of Arkansas, Lambert is principal of Lambert Associates, a Washington, D.C., public affairs consulting firm providing strategic policy advice to United Nation’s agencies, land-grant universities and the U.S. private sector on issues related to global food security, child nutrition, food safety and agricultural biotechnology.
He also served as Foreign Agricultural Service Counselor to the U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies during the Clinton Administration.