Roger-Mark De Souza on Building Political Will for Integrated Development
Earlier this month, Roger-Mark De Souza took part in an Aspen Institute roundtable on international climate negotiations, the Sustainable Development Goals, and reproductive health and rights. Women are essential to meeting climate and development goals, and yet all too often their needs - especially their sexual and reproductive health and rights - are secondary in these discussions.
Earlier this month, Roger-Mark De Souza took part in an Aspen Institute roundtable on international climate negotiations, the Sustainable Development Goals, and reproductive health and rights. Women are essential to meeting climate and development goals, and yet all too often their needs - especially their sexual and reproductive health and rights - are secondary in these discussions. United Nations Development Programme Administrator Helen Clark, Liberia's Minister of Gender and Development Julia Duncan-Cassell, and USAID Deputy Administrator for the Bureau of Global Health Dr. Jennifer Adams led the discussion, which was moderated by MSNBC's Tony Dokoupil.
De Souza, a discussant on the roundtable, asked the panelists how practitioners can overcome hurdles to build political will and financial support for a more integrated approach to climate, development, and reproductive health. MSNBC has the full event video online here.
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Roger-Mark De Souza
Former Director of Population, Environmental Security, and Resilience
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