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The Environment and Energy program at CIGI focuses on governance issues related to climate change, sustainable economics, alternative energy, and agriculture and food security.
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A prominent Canadian economist and policy analyst, Daniel Schwanen is a senior fellow at CIGI and an expert on global economic governance.
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CIGI Senior Visiting Fellow
A CIGI Senior Visiting Fellow and award-winning journalist, Paul Blustein has written extensively about international economics, trade and financial crises.
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CIGI conducts an active program of research, policy analysis, conferences and workshops on G20 challenges and issues, cutting across several research program themes.
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Addressing the need for sustainable and balanced economic growth, the Global Economy program (including the G20 working group) is a central area of CIGI expertise.
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CIGI Chair in International Political Economy
Eric Helleiner is CIGI chair in international political economy at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and professor at the University of Waterloo.
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Pierre Siklos is a CIGI senior fellow and director of the Viessmann European Research Centre at Wilfrid Laurier University.
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CIGI DISTINGUISHED FELLOW
Paul Heinbecker is a CIGI distinguished fellow and a former Canadian ambassador to Germany and the United Nations.
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CIGI DISTINGUISHED FELLOW
A prolific author and authoritative voice in the study of global governance, Andrew F. Cooper is a CIGI distinguished fellow and one of the Centre's longest-serving experts.
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Barry Carin is a senior fellow at CIGI and adjunct professor at the University of Victoria, and has previously served in a number of senior positions in the Canadian Government.
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CIGI Chair of Global Systems
Thomas Homer-Dixon is the CIGI chair of global systems at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, and a professor at the University of Waterloo.
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A joint undertaking by CIGI and Makerere University, the Africa Initiative is a multi-year, donor-supported program, with three components: a research program, an exchange program and online portal.
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Vice President of Programs
David B. Dewitt joined CIGI as vice president of programs in July 2011, and oversees the strategy and implementation of all the organization's work programs and research-related activities.
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CIGI's Global Development program emphasizes the importance of systemic coherence and shared responsibility for overcoming global challenges to equitable growth and sustainable development.
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Trevor Findlay is a CIGI senior fellow, and the William and Jeanie Barton Chair in International Affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa.
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A CIGI senior fellow and associate professor at the University of Waterloo, Bessma Momani's research and commentary focuses on economics and foreign policy in the Middle East.