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Future Cities

This video discusses how cities may change in the face of uncertain future food, energy and water supplies.

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Panel 2: Global Agriculture towards 2050

Panel 2: Available Resources (land, water, genetics), limits and challenges from climate change and new demands (bioenergy)

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Paul Romer: Why the world needs charter cities

How can a struggling country break out of poverty if it's trapped in a system of bad rules? Economist Paul Romer unveils a bold idea: "charter cities," city-scale administrative zones governed by a coalition of nations.

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Panel 3: Global Agriculture towards 2050

Panel 3: The technology challenge: Increasing productivity and protecting the environment

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Thinking Cities, Networked Society - Ericsson

The documentary 'Thinking Cities' deals with one of the most dramatic societal trends happening today: urbanization. The world population is expected to soar to more than 9 billion people by 2050, with roughly 70 percent living in cities. At the same time, Information Communications Technology (ICT) is extending its reach.

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Panel 4: Global Agriculture towards 2050

Panel 4: Investment needs, sources and instruments

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CNN Future Cities - Copenhagen

CNN Future Cities - Copenhagen. CNN Fremtidens København

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Panel 5: Global Agriculture towards 2050

Panel 5: The policy challenge: Support, trade, aid and investment policies

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Panel 6: Global Agriculture towards 2050

Panel 6: Special Session on Africa


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CNN Future Cities - Helsinki, Finland

CNN’s Future Cities, hosted by Richard Quest, “gives us an inside look at how cities are adapting to tomorrow’s challenges”.

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