North Korea in 2012: Outlook for Food Security

Featuring:

Panel 1:
Andrew Natsios, Former Administrator, USAID; Professor, Georgetown University
Victor Cha, Korea Chair, CSIS Moderated by: Johanna Nesseth Tuttle, Director, Global Food Security Project, CSIS

Panel 2:
Allan Jury, Director, U.S. Relations, United Nations World Food Program
Jeremy Konyndyk, Director, Policy and Advocacy, Mercy Corps

Moderated by:
Bill Garvelink, Senior Adviser, Project on U.S. Leadership in Development, CSIS

North Korea's sudden regime change has created a great deal of uncertainty for the country's political, social, and economic prospects. Given the increasing severity of the food crisis due to severe flooding, there is a need for focused attention from the international community to coordinate an effective humanitarian response. CSIS held a two-part panel discussion to evaluate the future of North Korean food security. Our first panel examined the political environment, followed by an in-depth discussion of the global humanitarian response.