David Jhirad testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

David Jhirad testifies that climate change will create new difficulties for U.S. foreign aid and security assistance, necessitating a constructive re-engagement with the international community on mitigation and adaptation. He advocates for strong domestic action to stabilize the global climate and ensure worldwide energy and economic security, while urging Congress to re-establish American leadership and clarify national and international policy.

• Climate change is expected to create new and difficult problems for the foreign aid and security assistance agenda of the United States, requiring the country to re-engage with the international community regarding both adaptation and mitigation.
• The United States should shift its focus to include the 4 billion people at the base of the global economic pyramid, who are identified as potential future markets, rather than focusing only on the 2 billion people at the top.
• The U.S. Congress is called upon to re-establish American leadership and clarify policy to achieve the goal of stabilizing the planet's climate and ensuring global economic and energy security.

APA

Jhirad, D. (2007). David Jhirad testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. World Resources Institute. https://www.wri.org/publications/david-jhirad-testimony-house-committee-foreign-affairs

Chicago

Jhirad, David. David Jhirad testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. World Resources Institute, 2007. https://www.wri.org/publications/david-jhirad-testimony-house-committee-foreign-affairs.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{jhirad2007david, author = {Jhirad, David}, title = {{David Jhirad testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs}}, publisher = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2007}, month = may, url = {https://www.wri.org/publications/david-jhirad-testimony-house-committee-foreign-affairs}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }