David Jhirad testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

David Jhirad's testimony argues that climate change will complicate U.S. foreign aid and security, requiring the U.S. to re-engage internationally on mitigation and adaptation, expand economic focus to the global poor, and implement strong domestic actions to restore global leadership.

• Climate change is expected to create new and difficult challenges for the foreign aid and security assistance agenda of the United States, necessitating a constructive re-engagement with the international community regarding both adaptation and mitigation.
• There is a need to shift focus from the 2 billion people at the top of the global economic pyramid to include the 4 billion people at the base, who are viewed as potential future markets.
• The United States should pursue a goal of stabilizing the planet's climate and ensuring global economic and energy security through strong domestic action, with Congress playing a key role in restoring American leadership and clarifying policy.

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} }