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Tony Addison at the 17th Plenary Meeting of the OECD Policy Dialogue on Natural Resource-based DevelopmentTony Addison represents UNU-WIDER as one of the invited partner organizations and institutions in the OECD’s Policy Dialogue on Natural Resources Development , which will take place online on 14-15 December 2021. This dialogue is part of the...
Working Paper
The relative neglect of agriculture in MozambiqueThis paper explores agricultural performance of Mozambique, its institutional weaknesses, and the underlying factors that underpin an unsatisfactory performance during many decades...
Agriculture Environment InstitutionsPolicy seminar
Tony Addison at the 16th Plenary Meeting of the OECD Policy Dialogue on Natural Resource-based DevelopmentTony Addison represents UNU-WIDER as one of the invited partner organizations and institutions in the OECD’s Policy Dialogue on Natural Resources Development , which takes place online on 30 June – 2 July 2021. This dialogue is part of...
Working Paper
Effectiveness of strategic environmental assessment in promoting sustainable development in TanzaniaThis paper examines the extent to which strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is implemented in Tanzania and whether its implementation is in line with generally practised procedures/criteria...
Strategic environmental assessment Strategic planning Sustainable developmentWorking Paper
Uganda’s nascent oil sector: Revenue generation, investor-stakeholder alignment, and public policyThis paper discusses the political economy of oil in Uganda since the announcement of its discovery in 2006. It focuses on the dynamics of oil revenue generation (pre-commercial production) and expenditure, investor-stakeholder contestation (i.e...
Environment Livelihoods OilWorking Paper
Influence of institutional factors on the performance of the agricultural sector in MozambiqueThis paper is a review of the institutions and the performance of the agricultural sector in Mozambique, using an analysis table adapted to the assessment of the connections between the institutions and economic development...
Agriculture Environment InstitutionsBlog
Is COVID-19 really an exogenous shock?"We cannot solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." – Albert Einstein Economists invariably divide shocks into two types: endogenous and exogenous...
COVID-19 Economics ShocksProject
Extractives for Development (E4D) – risks and opportunities
Theme: Transforming states
Extractives Oil and gas MiningBook Chapter
Approaches to supporting local and community development: The view from ZambiaFrom the book: Extractive Industries
Community development Corporate social responsibility Environment
Journal Special Issue
UNU-WIDER Special Symposium on Aid, Environment and Climate ChangeThis special section on aid and institutions discusses how they constitute an important element of the global response to interlinked global developmental and environmental challenges...
Foreign aid Climate change EnvironmentJournal Article
Aid, Environment and Climate ChangePart of Journal Special Issue UNU-WIDER Special Symposium on Aid, Environment and Climate Change
Foreign aid Climate change EnvironmentNews
Finn Tarp opens Finnish Model UN conferenceUNU-WIDER Director Finn Tarp opened Finland's only university-level Model UN conference on 5 April 2017 in Helsinki. He spoke to delegates about UNU-WIDER's ongoing work on transformation, inclusion, and sustainability, the Sustainable...
SDGs EnvironmentWorking Paper
Approaches to supporting local and community development: The view from ZambiaMining is the largest sector of the Zambian economy but, as has been the case elsewhere, the relationship between mining companies and their host communities has been fractious, without a clear path towards sustainability...
Community development Corporate social responsibility EnvironmentWorking Paper
The effects of climate risk on hydropower P3 contract value: Preliminary study of the Inga 3 DamLarge hydropower dams are at the centre of a debate weighing the value and costs of renewable energy against the risks of climate change...
Environment Renewable energy