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UN at 75: slow death or a new direction? | Annual Lecture 24

The 2020 WIDER Annual Lecture by Lord Mark Malloch-Brown will take place online on 26 October. As the UN celebrates its 75th anniversary this WIDER Annual Lecture discusses whether the UN can reinvent itself, or whether it will sink into irrelevance? More

2020 Annual Conference of the Inclusive growth in Mozambique programme

Join us for the 'Evidence to enhance inclusive growth' conference on 2-6 November. Read more

Support COVID-19 research - take the survey today

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35 years of knowledge for change (1985-95)

Join our anniversary celebrations as we reflect on some of the greatest achievements of UNU-WIDER over the last 35 years and how we see our work creating change in the future. First we look at 1985-95 and changing IMF orthodoxy. Read more

COVID-19 and employment: Insights from the sub-Saharan African experience

While the full socio-economic consequences remain uncertain, the pandemic’s impact on the labour market has become an issue of global concern. Read more

Journal Special Issue: Understanding agricultural development and change

Using the case of Vietnam, this special issue brings together a set of high-quality academic studies to answer key research questions of importance to understanding agricultural development and change in developing country settings. Read more

How is COVID-19 changing development? A WIDER Webinar Series

Catch up on recordings from the WIDER Webinar Series to hear from renowned researchers on the impact of COVID-19 on development, and the implications for the Global South. More webinars to be announced soon!

Why all countries should contribute to ending global poverty

Trillions of dollars have already been spent on the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and no one knows what the final bill will be. Is it possible to respond to a much longer crisis – global poverty – with even a fraction of these resources? More

Visit our YouTube channel

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Research and policy briefs

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The history and politics of energy transitions: Comparing contested views and finding common ground

According to some definitions, an energy transition refers to the time that elapses between the introduction of a new primary energy source, or prime mover, and its rise to claiming a substantial share of the overall market...

Environmental policy Natural resources Power resources

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Tanzania: From mining to oil and gas

This paper compares and contrasts the economic situation in Tanzania during the resurgence of gold and diamond production after 1999, with the situation that is now emerging as the country begins to exploit very large resources of natural gas mainly ...

Gas utilities Mineral industries Natural resources

Working Paper

The political economy of energy transitions and thermal energy poverty: Comparing the residential LPG sectors in Indonesia and South Africa

Indonesia and South Africa are both trying address energy poverty through subsidized energy provision...

Gas utilities Political science Poverty

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The linkages of energy, water, and land use in Southeast Asia: Challenges and opportunities for the Mekong region

This paper aims to contribute to understanding the existing knowledge gaps in the linkages of energy, water, and land use in Southeast Asia and explores the political economy of energy transition in the Mekong region (MR)...

Natural resources Power resources Water

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Is feed-in-tariff policy effective for increasing deployment of renewable energy in Indonesia?

To accelerate the deployment of renewable energy technologies and to secure the electricity supply, the Government of Indonesia has issued several feed-in-tariff regulations for various renewable energy sources, which were previously predominated by ...

Environmental aspects (Commercial policy) Power resources Renewable energy sources

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Climate change policy and power sector reform in Mexico under the ‘golden age of gas’

Mexico’s low-carbon technology perspectives show lack of coherence with the rising ambition in climate change commitments, for which Mexico is internationally praised...

Climatic changes Gas utilities Natural resources

Journal Article

Characterizing wind power resource reliability in southern Africa

Part of Journal Special Issue Prospects for Renewable Energy in Africa

Climatic changes Econometrics Infrastructure (Economics)

Blog

The Nordic Contribution to Development

by Tony Addison
March 2014

26 March 2014 Tony Addison The Nordic countries have a long-standing commitment to development, and their work in peace-building has taken Nordic peacemakers into some of the toughest places in the world...

Democracy Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic development

Working Paper

The Impact of Climate Change on Wind and Solar Resources in Southern Africa

Climate change is an issue that requires global attention and co-operation...

Climatic changes Power resources Renewable energy sources

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Characterizing Wind Power Resource Reliability in Southern Africa

Producing electricity from wind is attractive because it provides a clean, low-maintenance power supply...

Infrastructure (Economics) Power resources Renewable energy sources

Journal Article

Gender Implications of Biofuels Expansion in Africa: The Case of Mozambique

We use a gendered dynamic CGE model to assess the implications of biofuels expansion in a low-income, land-abundant setting. Mozambique is chosen as a representative case...

Equilibrium (Economics) Natural resources Poverty

Working Paper

Gender Implications of Biofuels Expansion: A CGE Analysis for Mozambique

We use a gendered computable general equilibrium model to assess the implications of biofuels expansion in Mozambique. We compare scenarios with different gender employment intensities in producing jatropha for biodiesel...

Equilibrium (Economics) Natural resources Poverty

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Energy Consumption and Carbon Emission-Based Productivity Change and Industrialization in Post-Reform China

The paper investigates the determinants of productivity growth in China...

Economic development Industrial productivity Panel analysis

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UN at 75: slow death or a new direction? | Annual Lecture 24

The 2020 WIDER Annual Lecture by Lord Mark Malloch-Brown will take place online on 26 October. As the UN celebrates its 75th anniversary this WIDER Annual Lecture discusses whether the UN can reinvent itself, or whether it will sink into irrelevance? More

2020 Annual Conference of the Inclusive growth in Mozambique programme

Join us for the 'Evidence to enhance inclusive growth' conference on 2-6 November. Read more

Support COVID-19 research - take the survey today

Life with Corona, a global survey tracking the social and economic impacts of COVID-19 around the world has just been released with updated questions. Take part in the survey here, and share the link with your colleagues, friends and family! Read more

35 years of knowledge for change (1985-95)

Join our anniversary celebrations as we reflect on some of the greatest achievements of UNU-WIDER over the last 35 years and how we see our work creating change in the future. First we look at 1985-95 and changing IMF orthodoxy. Read more

COVID-19 and employment: Insights from the sub-Saharan African experience

While the full socio-economic consequences remain uncertain, the pandemic’s impact on the labour market has become an issue of global concern. Read more

Journal Special Issue: Understanding agricultural development and change

Using the case of Vietnam, this special issue brings together a set of high-quality academic studies to answer key research questions of importance to understanding agricultural development and change in developing country settings. Read more

How is COVID-19 changing development? A WIDER Webinar Series

Catch up on recordings from the WIDER Webinar Series to hear from renowned researchers on the impact of COVID-19 on development, and the implications for the Global South. More webinars to be announced soon!

Why all countries should contribute to ending global poverty

Trillions of dollars have already been spent on the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and no one knows what the final bill will be. Is it possible to respond to a much longer crisis – global poverty – with even a fraction of these resources? More

Visit our YouTube channel

Want to catch up on our recent events? Find out what Nobel laureates Amartya Sen and Joseph Stiglitz think about the SDGs? Click here to visit us on YouTube.

Research and policy briefs

Evidence-based policymaking is crucial. Use our publications search to browse nearly 200 briefs which highlight the findings and policy implications of our research.

13 UNU-WIDER articles, publications, projects, experts...

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