The world at crossroads – securing the future generations

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Andrea Vaccaro on how (the lack of) state experience shapes today’s fragile states

Andrea Vaccaro presents at the WIDER Seminar Series on 20 March 2024. According to the prevailing paradigm in international development policy, well-functioning state institutions play a crucial role in facilitating effective international aid. Despite a significant increase in the number of fragile countries in recent years, there has been however limited progress in understanding how aid can be made more effective in these contexts. Our study argues that one of the main obstacles to this progress lies in the conceptualization and measurement of state fragility.

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Sixth steering committee meeting of the Myanmar Enterprise Monitoring System (MEMS)
Tue, 17 September 2019
Central Statistical Organization (CSO) , Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
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Project meeting
Fifth Steering Committee Meeting of the Myanmar Enterprise Monitoring System (MEMS)

The fifth Steering Committee Meeting on Myanmar Enterprise Monitoring System (MEMS) took place on 26 March at the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) Office, Naypyidaw, Myanmar. The meeting is part of the on-going project 'Towards inclusive...

Tue, 26 March 2019
Central Statistical Organization (CSO) Office, Naypyitaw, Myanmar (Burma)
Past event
Project meeting
Agreement to develop a Social Accounting Matrix signed in Myanmar
Tue, 28 August 2018
Central Statistical Organization (CSO) Office, Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
Past event
Project meeting
Fourth Steering Committee Meeting of the Myanmar Enterprise Monitoring System (MEMS)

On 28 August, the Steering Committee meeting for the Towards inclusive development in Myanmar project met for the fourth time at the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) Office, Naypyidaw, Myanmar.

Tue, 28 August 2018
Central Statistical Organization (CSO) Office, Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
Past event
Project meeting
Third Steering Committee Meeting of the Myanmar Enterprise Monitoring System (MEMS)

On 14 March the third Steering Committee meeting for the Towards inclusive development in Myanmar project takes place at the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) Office, Naypyidaw, Myanmar.

Wed, 14 March 2018
Central Statistical Organization (CSO) Office, Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
Past event
Project meeting
Myanmar Enterprise Monitoring System (MEMS) - Stakeholder consultation on the first draft report

A stakeholder consultation with national and international policy makers for the first draft of the Myanmar Enterprise Monitoring System (MEMS) report takes place at Central Statistical Organization (CSO) Office, Naypyidaw, Myanmar on 14 March 2018.

Wed, 14 March 2018
Central Statistical Organization (CSO) , Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
Past event
Project meeting
Myanmar Enterprise Monitoring System (MEMS) – 2nd Steering Committee meeting
Thu, 28 September 2017
Central Statistical Organization (CSO), Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Burma)
Past event
Seminar
Development Strategy and Policy Analysis on The Economics (and Politics) Behind South Africa’s Carbon Tax

South Africa announced in February 2012 that it will introduce a carbon tax to reduce the country’s high levels of greenhouse gas emissions and assist in the global effort to curb climate change. This makes South Africa one of the first countries...

Tue, 3 April 2012
UN DESA, New York, United States
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Seminar
Biofuels, Poverty and Gender in Mozambique and Tanzania

For some, biofuels is a development opportunity that could generate economic growth and create jobs in the Africa's often-underperforming rural economies. For others, biofuels is yet another example of 'foreign land-grabbing' in Africa that could...

Wed, 18 January 2012
Ruhr Graduate School in Economics, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
Past event
Seminar
Green Growth in Development

In anticipation of the Rio+20 Preparatory Meetings scheduled for March 2011, the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UNU-WIDER jointly hosted a workshop to discuss the potential benefits and limitations of Green Growth for developing countries.

Wed, 15 December 2010
Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
UNU-WIDER and HECER autumn seminar on climate change adaptation and fair trade agriculture

Adapting to Climate Change: An Integrated Biophysical and Economic Assessment for Mozambique by James Thurlow & Impacts of Fair Trade in Coffee: Impacts on the Global Coffee Markets by Pertti Haaparanta.

Thu, 18 November 2010
Seminar Room 3-4, Economicum, Arkadiankatu 7, Helsinki, Finland
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Seminar
Climate change and low-income countries

Approaches for analysing the implications of climate change and appropriate policy responses from the perspective of low-income economies will be presented drawing on detailed country work conducted in Bangladesh, Ghana, Ethiopia, Mozambique...

Mon, 18 October 2010
UN University Office at the United Nations, 2 United Nations Plaza (44th St between 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, United States
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Seminar
Climate change uncertainty and adaptation policy

Professor Arndt presented recent approaches developed for analyzing the implications of climate change and appropriate policy responses.

Mon, 10 May 2010
Bergen Resource Centre for International Development, Jekteviksbakken 31, Bergen, Norway
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