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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Roosa Lambin and Milla Nyyssölä on examining Tanzanian health policies through a gender lens

The Innovation, Knowledge and Development (IKD) group of The Open University organises a one-day webinar on International Women's Day. The topic of the webinar is Health and care at the crossroads: evidencing gender impacts, campaigning for equality...

Wed, 8 March 2023
Online, United Kingdom
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Presentation
Roosa Lambin and Milla Nyyssölä on social policy trajectories and women in Tanzania

The virtual conference Social Policy in Africa is organized 22-24 November 2021 by University of South Africa (UNISA) in the City of Tshwane in South Africa. On 22 November researchers Roosa Lambin and Milla Nyyssölä give a presentation in the...

Mon, 22 November 2021
online, South Africa
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Presentation
Ayu Pratiwi and Milla Nyyssölä on land rights and inter-generational resource allocations in Tanzania

On 17 November 2021 Turku University researcher Ayu Pratiwi and UNU-WIDER Research Associate Milla Nyyssölä give a presentation at the weekly online seminar of the Labour Institute for Economic Research. The topic of their presentation is A long-term...

Wed, 17 November 2021
online, Finland
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Roosa Lambin and Milla Nyyssölä on social protection and gender in Tanzania

On 29 September 2021 UNU-WIDER researchers Roosa Lambin and Milla Nyyssölä give a presentation at the weekly online seminar of the Labour Institute for Economic Research. The topic of their presentation is Social protection and gender in Tanzania -...

Wed, 29 September 2021
online, Finland
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Maureen Were on promoting regional trade for faster job creation

The 23rd Conference of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts for Eastern Africa, organized by United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), took place 5-7 November in Asmara, Eritrea. The theme of the conference was...

Tue, 5 November 2019 – Thu, 7 November 2019
Asmara Palace Hotel, Deb Mie 04 - Expo Area, Amhara, Eritrea
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John Page on natural resources and industrialization

On 30 November, John Page will give a presentation on natural resources and industrialization at an event co-organized by UONGOZI and UNU-WIDER at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. This event is part of a series of lectures delivered by...

Fri, 30 November 2018
University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Meeting of environment specialists from the Nordic Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Development Agencies

The meeting was convened by the Department for Development Policy at Finland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. UNU-WIDER presented an overview of its research and training activities in the area of climate change, and received comments from Nordic...

Tue, 31 January 2012
Helsinki, Finland
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Lecture
A one week course on the 'Economics of Climate Change' in Cape Town, South Africa

UNU-WIDER in collaboration with the African Economics Research Consortium (AERC) will hold a one week course on the 'Economics of Climate Change' at the School of Economics, University of Cape Town, South Africa. African and international lecturers...

Sat, 25 June 2011 – Wed, 29 June 2011
School of Economics, Cape Town, South Africa
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Lecture
Project Activity — A three week online course on the 'The Science of Climate Change and Biophysical Modeling'

UNU-WIDER, in collaboration with the African Economics Research Consortium (AERC), held a three week online course on the 'The Science of Climate Change and Biophysical Modeling'. International lecturers introduced course participants to the science...

Wed, 27 April 2011 – Wed, 18 May 2011
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Presentation
Climate change and economic development

James Thurlow, Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER gave a guest lecture on Cllimate Change and Economic Development' at the Master's course on Growth and Development at the University of Tampere.

Tue, 22 March 2011
University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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Sustainable development in a period of climate change

The lecture was held by Per Pinstrup-Andersen and Finn Tarp, and the focus was on sustainable development of developing countries in a time of climate change.

Mon, 31 January 2011
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Development under climate change

The conference brought together researchers from developed and developing countries to exchange ideas and strengthen research cooperation.

Thu, 2 September 2010 – Fri, 3 September 2010
Development Bank of Southern Africa, 1258 Lever Rd, Midrand, South Africa
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