The world at crossroads – securing the future generations

The WIDER Development Conference on securing the future generations is 14–16 May 2024, in Maputo, Mozambique.

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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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Unemployment in Tunisia: What do we know? Where do we go? Tunis, Tunisia

The African Development Bank, the African Development Institute and UNU-WIDER, in collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training, organize a workshop on the subject...

Tue, 10 April 2012
African Development Bank, Les Berges Du Lac II, Tunis, Tunisia
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Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture

Announcement of International Conference: Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture. (484.02 kilobytes) Climatic constraints play a predominant role in the performance of national agricultures and their capacity to support economic growth and assure...

Tue, 6 December 2011 – Wed, 7 December 2011
Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Madinat Al Irfane, Rabat, Morocco
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Workshop
Climate Change Impacts on Moroccan Agriculture

Jointly sponsored by the Moroccan Academy of Sciences and UNU-WIDER.

Thu, 20 January 2011 – Fri, 21 January 2011
Rabat, Morocco
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UNU-WIDER & UNU-CRIS Joint Session on South-South Integration in a North-South Context: Regional and Global Integration: Quo Vadis?

UNU-WIDER & UNU-CRIS Joint Session (Parallel 1.1) to be held on Saturday, 16 January, South-South Integration in a North-South Context.

Wed, 13 January 2010 – Tue, 19 January 2010
Prague, Czechia
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Workshop
UNU-WIDER and UNU-CRIS International Workshop on South-South and North-South Trade Agreements: Compatibility Issues

South-South reciprocal trade agreements continue to surge in popularity despite arguments that they are a sub-optimal trade choice relative to North-South agreements or non-discriminatory trade liberalization. S-S agreements include both new...

Thu, 5 November 2009 – Fri, 6 November 2009
Bruges, Belgium
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