RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Raj M. Desai and Shareen Joshi, January 11, 2012, The Brookings Institution
Raj Desai and Shareen Joshi discuss the use of producer associations by governments and multilateral development institutions to provide support to women and improve Indian agriculture, which has faced declining productivity, greater import competition, and rising prices for fertilizer, seed and pesticides. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Alicia Campi, January 2012, The Brookings Institution
Because of the exploitation of its vast mineral resources, Mongolia’s economy is among the fastest growing in the world. Alicia Campi describes the challenges facing the Mongolian government as it works to ensure that this mineral wealth benefits the whole nation rather than just certain sectors of society. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Nathan Hultman and Viviane Romeiro, December 07, 2011, The Brookings Institution
Nathan Hultman and Viviane Romeiro examine the Clean Development Mechanism's controversial support of projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which some argue, enable funds to flow into countries that already benefit from a good investment environment. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Katherine Sierra, December 06, 2011, CDKN
Katherine Sierra outlines the importance of private sector investment in the Green Climate Fund, and presents options on how the public sector can mobilize private investors and overcome barriers businesses may face. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Nathan Hultman, December 06, 2011, The Brookings Institution
As delegates at the 17th Conference of Parties enter their second week of negotiations, a solution for achieving global emission reductions and climate protection remains elusive. Nathan Hultman examines the challenges of low emissions development and green economic policy and how international policy negotiations can encourage the process. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Homi Kharas and Noam Unger, November 28, 2011, The Brookings Institution
This week, U.S. delegates will attend the fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, Korea. As the United States heads to the forum with several priorities, Homi Kharas and Noam Unger argue that the Busan forum presents the opportunity for the United States to step up its development activities and commitments. Read More
PAST EVENT
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Washington, DC
As corporations are finding that they can help encourage economic growth and development in the poorest of countries, the private sector is poised to tackle development differently by taking a market-based approach while partnering with traditional development players. On November 1, Global Economy and Development at Brookings will host a discussion on the role of the private sector in sustainable development. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Nathan Hultman, Katherine Sierra and Greg Carlock, August 2011, The Brookings Institution
Nathan Hultman, Katherine Sierra and Greg Carlock examine the challenges of sustainable development and argue that we must broaden clean energy entrepreneurship to encompass new regions, new technologies, and new approaches to overcome the threats of climate change. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Noam Unger and Homi Kharas, September 21, 2011, The Brookings Institution
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced that she will attend the upcoming High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, South Korea. Noam Unger and Homi Kharas explain why Clinton's attendance is a positive step toward elevating development within U.S. foreign policy and how diplomacy can further promote international policy agreements. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Mwangi S. Kimenyi, Nelipher Moyo, Julius Agbor, Melvin Ayogu, Anne W. Kamau and Olumide Taiwo, September 21, 2011, The Brookings Institution
In the upcoming months, a number of African countries will hold presidential and legislative elections. For many of these countries, elections hold an opportunity for peace and stability within historically uneasy political environments. Brookings scholars discuss the upcoming elections throughout the continent, as well as the post-election outcome in Zambia. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Laurence Chandy and Geoffrey Gertz, August 26, 2011, UNICEF
In an interview with UNICEF, Laurence Chandy and Geoffrey Gertz discuss the importance of tracking global poverty, where it will be concentrated in the future and how these trends affect UNICEF and others committed to improving the well-being of children across the developing world.
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William Y. Brown, July 2011, The Brookings Institution
As humankind gradually reduces the number of species on earth, the Convention on Biological Diversity notes the importance of biological diversity on sustaining life. William Brown argues that the Convention’s goals are unattainable with the current practices, and gives eight recommendations on how to maintain healthy ecosystems. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William Y. Brown, August 08, 2011, The Brookings Institution
In June 2012, the United Nations will hold its decennial UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in Rio de Janeiro. William Brown writes that for the past 40 years, the conference has focused more on development and social issues, and less on simply protecting the environment where humans live. Brown offers nine recommendations to governments participating in Rio+ 20 to help bring their focus back on improving global environmental quality. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Laurence Chandy and Geoffrey Gertz, July 05, 2011, YaleGlobal
By combining the recent country survey data of household consumption with latest figures on private consumption growth, Laurence Chandy and Geoffrey Gertz generated poverty estimates to the present day. Through their research, they conclude that the UN millennium goal to halve poverty may have been achieved, noting that the world – even stubborn sub-Saharan Africa – is in the midst of rapid poverty reduction due to economic growth and widespread development. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Laurence Chandy and Geoffrey Gertz , May 17, 2011, The Brookings Institution
Recent estimates show that most of the developing world is experiencing high, sustained growth, which has helped nearly a half a billion people escape poverty between 2005 and 2010. These findings uncover two unique trends: poor people are increasingly found in middle-income countries and in fragile states. Laurence Chandy and Geoffrey Gertz further explore both trends and how the international community will now tackle global poverty reduction. Read More