Nemat (Minouche) Shafik is Permanent Secretary of the Department for International Development (DFID) joins the blog.
She told us she will be posting her first post on Monday!
In the mean time, you can learn more about her by clicking on her photo on the right side or on this link : http://www.ideas4development.org/contributors/minouche/en/
Have a good week-end, [...]
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Minouche Shafik, Permanent Secretary of the DFID, joins the blog!
Author : webmaster
Date : January 23rd, 2009
The nutrition challenge and what I saw in India
Author : Josette Sheeran
Date : January 8th, 2009Last comment the : 15 Jan-09
The global financial crisis and the high cost of food mean different things in different places. In those parts of the world where hunger is on the march, their impact can be measured in empty stomachs and blighted lives. That is why, during my recent visit to India, I traveled to a remote district called [...]
Cash on delivery aid: changing the incentive mix
Author : Jean-Michel Severino
Date : December 22nd, 2008Last comment the : 20 Jan-09
I recently came across a post by Nancy Birdsall on a new instrument promoted by the Center for Global Development, called ‘Cash on Delivery’ aid. In a way (Nancy, whose Center is a partner of ID4D, might wish to correct me if I am wrong, or complete if need be) it is conceptually close to ‘output-based [...]
Getting worse before it gets better: trade finance and the risks caused by risk
Author : Pascal Lamy
Date : December 1st, 2008Last comment the : 13 Jan-09
My apologies for not writing for nearly a year. I foresaw in my last two blogs that we were entering an intensive busy period in the WTO negotiations. The talks did indeed keep me busy this year, not least before, during and after the meetings in July that were so close to a breakthrough. What [...]
Towards a Green Economy - Elements of a Global Green New Deal
Author : Achim Steiner
Date : November 21st, 2008Last comment the : 15 Jan-09
During the past two months we have seen Governments commit more than USD 3000 billion towards stabilizing financial markets. A further USD 2000 billion have already been announced for economic stimulus packages. Never in the history of humankind has so much money been allocated with so little preparation and strategic analyses.
Is the international community likely to forget the food and energy crises in the rush to deal with the financial one?
Author : Abdou Diouf
Date : November 14th, 2008Last comment the : 12 Dec-08
Like earthquake aftershocks, the on-going repercussions of the stock market plunge triggered by the US subprime mortgage meltdown continue to shake financial and banking institutions. Governments and multilateral organisations alike are devoting all their energy and ingenuity to fighting this crisis, shelving the handling of other crises till later. However, while the financial markets panic, [...]
How will the financial crisis affect the South, and how can European Aid help developing countries face this challenge?
Author : ID4D (multi-author)
Date : November 5th, 2008Last comment the : 19 Jan-09
Exchange with the members of the blog, live from the 3rd edition of the European Development Days, Europe’s first meeting of development cooperation practitioners and decision-makers that will take place in Strasbourg on the 15-17 November. On this occasion, laptop computer will be available on the French Presidency stand so you will be able to [...]
Fighting climate change for the sake of the poor
Author : Rajendra Kumar Pachauri
Date : October 7th, 2008Last comment the : 12 Jan-09
Over the last 18 months or so there has been a major surge in the spread of public understanding on the subject of climate change, particularly in respect of human actions being a cause for changes in the earth’s climate system. However, this increase in awareness has not yet translated into action at the global [...]
The Oil Price Opportunity
Author : Kemal Dervis
Date : September 22nd, 2008Last comment the : 22 Nov-08
Oil prices have gone down in recent weeks from the peak reached in mid-summer, but they are still much higher than at the beginning of the decade. With high oil and coal prices, there are stronger incentives to use less fossil fuels. Alternative energies become financially more attractive. These developments can bring about reductions in [...]
Doha and the WTO after the July collapse
Author : Supachai Panitchpakdi
Date : September 12th, 2008Last comment the : 23 Sep-08
The failure of the recent WTO Ministerial to achieve its objective of agreeing on modalities for negotiations in agriculture and NAMA is a setback for the Doha Round. The latest in a series of failed attempts, the breakdown of the July talks has led to concerns about the demise of the entire Round. A recent [...]
The New International Aid Architecture: New Players, New Challenges, Old Problems?
Author : Donald Kaberuka
Date : October 16th, 2007Last comment the : 26 Dec-08
1. Twenty years ago, 22 members of the OECD/DAC accounted for 95% of total aid to developing countries. Today, aid to developing countries is delivered via more than 150 multilateral agencies, 33 bilateral members of the OECD/DAC, at least 10 non-DAC [...]