Hosted by the Asian Development Bank at its headquarters in Manila and funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), this two-day conference was a great opportunity to bring together policy makers, renowned economists, government officials and members of the civil society to exchange experiences and points of view on the importance of including pro-poorest growth policies into the SDGs.
Read MoreGSDRC webinar: Wellbeing and extreme & persistent poverty - Thursday 3 March
Professor Sarah White (University of Bath) and Andrew Shepherd (Chronic Poverty Advisory Network) will discuss key issues and emerging debates on wellbeing and extreme & persistent poverty. Does a wellbeing approach imply a commitment to social justice and environmental protection? What is the evidence on effective interventions addressing extreme poverty? In what ways do wellbeing and extreme and persistent poverty relate?
Photo Credit: Panos Pictures
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Resilience: tools, measurement & application –Workshop hosted by USAID Regional Development Mission Asia, Bangkok, Thailand, Oct 14-15, 2015
Everyone is talking about “resilience”, but what does that mean for development and humanitarian investments? On 14-15 October USAID Regional Development Mission in Asia hosted the conference “Resilience: tools, measurement & application”. Anna Mdee, CPAN Research Fellow will give her presentation in the session ‘Framing Resilience Issues in Asia’.
Read MoreUpcoming conference on Pro-poorest Growth
The Asian Development Bank and the Chronic Poverty Advisory Network are pleased to announce the conference: Incorporating Pro-poorest Growth in the SDGs: Moving beyond the MDGs. Manila, Philippines 26-27 April 2016. As a forum for discussion for renowned academic, researchers, practitioners and policy makers, the conference aims to present the latest research evidence and to generate a series of practical and relevant recommendations for policy makers on pro-poorest growth.
Photo Credit: A child peeks through the window of a classroom - Shreeshitalacom Lower Secondary School. Kaski, Nepal. Photo: © Simone D. McCourtie / World Bank - Photo ID: SDM-NP-058 World Bank
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