GSDRC webinar: Wellbeing and extreme & persistent poverty - Thursday 3 March

February 5, 2016 CPAN

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?

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Who is sitting at the table and what is on the menu? The G20 Summit in Antalya and opportunities to use the SDGs to make the world a safer place for all

November 15, 2015 CPAN

Pro-poor(est) economic growth would require a more incisive international cooperation on economic and financial issues, for instance through investment in critical infrastructure for the poor and more stringent regulation on decent employment. The G20 could make a difference providing a platform for countries to discuss coordinated solutions to these problems.

Resilience: tools, measurement & application –Workshop hosted by USAID Regional Development Mission Asia, Bangkok, Thailand, Oct 14-15, 2015

October 26, 2015 CPAN

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’.

Do we need the Sustainable Development Goals? Anna Mdee at the Battle of Ideas Festival 2015

October 26, 2015 CPAN

This year’s Battle of Ideas Festival has seen the participation of Anna Mdee, CPAN Research Fellow. Anna participated in the debate ‘Do we need the Sustainable Development goals?’ taking place Saturday 17 October, 16.00 until 17.00, at Free Stage, Barbican Hot Off the Press.

Getting to zero poverty by 2030 - an Infographic by CPAN

October 21, 2015 CPAN

This infographic CPAN aims to give an overall picture of the complexity and the dynamics that can trap people in a situation of chronic poverty, and to suggest the cross-cutting policy areas that need to be taken into account when aiming at tackling chronic poverty, stop impoverishment, build sustained escape from poverty.