Lisa Dreier: Can partnerships feed the world?
Global food systems are increasingly at risk. Rising demand, scarce resources and increased volatility are putting new pressures on agriculture and food systems. More than 870 million people are chronically hungry, many of whom are small farmers. Farmers are not the only ones struggling. Governments, companies, international agencies and civil society groups are looking for […]
Can partnerships feed the world?
Global food systems are increasingly at risk. Rising demand, scarce resources and increased volatility are putting new pressures on agriculture and food systems. More than 870 million people are chronically hungry, many of whom are small farmers. Farmers are not the only ones struggling. Governments, companies, international agencies and civil society groups are looking for […]
Clara Brandi: Successful trade promotion in emerging economies: Lessons for low-income countries?
Emerging economies have been very successful in supporting their own trade performance. But how have they achieved this, and what lessons could less developed countries learn from their experiences? Trade performance in China, India and Brazil: the key ingredients for success The German Development Institute and ODI, as part of a Gates Foundation-funded research programme, […]
Discussion: How to increase the impact of philanthropy?
Angel Gurría: AID FOR TRADE: ACHIEVING SUCCESS IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT
“Aid for Trade” has galvanised broad engagement from the international community to support developing countries to make the most of international trade. Successive Global Reviews have provided clear evidence that the Initiative has lead to an integration of trade policies in national development strategies, to an inclusion of trade considerations in planning frameworks and consultations […]
Pascal Lamy on Aid for Trade
Photo: WTO Aid for Trade is as relevant today as it was when the Initiative was launched at the Hong Kong Ministerial Conference in 2005. Developing countries, and in particular Least-Developed Countries (LDCs), have made measurable progress in their participation in the global trading system. But for many, this participation still remains too narrowly focused […]
Karel De Gucht: Helping developing countries trade their way out of poverty
One thing is for sure: No country has ever lifted itself out of poverty without international trade. Trade is key to help countries develop. So we need to make sure that people in the world’s poorest countries have access to markets, to create jobs and encourage growth as a result. But trade needs the right […]
Aid for Trade- Continued Success in a Rapidly Evolving Environment
“Aid for Trade” has galvanised broad engagement from the international community to support developing countries to make the most of international trade. Successive Global Reviews have provided clear evidence that the Initiative has lead to an integration of trade policies in national development strategies, to an inclusion of trade considerations in planning frameworks and consultations […]
The Importance of Aid for Trade
Photo: WTO Aid for Trade is as relevant today as it was when the Initiative was launched at the Hong Kong Ministerial Conference in 2005. Developing countries, and in particular Least-Developed Countries (LDCs), have made measurable progress in their participation in the global trading system. But for many, this participation still remains too narrowly focused […]
New forms of Aid-for-Trade to promote participation in global value chains: Addressing standards for Kenyan flowers
The OECD/ODI policy dialogue this week will discuss how development actors can best engage with the private sector and how to remove the barriers that stop firms from participating in global value chains. Global value chains (GVCs) are often mentioned nowadays by donors when designing Aid-for-Trade (AfT) interventions. But we need to look beyond the […]
Dan Lui: Aid-for-Trade and trans-national constraints to development
Stakeholders from across the trade and development spectrum will gather at the OECD-hosted Policy Dialogue on Aid-for-Trade (AfT) in Paris on 16-17 January to discuss ‘how to ensure that the AfT initiative remains relevant in a changing international environment’. One of the discussions on the future of AfT is on how to promote regional AfT. […]
Gunnar Oom: Swedish Aid for Trade
Sweden has a vision of an international trading system that embraces all nations of the world, not only those that are already well-off. That is why free trade coupled with trade-related development cooperation is a priority for the Swedish Government. This is also why I, as State Secretary to the Swedish Minister for Trade, am […]
Dirk Willem te Velde: Debating the potential for ‘third generation’ Aid-for-Trade
It is going to be a major year for the debate on trade, kicking off with a policy dialogue on 15-16 January organised jointly by the OECD and ODI. With its specific focus on Aid-for-Trade (AfT), this dialogue will pave the way for an eventful 2013 for trade policy that includes the G8 in June […]
SolarAid's 'SunnyMoney' becomes the biggest seller of solar lights in Africa
As major players in the African pico-solar market met in Dakar in November 2012 for the World Bank Lighting Africa Conference, it emerged that SunnyMoney, SolarAid‘s ambitious social enterprise, has become the biggest last mile seller of solar lights in Africa ahead of oil giant, Total. This progress is the culmination of many years’ work […]
SolarAid’s ‘SunnyMoney’ becomes the biggest seller of solar lights in Africa
As major players in the African pico-solar market met in Dakar in November 2012 for the World Bank Lighting Africa Conference, it emerged that SunnyMoney, SolarAid‘s ambitious social enterprise, has become the biggest last mile seller of solar lights in Africa ahead of oil giant, Total. This progress is the culmination of many years’ work […]
Pushpanath Krishnamurthy: Coffee and Climate change: Doom or a new opportunity
Pushpanath Krishnamurthy, Social Business & Markets, Oxfam GB A historic and unprecedented event at the COP 11 (CBD) Conference in October 2012 was the release of a landmark report, “Coffee to go? The vital role of coffee towards ecosystem services and livelihoods” by Pavan Sukhdev, the lead author of the TEEB report and UNEP’S goodwill […]
Charting a Way Forward: Q&A
Charting a Way Forward: Q&A from Business Fights Poverty on Vimeo. Recorded at “Business, the MDGs and Beyond”, New York, 25 September 2012. The event was convened by the Business Call to Action, Business Fights Poverty, the Overseas Development Institute, the United Nations Development Programme and the UN Global Compact. For more information, visit: mdgs.businessfightspoverty.org
Charting a Way Forward: Q&A
Charting a Way Forward: Q&A from Business Fights Poverty on Vimeo. Recorded at “Business, the MDGs and Beyond”, New York, 25 September 2012. The event was convened by the Business Call to Action, Business Fights Poverty, the Overseas Development Institute, the United Nations Development Programme and the UN Global Compact. For more information, visit: mdgs.businessfightspoverty.org
Jin-Yong Cai: How to end poverty? The private sector is part of the solution
Four years after the global financial crisis struck, the world still faces major economic challenges. Shocks from Europe, Asia, or the United States could undermine recoveries in many developing countries, hurting the poor the most. The threat is acute in Sub-Saharan Africa, where nearly half the population still lives in poverty, and many countries remain […]
Quality medicines for all
Ensuring that patients in the developing world get access to the medicines they need remains an unfulfilled desire. This is true in spite of the significant progress over the last decade in providing treatment to poor people suffering in particular from the “big three” pandemics, HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. The reasons for this access gap […]