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Asian Development Outlook 2012: confronting rising inequality in Asia

12 April 2012 - Public event, London

Asia Development Bank’s flagship publication Asian Development Outlook 2012 (ADO) provides a comprehensive analysis of macroeconomic issues in developing Asia, with growth projections by country and region. The ADO special theme chapter 'Confronting Rising Inequality in Asia' examines how policy makers in Asia can respond to growing inequality. This event will be the official London launch of the ADO 2012 and can be accessed here.
Speakers:
Dr Joseph Zveglich - Assistant Chief Economist, ADB
Dr Wonhyuk Lim - Director of Global Economy Research, Korean Development Institute

Discussants:
Dr Dirk Willem te Velde - Head of International Economic Development Group, ODI

Chair:
William Day - Interim Chair and Trustee, ODI, a Senior Associate of the University of Cambridge Programme for Industry, Chairman of Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP) and Sustainability Advisor to PwC
Introduction Audio / video Documents
Presentations
- Dr Joseph Zveglich - Assistant Chief Economist, ADB - Asian Development Outlook 2012 (PDF, 659kb)
- Dr Wonhyuk Lim - Korea's experience with rising inequality and inclusive growth (PDF, 1.9mb)
Documents
- Full Report: Asian Development Outlook 2012
- Highlights: Asian Development Outlook 2012 (PDF, 1.9mb)
An ODI and Asian Development Bank public event.

Effective natural resource management for inclusive and sustainable growth in the context of increased scarcity and climate change: What roles for the public and private sectors? - European Report on Development 2011-2012 consultation

8 - 9 June 2011 - Consultation, Bonn

The main purpose of this consultation event in Bonn was to inform the analysis and writing process of the European Report on Development 2011-2012, particularly chapters 6 (Water) and 7 (Energy). Various academic authors have been commissioned to write background papers for the ERD and a number of these were invited to come and present their ideas to the consultation.
Audio / video Documents
Documents
An ODI, European Commission, European Report on Development and German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik consultation. This event was an output of the following ODI project: ERD 2011/2012: European Report on Development .

Governance of natural resources with a focus on land - European Report on Development 2011-2012 consultation

18 - 19 May 2011 - Consultation, Maastricht

This consultation event looked into the governance of natural resources, and more specifically at the area of investments in land for production and growth and issues arising from the access, management and conservation of land. In addition, both issues were analysed in the third part of the programme in relation to the Water-Energy-Land nexus, a key part of the analytical context to be used in the European Report on Development 2011-2012.
Introduction Audio / video Documents
Presentations
Documents
An ODI, European Report on Development and German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik consultation. This event was an output of the following ODI project: ERD 2011/2012: European Report on Development .

G-20 in 2010

2010 - International summit hosted by Group of Twenty (G-20).

The world leaders from the G20 countries will meet in Toronto (June) and Seoul (November) this year in a new climate of collective austerity.
Introduction Opinion Documents and resources
Documents and resources
- The G-20 framework for strong, sustainable and balanced growth: What role for low-income, small and vulnerable countries?
  Books or book chapters, June 2010
- The G-20 in 2010: cementing the BRICKs of development
  Briefing papers, May 2010
- An equitable governance framework for climate finance
  Commonwealth Finance Ministers Reference Report, October 2010
- Climate Finance Fundamentals
  Research reports and studies
- The global financial crisis and sub-Saharan Africa: The effects of slowing private capital inflows on growth
  ODI Working Papers 304, June 2009

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 16th Conference of the Parties

29 November - 10 December 2010 - Conference

Climate finance is central to the agenda of the Cancun meeting because financing is so important to reaching a new agreement. It has also proved to be a deeply contentious issue between developed and developing countries. ODI's work on aims to bring fresh perspectives and lesson learning from development finance. Our analysis focuses on the emerging governance framework for climate finance and the role that public sector and private sector finance can play.
Opinion Documents and resources Our events
Documents and resources
- The G-20 framework for strong, sustainable and balanced growth: What role for low-income, small and vulnerable countries?
  Books or book chapters, June 2010
- The G-20 in 2010: cementing the BRICKs of development
  Briefing papers, May 2010
- An equitable governance framework for climate finance
  Commonwealth Finance Ministers Reference Report, October 2010
- Climate Finance Fundamentals
  Research reports and studies
- The global financial crisis and sub-Saharan Africa: The effects of slowing private capital inflows on growth
  ODI Working Papers 304, June 2009
Side events
- Making climate finance work: key issues in the short-and longer term, from pledge to project
  4 December 2010 - Public event

The G20 development agenda: The Seoul summit and beyond

27 October 2010 - Public event, London

What will the outcome of discussions at the G20 Summit in Seoul be, how will they shape G20 development agenda and how might the upcoming French Presidency of the G20 impact this agenda?
Speakers:
Paul Coustère - Project Manager, G8/G20 Task Force,Global Economy and Development Strategies Directorate, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs - France
Jomo Kwame Sundaram - Assistant Secretary-General of the UN
Prof L. Alan Winters - Chief Economist, DFID.
Chair:
Simon Maxwell - Senior Research Associate, ODI
Introduction Audio / video Report / documents
Presentations
- Alan Winters (PDF, 70kb)
- Jomo Kwame Sundaram (PDF, 127kb)
An ODI public event.

The G20 development agenda: How can it make a difference?

20 October 2010 - Public event, London

Baroness Shriti Vadera, a former UK Minister for Economic Competiveness, and now an advisor to the Korean G20 Presidency, will discuss the development agenda of the G20 and its' potential impact.
Speakers:
Shriti Vadera - Adviser to the G20 Presidency, Korea
Kamalesh Sharma - Commonwealth Secretary-General
Discussant:
Dirk Willem te Velde - Head of Investment and Growth, ODI
Chair:
Alison Evans - Director, ODI
Introduction Audio / video Report / documents
An ODI public event.

Asia's rise and the economic implications for Europe, the UK and Africa

14 July 2010 - Public event, London

This meeting looked at the implications of Asia's economic rise for Europe, the UK and Africa and how they might forge closer economic ties to mutual advantage.
Speaker:
Ganeshan Wignaraja (Dr.) - Principal Economist, Office of Regional Economic Integration, Asian Development Bank
Discussant:
Dirk Willem te Velde - Head of Investment and Growth Programme, ODI
Dr. Masuma Farooki - Visiting Research Fellow, Development Policy and Practice Unit, Open University (UK)
Chair:
Adrian Hewitt - Head of the ODI Fellowship Scheme and Research Fellow, ODI
Introduction Audio / video Documents
Presentations
An ODI public event.

The global financial crisis and private capital flows to low income countries

27 April 2010 - Public event, London

Low-income countries (LICs) in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean have been hard hit by the impact of the global financial crisis on foreign investment and other private capital flows. Two different studies looking into the effects of the global financial crisis will be presented at this meeting.
Speakers:
Isabella Massa - Research Officer, ODI
Matthew Martin - Director, Debt Relief International
Nils Bhinda - Programme Manager, Debt Relief International
Chair:
Dirk Willem te Velde - Programme Leader, ODI
Introduction Audio / video Documents
Presentations
- Isabella Massa (PDF, 357kb)
- Matthew Martin and Nils Bhinda (PDF, 2.2mb)
Documents and resources
- The G-20 framework for strong, sustainable and balanced growth: What role for low-income, small and vulnerable countries?
  Books or book chapters, June 2010
- The G-20 in 2010: cementing the BRICKs of development
  Briefing papers, May 2010
- An equitable governance framework for climate finance
  Commonwealth Finance Ministers Reference Report, October 2010
- Climate Finance Fundamentals
  Research reports and studies
- The global financial crisis and sub-Saharan Africa: The effects of slowing private capital inflows on growth
  ODI Working Papers 304, June 2009
An ODI and Development Finance International public event.

Securing additional international public finance for climate change: How much is needed and can it be achieved?

15 April 2010 - Public event, London

This ODI public meeting explored the debate around securing financial resources to help Africa adapt to climate change.
Speakers:
Guido Schmidt-Traub – African Progress Panel
Nicola Cantore – Overseas Development Institute
Jessica Brown – Overseas Development Institute
Discussants:
Michael Keating – African Progress Panel
Jamie Drummond – ONE
Chair:
Neil Bird - Climate Change, Environment and Forests, Acting Programme Leader, ODI
Introduction Audio / video Report / documents
Presentations
An ODI public event.

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