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?

Photo Credit: Panos Pictures

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’.

Upcoming conference on Pro-poorest Growth

September 10, 2015 CPAN

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