CERP Podcasts

Listen to Dr. Madiha Afzal on CERP Podcasts as she talks about the strategic and foreign policy concerns, developments around CPEC, and the interplay between the internal politics and external engagements for Pakistan, in the context of the pandemic.

Dr. Madiha Afzal is the David M. Rubenstein Fellow, at the Foreign Policy, Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence, and Center for Middle East Policy, at the Brookings Institution.

Listen to Dr. Adil Najam on CERP Podcasts as he talks about long term global shocks, the Paris Agreement, the impact of the current uncertainty, and the need for an interdisciplinary approach towards climate change.

Dr Adil Najam is the inaugural Dean, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies; and Professor of International Relations and Earth & Environment, Boston University. Earlier, Prof. Adil Najam served as Vice Chancellor of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). His research focuses on issues of global public policy, especially those related to global climate change, South Asia, Muslim countries, environment and development, and human development.

Dr. Sanval Nasim is Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at LUMS. His primary research and teaching field is environmental and natural resource economics.

Listen to Dr. Adil Najam on CERP Podcasts as he talks about the lessons learned from the environmental impact of the pandemic, including the improvement in climate indicators as a result of recent lockdowns. And how these narratives might further develop negatively or positively.

Dr Adil Najam is the inaugural Dean, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies; and Professor of International Relations and Earth & Environment, Boston University. Earlier, Prof. Adil Najam served as Vice Chancellor of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). His research focuses on issues of global public policy, especially those related to global climate change, South Asia, Muslim countries, environment and development, and human development.

Dr. Sanval Nasim is Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at LUMS. His primary research and teaching field is environmental and natural resource economics.

In this podcast, they discuss: What are some of the lessons that environmental regulators can learn from the temporary improvement in average air quality as a result of the recent lockdowns? Is this strong enough evidence for better environmental regulations going forward?

Listen to Dr. Jacob Shapiro join CERP Podcasts to discuss the misinformation surrounding the nature of the virus and the nature of the government response.

Dr. Jacob N. Shapiro is Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University and co-directs the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project.

Listen to Dr. Tahir Andrabi as he joins us for CERP Podcasts to talk about how the pandemic might lead to learning losses for students, and how can these be possibly mitigated moving forward.

Dr. Tahir Andrabi is a co-founder and board member of CERP. Currently also the Dean at the School of Education, Lahore University of Management Sciences.

Listen to Dr. Jacob Shapiro as he joins us for CERP Podcasts to talk about the Covid-19 Response and how it can increase the disparity in educational opportunity, creating potential challenges especially for at-risk children, teachers, and schools.

Dr. Jacob N. Shapiro is Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University and co-directs the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project.

Dr Tahir Andrabi joins us for our CERP Podcast.

Dr. Tahir Andrabi is a co-founder and board member of CERP. Currently also the dean at the School of Education, Lahore University of Management Sciences.

We asked Dr. Tahir how the pandemic might create financial concerns for the education sector and how these can be addressed.

Dr. Matt Andrews joins us for our CERP Podcast. He is a Senior Lecturer in International Development at the Harvard Kennedy School and Faculty Director, Building State Capability at the Centre for International Development at Harvard.

We asked Dr. Matt Andrews his thoughts about how this pandemic might act as a transformative point in time for governments in the developing countries?

He talks about channeling the sense of urgency for learning and change, emerging questions on inequality and the opportunity to bring important issues to the forefront of the government's agenda.

Dr. Matt Andrews joins us for our first CERP Podcast. He is a Senior Lecturer in International Development at the Harvard Kennedy School and Faculty Director, Building State Capability at the Centre for International Development at Harvard.

We asked Dr. Matt Andrews what he thought was the role that the political leadership and the public management needed to play in tackling the pandemic, specifically in developing countries like Pakistan?

He talks about the convening power that government's hold, the behavioural impact and the status quo.