In the latest episode of the GDI podcast, Professor Stefan Dercon talks to Dr Sophie van Huellen. 

They discuss Stefan's new book, "Gambling on Development: why some countries win and others lose", his recent departure from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and his advice to academics wanting to work with civil servants and policymakers.

Stefan Dercon is Professor of Economic Policy at Oxford University. Between 2011 and 2017, he was Chief Economist of the Department of International Development (DFID), and from 20200- 2022, he was the Development Policy Advisor to successive Foreign Secretaries at the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Sophie van Huellen is a Lecturer in Development Economics at the Global Development Institute.

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In this episode, One World Together's co-founder Nicola Banks and Community Space Development Lead Asma Bham speak with one of their community partners: Lwanga Bwalya of Play it Forward Zambia.

Lwanga dives into the complexities of navigating projects within the current funding system, as well as his own experiences with community-led initiatives both as a young person and now as a leading member of Play it Forward.  

Niki, Asma, and Lwanga then explore how we can rethink the system with new models, such as that of One World Together. 

This episode is not to be missed!

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Lwanga Bwalya of Play it Forward Zambia speaks with One World Together

Following the launch of the Sustainable Forest Transitions project at Manchester Museum on the 6th March 2024, we bring you a new episode featuring the event's opening remarks and the incredible panel discussion that took place.

In this episode, you will hear from Kieran Dodds, Polyanna da Conceição Bispo, Felipe Melo, Adithya Pradeep and Rose Pritchard, with host and project lead Johan Oldekop guiding the discussion. 

If you want to follow the project or learn more, you can do so here.   Find out more about the Global Development Institute:  Website Blog Twitter LinkedIn  Facebook Instagram   Newsletter   Intro music Anna Banana by Eaters

Panel Discussion: Sustainable Forest Transitions Project Launch

Oliver Bakewell, Impact Director at GDI, discusses migration practices along the Ethiopia-Sudan border with Kiya Gezahegne, an ethnographic researcher from the University of Addis Ababa. 

Kiya and Oliver have worked together on multiple projects exploring local migration realities and policy effects.  In this episode, they draw interesting observations by setting Ethiopian and European contexts side by side.  

Have a listen to their conversation to learn more! 

About Kiya Gezahegne:

Kiya Gezahegne is an experienced feminist researcher and lecturer based at the Department of Social Anthropology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. She has been involved in ethnographic research for over eight years on a range of migration related areas including experiences of Ethiopian migrants to and from the Middle East, migration management and livelihoods at the Ethiopia-Sudan border, interlinkages between migration and poverty in Ethiopia, as well as understanding migration and the labour market in Addis Ababa among others.   Find out more about the Global Development Institute:  Website Blog Twitter LinkedIn  Facebook Instagram   Newsletter   Intro music Anna Banana by Eaters

In Conversation: Kiya Gezahegne + Oliver Bakewell on Migration

In this episode, PhD researcher Sandy Nofyanza kicks off a new series of podcasts linked to the GDI's Sustainable Forest Transitions project. Sandy chats to Dr Sreeja Jaiswal, Humboldt Foundation’s International Climate Protection Postdoc Fellow at the University of Heidelberg, about challenges associated with forest restoration efforts and debates surrounding mitigation measures such as carbon offsets.  Music I Use: Bensound.com/free-music-for-videos
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Sustainable Forest Transitions: In conversation with Dr Sreeja Jaiswal

In this episode, Francisco V. Ayala discusses his new book, Cash Transfers for Poverty Reduction: An International Operational Guide (Routledge, 2023), co-authored with GDI’s David Lawson. The book offers the first systematic discussion of the design and implementation of cash transfer programmes, including practical guidance for students and key stakeholders who are – or will be – responsible for designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating such programmes. 

Francisco is an international social protection consultant and President of Ayala Consulting Corporation/SOPROEN. David Lawson is Senior Lecturer in Development Economics and Public Policy at the Global Development Institute.   Find out more about the Global Development Institute:  Website Blog Twitter LinkedIn  Facebook Instagram   Newsletter   Intro music Anna Banana by Eaters

In Conversation: Stefan Dercon

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