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Global Prosperity Wonkcast
Archive for November, 2009David Wheeler on Climate, Development, and Forest Monitoring for ActionNovember 23, 2009Posted by Lawrence MacDonald in Climate Change, Global Development Tags: Climate Change, Copenhagen, David Wheeler, Deforestation, FORMA, Remote Monitoring
While coal-fired power plants and gas-guzzling cars are the poster children for carbon emissions, David says the destruction of forests is just as serious a concern. “There is a lot of carbon locked up in tropical rainforests,” he explains, “and when you burn forests to clear it for other economic activities, you release all of that carbon.” Deforestation contributes about 15-20% of total emissions worldwide, with most of this coming from tropical forests. Podcast: Play in new window | Download 3 Comments »Beyond Microfinance: Principles of Access to FinanceNovember 13, 2009Posted by Lawrence MacDonald in Economic Growth, Global Development, Private Investment Tags: Banks, Finance, Lending, Liliana Rojas-Suarez, Microfinance, Regulation
Liliana explains that the balance between financial stability and increased access to finance is at the root of these debates, and in fact was central to the financial collapse itself. “Even in the United States,” she explains, “many people did not have sufficient access to finance, and, well, nobody wanted to stop the provision of financial services. And that was creating a bubble that ended up in the largest crisis that we have seen in recent history.” Podcast: Play in new window | Download 2 Comments »Ruth Levine on Start with a Girl: A New Agenda for Global HealthNovember 9, 2009Posted by Lawrence MacDonald in Global Development, Global Health Policy, Population and Development Tags: AIDS, Girls Count, Human Rights, Ruth Levine, Start With A Girl
“Women and girls in many senses really hold the key not only for their own health but for the health of their children and their broader communities,” Ruth tells me. Recognizing that fact and directing our investments accordingly, she says, can lead to better solutions for a wide range of problems—everything from economic development to HIV/AIDS. Podcast: Play in new window | Download 2 Comments »USAID Missing PersonNovember 2, 2009Posted by Lawrence MacDonald in Aid Effectiveness, Rethinking US Foreign Assistance Tags: Sheila Herrling, USAID
In the Wonkcast, Sheila explains the poll and offers a quick run-down on three development-related initiatives underway in Washington: Obama’s Presidential Study Directive, the State Department’s first-ever Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review, and a new effort to re-write the badly out-dated U.S. Foreign Assistance Act (a short video we produced last year remains relevant!) Read More… Podcast: Play in new window | Download Comment »
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This week, my guest on the Global Prosperity Wonkcast is senior fellow David Wheeler, the lead researcher for CGD’s work on climate and development. Last week, David and his team 
On this edition of the Wonkcast, I am joined by senior fellow 
What are the benefits of focusing specifically on girls when we invest in development? My guest this week is Ruth Levine, an expert on health and education who for the past two years has focused much of her work on adolescent girls. She’s the co-author of a recently released CGD report titled 
My guest this week is Sheila Herrling, director of CGD’s Rethinking U.S. Foreign Assistance Program. With November upon us and still no USAID administrator, Sheila introduces us to some possible candidates who have already been vetted for other jobs (learn more and pick your favorite 
