6th Conference Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and European Development Research Network (EUDN)
AFD and EUDN, the European Development Research Network, have been organizing annual conferences since 2003 on development related topics. The conferences are key events for promoting European research and attract a lot of people from the North and South.
The Conference in VOD (Video on Demand)
12th november 2008, Paris.
28 bis rue Saint Dominique, 75007 PARIS
With the participation of Wangari Maathaï, Nobel Peace Prize 2004
Pierre Jacquet, Michel Griffon, Ernest Aryeetey, Hubert Cochet, Eswaran Somanathan, Denis Loyer, Thomas Sterner, Pierre-Noël Giraud, Zéphirin Diabré, François Bourguignon, Jean-Philippe Platteau, Jean-Michel Severino
Growing pressure on natural resources (agricultural lands, forests, water spaces, pastures, fossil fuels, etc.) occurs as a result of population growth and increasing demand accompanying improvements in standards of living in various parts of the world.
The following questions inevitably arise in this context. Is such a pressure sustainable in the long run and, if it can be somehow managed by human intervention, what is the role played by behaviour responses on the part of private agents acting in a decentralised manner, and what is the part to be played by public policies?
Which is the nature of the desirable public policies, not only on the level of technologies but also of institutions (property rights, in particular)?
In addition, to the extent that scarcity of resources generates considerable rents in the hands of those who own a large chunk of them (oil states, for example), the question also arises as to how these rents could be managed in an manner that is both efficient and compatible with the interests of the many? In attempting to provide answers to these difficult and topical questions, the speakers will illustrate their statements by referring to case studies of particular resources and areas.
Should you need further information regarding the conference and your participation, do not hesitate to contact Thomas Melonio meloniot@afd.fr
6th EUDN Conference
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AFD and EUDN, the European Development Research Network, have been organizing annual conferences since 2003 on development related topics. The conferences are key events for promoting European research and attract a lot of people from the North and South.
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