Governance challenges as a risk for agricultural development

February 29, 2012 | 15:00 h - 16:30 h

We cordially invite you to our next lecture at ZEF held by Professor Regina Birner, Chair of Social and Institutional Change in Agricultural Development at the University of Hohenheim, Germany.

For more information on Professor Birner please have a look at https://www.uni-hohenheim.de/1597.html?typo3state=persons&lsfid=8554

Venue: ZEF, right conference room

Chair: Joachim von Braun, ZEF-Director

Discussant: Fabrice Renaud, UNU in Bonn

This lecture is part of the seminar series on "Risk and Uncertainty for Sustainable Development", which is co-organized by ZEF and the United Nations University (UNU) in Bonn.

Background information: In this seminar series we address opportunities, risks and uncertainties for development. Uncertainty, i.e. the unknown unknowns, is a particular challenge. Risk and uncertainty have become a focal topic among development researchers, policy makers and practitioners as worldwide, economy and ecology have been assailed by a series of global crises: financial crisis, high and volatile food and oil price, and/or climate change. These crises present threats to development and to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The understanding, mitigating and controlling of risk and uncertainty is far from being understood. The seminar series provides a forum for agenda setting and discussion on related themes with leading experts in this field of research and policy.