Prof. Frances J. Stewart: "Marginalization of the People"

October 29, 2010 | 15:00 h - 16:30 h

The Center for Development Research (ZEF) and the United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) jointly plan a new seminar series on Risk and Uncertainty for Sustainable Development.

 

We would like to cordially invite you to the inaugural lecture of the joint lecture series on “Risk and Uncertainty: Marginalization of the People”.

 

Speaker: Prof. Frances J. Stewart of Oxford University

Chair: Prof. Dr. Joachim von Braun, Director at ZEF

Discussant: Dr. Fabrice Renaud, Director a.i. of UNU-EHS

 

Frances Stewart is Professor of Development Economics and Director of the Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity (CRISE), University of Oxford. A pre-eminent development economist, she was named one of fifty outstanding technological leaders for 2003 by Scientific American. She is currently president of the Human Development and Capability Association.

 

Time and place:

Friday, October 29 2010

3:00 – 4:30 p.m.

at ZEF (ground floor conference room)

 

Background information:

In this seminar series we will 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 will be a forum for agenda setting and discussion on related themes with leading experts in this field of research and policy.



Contact

Alma van der Veen

Phone.:
+49-228-73-1846

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