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The Private Sector And Global Health: Interview with April Harding (Video) - 03/17/2010

In this video, CGD visiting fellow April Harding describes the private sector's success in supporting health initiatives in developing countries. Harding provides an example of maternal care in India where government vouchers for private doctors provided the additional human resources to lower rates of maternal mortality.

Harding lead a CGD working group to identify how the private sector could support the health goals of the public sector. The working group recommended that donors create a private sector advisory facility that would provide on-demand support to policymakers in developing countries. So far, five donors have agreed to support this facility.

Market Access for the Poor: Kimberly Ann Elliott on Trade Preference Reform - 03/16/2010

This week, I’m joined on the Global Prosperity Wonkcast by Kimberly Ann Elliott, a senior fellow here at the Center for Global Development. Kim’s research focuses on ways in which rich country trade policy affects the developing world. She currently chairs CGD’s working group on Global Trade Preference Reform.

Trade preferences are a way for countries to offer access to their markets to poor countries, in spite of other import tariffs or quotas that might otherwise apply. Kim tells me that most countries, including a growing number of advanced developing countries, have some form of trade preference program. However, she says, not all of them benefit developing countries very much.

Advance Market Commitments for Climate Change - 03/16/2010

Would an Advance Market Commitment work in climate finance? CGD visting senior associate Jan von der Goltz joined a panel on Advance Market Commitments (AMCs) at the Marketplace on Innovative Financial Solutions for Development in Paris, March 4, 2010. (For a round-up of the best ideas from the Marketplace, click here. Jan assessed the idea of extending the AMC concept – which CGD pioneered for the vaccine market – to climate finance. The takeaway message: AMCs are powerful tools in dealing with market failure – but they are complex financing structures, and must be tailored to the challenge at hand. It makes little sense to transplant the original AMC structure into the climate field 1:1. Rather, true to the spirit of the AMC, donors should look at the challenges in financing a given climate project, and design an innovative financing scheme that fits them.

Cash on Delivery Aid: Ayah Mahgoub on COD in Education - 03/09/2010

I'm joined this week by Ayah Mahgoub, a program coordinator here at the Center for Global Development who works on issues related to the effectiveness of foreign aid. Along with Nancy Birdsall and Bill Savedoff, Ayah is working on designing a new form of development assistance called Cash on Delivery Aid that would pay for progress on specific development outcomes.

Nancy summed up the basic idea of the Cash on Delivery approach on a Wonkcast last month—read that post or go here for a short introduction to the idea of COD Aid. While discussions are underway to develop COD aid mechanisms for a number of sectors (including water and health), the initial application is in education. In this sector, a Cash on Delivery contract would pay recipient governments a fixed amount for each additional student who completes primary school and take a standardized test. Ayah is helping to match aid donors and recipient governments who are interested in supporting a pilot of this innovative approach. I asked Ayah to tell us about the countries where the first COD Aid programs might happen: Malawi, Ethiopia, and Liberia.

TED Talk: Paul Romer's Radical Idea: Charter Cities - 03/03/2010

Why does one country experience economic success while another country from the same region lags behind? In this TED Talk, CGD nonresident fellow Paul Romer argued that the successful country made a set of decisions that lead to their prosperity. The challenge arises when trying to test which decisions promote development and which decisions hinder it. Romer proposes what he calls “charter cities,” geographical zones governed by a coalition of nations collaborating to create prosperous cities.

Getting Aid Right in Northern Uganda—Interview with Julius Kiiza - 03/01/2010

I'm joined on the Wonkcast this week by Julius Kiiza, a visiting fellow here at the Center for Global Development. Julius is an associate professor at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda and is spending time at CGD on a grant from the Canadian International Development Research Center. His research addresses the prospects for aid effectiveness and development in northern Uganda.

Julius tells me that northern Uganda has presented a difficult paradox for aid donors. For years, the country as a whole has been touted as a success story, and a potential model for other developing countries. It boasts one of the fastest rates of economic growth in all of Africa and has cut poverty nearly in half since 1992. However, Julius explains, the north of the country has made very little progress during that time. While the national poverty rate is around 30%, the poverty rate in the north is still around 60%.

David Roodman on Microfinance and a Year of Blogging - 02/23/2010

My guest on this week’s show is David Roodman, a research fellow here at CGD who has spent the past year writing a book on microfinance. He has shared this experience online through his open book blog, posting chapter drafts, analyzing ongoing research in the field, and soliciting comments and suggestions. I ask David why he decided to write his book in such a public way, and what he’s learned over the last year.

David replies that when it comes to policy research, people write books for four reasons. “One is to help you think through a complicated process… Another is to provide a basis for shorter spin-off pieces… Another is to signal that you’re an expert about something. And then the last is, oh yeah, to write something for people to read.” David says blogging about the book-writing process has helped him to partially accomplish the first three goals even before the book is complete. It has also, somewhat unexpectedly he says, changed his writing style, something he discussed recently on the blog.

Nancy Birdsall on Cash on Delivery Aid - 02/17/2010

Can aid donors find a better way to deliver aid? My guest this week is Nancy Birdsall, president of the Center for Global Development. Along with William Savedoff and Ayah Mahgoub, Nancy is working on a potential new way of disbursing foreign assistance called Cash on Delivery Aid. COD Aid seeks to devise simple, results-based contracts that reward developing countries for making progress towards previously agreed goals—such as increased primary school completion rates, vaccination coverage, or access to clean water.

In the podcast, Nancy explains that the traditional mode of giving aid, in which donors often take an active role in prescribing which actions recipient governments should take, can undermine incentives for governments to identify problems and design and implement locally appropriate solutions. "We have to create a system in which outside resources actually help the developing country governments find out what works in their particular setting," says Nancy.

Development and Obama’s Budget; Interview with CGD’s Sarah Jane Staats - 02/10/2010

I'm joined for this week’s CGD Wonkcast by Sarah Jane Staats, director of policy outreach here at the Center for Global Development. Last week, President Obama released his proposed budget for the next fiscal year. Sarah Jane and others here at the Center have been poring over the budget request, examining what signals the budget sends on the administration's approach to development.

$3.8 trillion is a number a little too large to comprehend; Sarah Jane and I break down some of the numbers in the budget and have some fun comparing development and diplomacy programs with some of the government's big ticket spending items.

Population, Poverty, and Economic Growth - 02/02/2010

My guest this week is Rachel Nugent, deputy director for global health here at the Center for Global Development. Rachel directs the Center's work looking at the links between population, poverty, and economic growth and serves as the coordinator of the Population and Poverty Research Network, which held its fourth annual conference recently in Cape Town, South Africa.

Many of us are familiar with how development influences population growth: as incomes rise, fertility rates and average family size tend to fall; populations grow more slowly. Rachel explains that while this relationship is important there are many important unanswered questions about how population policies affect development outcomes. For example: if a poor country slows population growth by actively encouraging family planning, will the families involved and the nation reap economic benefits? Under what circumstances?

Six Lessons for Disaster Relief in Haiti - 01/26/2010

I'm joined this week by John Simon, a visiting fellow here at the Center for Global Development. Before coming to the Center, John served in a range of influential positions, from U.S. Ambassador to the African Union to Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. During the George W. Bush administration, he was a member of the National Security Council, serving as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Relief, Stabilization, and Development.

That last role placed him at the center of the American response to natural disasters including the 2005 South Asia earthquake and Hurricane Stan. On the Wonkcast, he shares some of the lessons he learned through those experiences, expanding on a blog post he wrote last week (a post I highly recommend reading!).

CGD Hosts Secretary Clinton Address: "Development in the 21st Century" - 01/06/2010

In a major policy speech hosted by CGD, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton declared international development a central pillar of U.S. foreign policy, together with diplomacy and defense. She hailed Raj Shah, recently confirmed as administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, and said she intends to rebuild USAID into, “the premier development agency in the world.”

In her speech, Clinton said that, especially in tough economic times, the American people have the right to ask why the United States spends tax dollars to help developing countries. Development overseas is critical to U.S. security and prosperity, she said, and development professionals must do a better job of measuring and communicating the impacts of their work.

Fragile States: Development in the World’s Basket Cases - 01/19/2010

My guest this week is Vijaya Ramachandran, a senior fellow here at the Center for Global Development. Vij directs the Center’s research on fragile states—countries where, often due to recent or ongoing conflict, the basic functions of government are weak or nonexistent. These states present special challenges to aid donors and practitioners, both in planning how to give aid effectively and in delivering it.

Vij explains that learning how to respond to state fragility will hold benefits for development even in more functional states. “”We certainly have a set of countries that are a complete puzzle to policymakers, to development practitioners, to the foreign assistance community,” she explains. “But there are other countries that have weaknesses within them, elements of fragility. They might not be fragile overall, but they may have certain areas that are in need of assistance, or they may at different points in time present as cases that are representative of very weak states.”

Birdsall on Clinton, Elevating Development, Taking Stock in 2010 - 01/11/2010

I'm joined this week by Nancy Birdsall, president of the Center for Global Development. Nancy introduced Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when Clinton came to speak to CGD last week. On the Wonkcast, she shares her impressions of Clinton's speech and places it in the broader context of U.S. development policy reform—including two ongoing assessments, the White House Presidential Study Directive or PSD and the State Department’s first Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review or QDDR.

In the second half of the interview, Nancy reviews the past year in development and offers a policy wish for 2010.

 

Bases, Bullets, and Ballots: U.S. Military Aid and Conflict in Colombia - 01/05/2010

My guest this week is Oeindrila Dube, a postdoctoral fellow here at the Center for Global Development and an assistant professor of politics and economics at New York University. She is the author, along with Suresh Naidu, of a new paper that examines the relationships between U.S. military aid to Colombia and paramilitary violence and electoral participation in that country. Her paper reaches the unsettling conclusion that U.S. military assistance dollars may in fact be responsible for raising the levels of political violence.

The Biggest Idea in Development that No One Really Tried (video) - 12/16/2009

In this TED Talk-style presentation, CGD research fellow Michael Clemens exhibits his new research on the benefits of global migration.

AIDS and Aid: Rethinking PEPFAR (Podcast) - 12/14/2009

This week on the Global Prosperity Wonkcast, I'm joined by Nandini Oomman, director of the Center's HIV/AIDS Monitor. Our conversation focuses on the new 5-year strategy laid out earlier this month by Ambassador Eric Goosby, the new U.S. global AIDS coordinator and head of PEPFAR (the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief).

Nandini praises the evidence-based framework PEPFAR has laid out and its move towards much greater openness and transparency. She stresses that the challenge ahead will be in designing concrete plans that implement the strategy effectively and measure its impacts.

Too Early to Lower the Guard: How Will Latin America Fare If Macroeconomic Imbalances in Industrial Countries Intensify? (Event audio) - 12/08/2009

Latin America’s response to the global financial crisis has been remarkably strong. Effective use of fiscal, monetary and exchange rate policies allowed Latin America to fare better than other parts of the world and better than the region itself during previous global economic crises. But macroeconomic disequilibria in high-income countries—especially rising fiscal deficits and sovereign debt in the United States and parts of Europe—run the risk of becoming unsustainable.

It’s One Climate Policy World Out There -- Almost - 12/08/2009

As climate talks get underway in Copenhagen, the specifics of an agreement to slow global warming and adapt to its effects are far from settled. My guest on this week's Wonkcast, Jan von der Goltz, has spent the last few weeks surveying views in the global development community about what these specifics should be.

Jan is the author, along with CGD president Nancy Birdsall, of a new CGD paper It’s One Climate Policy World Out There--Almost that presents the results of a recently completed CGD survey. The online survey, which Nancy and Jan launched in mid-November, collected the views of nearly 500 respondents, hailing from 88 countries, who mostly work on international development issues.

David Wheeler on Climate, Development, and Forest Monitoring for Action (Podcast) - 11/24/2009

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 released a new tool called Forest Monitoring for Action (FORMA). A major advance in the remote monitoring of forests, FORMA makes available rapid, high-resolution monitoring of ongoing deforestation in tropical areas to anybody with an Internet connection.

Financing Forest Conservation to Combat Global Warming: Keys to Success at Copenhagen (Event audio) - 11/18/2009

Forest clearing in developing countries is an enormous contributor to global warming, accounting for about 15% of annual greenhouse gas emissions. The Bali Action Plan seeks ways to reward countries for reducing these emissions – an agenda known as REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation). Effective implementation of REDD is an intense topic of discussion in the negotiations leading up to Copenhagen. Many observers envision financial flows in the billions of dollars per year, and substantial pilot efforts are already being sponsored by UN-REDD, the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), and the Norwegian International Climate and Forest Initiative.

Beyond Microfinance: Principles of Access to Finance (Podcast) - 11/16/2009

On this edition of the Wonkcast, I am joined by senior fellow Liliana Rojas-Suarez, who discusses her work as co-chair of the CGD Task Force on Access to Financial Services. Financial regulation—and access—is a hot topic right now, as countries try to reduce the chance of future financial crises, while also ensuring access to financial services. The US House and Senate are currently wrestling with exactly what a revamped US regulatory system should look like.

Ruth Levine on Start with a Girl: A New Agenda for Global Health (Podcast) - 11/12/2009

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 Start with a Girl: A New Agenda for Global Health. In our Wonkcast, she outlines the agenda and explains why it’s so critical.

Zedillo Commission Report on World Bank Governance (audio & video) - 11/09/2009

On Friday, November 6, 2009, the Center for Global Development hosted the Washington launch and discussion of this important report, with President Zedillo presenting the key recommendations. A panel discussion, moderated by CGD vice president Lawrence MacDonald, followed with CGD president Nancy Birdsall, Foreign Policy editor-in-chief Moisés Naím, and Arvind Subramanian, joint senior fellow with CGD and Peterson Institute.

USAID Missing Person (podcast) - 11/02/2009

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.

Benchmarking America: The 2009 Commitment to Development Index (podcast) - 10/22/2009

In Benchmarking America, our second Global Prosperity Wonkcast, I ask CDI architect David Roodman to tell us why Sweden ranks first, why the United States gets such a mediocre score, and why Japan and Korea once again fall at the bottom of the list.

2009 Commitment to Development Index Webinar (slidecast) - 10/21/2009

In 2008, the United States finished 17th in the Index. Did it do any better in 2009? How did the other wealthy countries fare? To find out, and to understand the data behind the rankings, watch the Webinar that took place on Oct. 20.  The Webinar includes an overview of the Index and the 2009 results from CGD research fellow David Roodman. CGD senior fellow Steve Radelet, a former deputy assistant secretary of Treasury for Africa, the Middle East and Asia, will discuss the implications of the Index results for the ongoing debate over reforming U.S. development policy.

Ghana’s Oil: Black Gold or Fools Gold? (podcast) - 10/16/2009

In CGD’s first Global Prosperity Wonkcast I interview senior fellow Todd Moss on his innovative proposal for managing Ghana’s anticipated $1 billion per year oil windfall: money to the people. Subscribe to the podcast if you have iTunes; read Moss’s executive memo to Ghana’s President John Atta Mills, or get the full story in Saving Ghana from Its Oil: The Case for Direct Cash Distribution.

Start with a Girl: A New Agenda for Global Health (event) - 10/07/2009

CCG launched the Start With A Girl: A New Agenda For Global Health report on October 7, 2009. In this video of the event, Ambassador of Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer described the Obama administration's commitment to girls' wellbeing in developing countries, including the State Department’s current efforts and future plans. Following Ambassador Verveer’s address, authors Ruth Levine and Miriam Temin gave a brief overview of the contents of the report and a preview of the eight recommendations for promoting adolescent girls' health. A lively panel discussion followed.

Growing Pains in Latin America (event audio) - 10/01/2009

On Tuesday, September 29, 2009 Center for Global Development hosted a launch event for their newest book, Growing Pains in Latin America: An Economic Growth Framework as Applied to Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Peru.

Growing Pains in Latin America: An Interview with Liliana Rojas-Suarez on new book (in English and en Espanol) - 09/28/2009

CGD senior fellow Liliana Rojas-Suarez, principal author and editor of Growing Pains in Latin America, discusses the book and some ideas for sustainable, equitable growth in Latin America.

Birdsall Urges Pittsburgh G-20 Summit to Prepare for Next Global Crisis (audio & video) - 09/11/2009

Listen to CGD president Nancy Birdsall's speech urging the United States to exercise leadership at the upcoming G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh

The Crisis Next Time: U.S. Leadership at the Pittsburgh G-20 and Beyond (Event) - 09/10/2009

On September 10, 2009 CGD president Nancy Birdsall gave a keynote speech titled "The Crisis Next Time: U.S. Leadership at the Pittsburgh G-20 and Beyond." Tim Adams, managing director of The Lindsey Group and former Under Secretary for International Affairs at Treasury, and Francis Fukuyama, director of the International Development Program at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at the Johns Hopkins University, served as discussants. CGD's vice president of communications and policy outreach, Lawrence MacDonald, moderated the discussion.

Beyond the Fence (event) - 08/07/2009

This video contains highlights from a recent event hosted at CGD, Beyond the Fence, where experts presented groundbreaking insights into the links between migration, remittances and prosperity.

The Banking Crisis in Mexico and the U.S. (slidecast) - 07/31/2009

In this presentation, CGD senior fellow Liliana Rojas-Suarez compares the most important features of the Mexico’s banking crisis in the mid-1990s and the current crisis in the United States. The presentation reveals large similarities in the causes of the crises. In particular the root cause of both crises can be found in significant regulatory deficiencies in the context of an expansionary monetary policy. When comparing the resolution processes, key similarities between the two crises, especially with respect to political constraints and indecisive policy reactions are also found.

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Interview with Tom Bollyky on Legal and Ethical Issues in Global Health - 07/19/2009

CGD vice president, communications and policy outreach Lawrence MacDonald interviews CGD visiting fellow Tom Bollyky on the legal and ethical issues that arise during the discovery, development, and delivery of essential medical technologies to the developing world.

Beyond Gender as Usual (slidecast) - 07/01/2009

At a recent launch event for a new report Beyond Gender as Usual: How HIV/AIDS Donors Can Do More for Women and Girls released by the Center for Global Development and the International Center for Research on Women, director of CGD's HIV/AIDS Monitor Nandini Oomman and HIV/AIDS scientist Kim Ashburn's present thier findings.

Beyond Lending Book Launch (Event) - 06/01/2009

In this video, CGD non-resident fellow Guillermo Perry launches his book "Beyond Lending," providing a timely reminder that multilateral development banks should move beyond lending to provide innovative risk-management tools for developing countries to manage volatility in pursuit of sustained growth.

Brain Drain or Gain (Event) - 05/06/2009

The World Bank's David McKenzie presents research on "brain drain" with remarks from CGD research fellow Michael Clemens.

Michael Clemens Presents New Ideas for Migration - 04/23/2009

The New Ideas in Development After the Financial Crisis Conference, sponsored by CGD and the Bernard L. Schwartz Forum on Constructive Capitalism, examined the implications of the global financial crisis on existing development strategies.

In this audio recording, CGD research fellow Michael Clemens presents his new ideas for migration.

Africa’s Private Sector Book Launch (Event) - 03/26/2009

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Interview with Ruth Levine and Alan Whiteside on UNAIDS (Interview) - 03/26/2009

In this video, CGD vice president for programs and operations, and senior fellow Ruth Levine and director of the Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Alan Whiteside discuss a new CGD report UNAIDS: Preparing for The Future.

Desmond Bermingham Describes His Research on the Fast Track Initiative (Interview) - 02/19/2009

In this short video, Center for Global Development visiting fellow Desmond Bermingham discusses his research on the Education for All -- Fast Track Initiative.

John Simon Joins the Center for Global Development (Interview) - 02/17/2009

In this video, Center for Global Development visiting fellow John Simon talks about his upcoming work on the Emerging Africa Project.

What Would the Poor Say: Debates in Aid Evaluation (Presentation) - 02/13/2009

In a presentation delivered at NYU's Aid Watch Conference, CGD president Nancy Birdsall, in a session on accountabilty, spoke about Cash on Delivery Aid, a way for donors to transfer money that could make aid-dependent governments accountable for outcomes to their citizens -- instead of for inputs to their donors.

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CGD Special Discussion with David Gergen on Obama's Global Development Policy (Event Video) - 01/17/2009

Director of the Center for Public Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, editor-at-large at U.S. News & World Report, and a senior political analyst for CNN, David Gergen joined CGD president Nancy Birdsall, and CGD senior fellows who authored essays in our recent book, The White House and the World: A Global Development Agenda for the Next U.S. President, for a lively discussion of the prospects for improved U.S. development policy under President Barack Obama.

ONE Campaign Captures the 2008 Commitment to Development Award (Telephone Press Conference) - 12/22/2008

In this telephone press conference, CGD Director of Communications and Policy Lawrence MacDonald and ONE president and CEO David Lane discuss the Commitment to Development Award.

Preventing Global Drug Resistance (Presentation) - 12/15/2008

This is a presentation from CGD Deputy Director of Global Health Rachel Nugent's working group on drug resistance.

Demographic Factors Influencing Infrastructure Demand in Developing Countries (Event Video) - 12/15/2008

In this video, Johns Hopkins University senior adjunct professor Peter Heller and Center for Global Development senior fellow Vijaya Ramachandran give a lecture on the importance of infrastructure in developing countries.

A Conversation with USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore (Event) - 12/09/2008

In this video from the December 9, 2008, event with USAID administrator Henrietta Fore, CGD senior fellow Steve Radelet talks with her about the past year she spent in office and her recommendations for the next administrator of USAID.

U.S. Ranks Poorly on 2008 Commitment to Development Index (Telephone Press Conference) - 12/05/2008

In this telephone press conference, CGD research fellow David Roodman teases out the some trends from the 2008 Commitment to Development Index.

Revisiting Recommendations on Drug Resistance from Past Studies (Presentation) - 12/05/2008

This is a presentation from CGD Deputy Director of Global Health Rachel Nugent's working group on drug resistance.

Beyond Population (Event) - 09/26/2008

In this video, Dr. Joel E. Cohen, renowned demographer and a student of global demographic trends for nearly 40 years, launched CGD population series with an overview of global demographic trends.

Demographics and Development in the 21st Century (Interview) - 09/23/2008

Beginning in September 2008, the Center for Global Development is sponsoring a new look at "Demographics and Development in the 21st Century." The role of demographics promises to be fundamental in shaping the coming world. In this series, leading scholars explore how demographic changes may affect prospects for global development.

Development and Climate Change: A Strategic Framework for the World Bank Group (Event) - 09/22/2008

This video contains clips of the World Banks consultation on a new framework for addressing climate change.

HIV/AIDS Monitor (Interview) - 08/04/2008

In this video, CGD senior program associate and director of the HIV/AIDS Monitor Nandini Oomman describes her recent finding from the Seizing the Opportunity on AIDS and Health Systems report and outline Monitors future goals.

Third Annual Sabot Lecture Featuring Lord Nicholas Stern (Event) - 06/27/2008

This video presents highlight from Lord Nicholas Stern's presentation at the third annual Richard H. Sabot Lecture.

HIV/AIDS Research in Mozambique (Interview) - 06/20/2008

CGD’s HIV/AIDS program works with principle investigators in Uganda, Tanzania, and Mozambique. In this video, Dirce Costa, CGD’s principle investigator in Mozambique describes her research.

HIV/AIDS Research in Zambia (Interview) - 06/20/2008

CGD’s HIV/AIDS program works with principle investigators in Uganda, Tanzania, and Mozambique. In this video, Caesar Cheelo, CGD’s principle investigator in Zambia describes his research.

HIV/AIDS Research in Uganda (Interview) - 06/20/2008

CGD’s HIV/AIDS program works with principle investigators in Uganda, Tanzania, and Mozambique. In this video, Freddie Ssengooba, CGD’s principle investigator in Uganda describes his research.

New Day, New Way: U.S. Foreign Assistance for the 21st Century (Event) - 06/10/2008

In this video, the the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network presents their “New Day, New Way: U.S. Foreign Assistance for the 21st Century” report to a standing-room-only audience of policy makers, NGOs and nonprofits.

Regional Integration in Latin America (Interview) - 06/04/2008

In this video, Center for Global Development visiting fellow Nancy Lee suggests a fresh approach to regional integration in the form of a regional investment agreement.

The Growth Report (Event) - 05/28/2008

On May 28, 2008, the Center for Global Development hosted an event on The Growth Report: Strategies for Sustained Growth and Inclusive Development by the Commission on Growth and Development.

The Future of Foreign Aid (Event) - 05/08/2008

At a recent luncheon hosted by InterAction, The Future of Foreign Aid, Center for Global Development senior fellow Steve Radelet discusses ways the next administration can improve U.S. foreign aid.

Open Source, Open Education and Eco-friendly: Can Sharing Improve Policy? (Event) - 05/05/2008

Founder and Chairman of Sun Microsystems Scott McNealy discusses the role of open source technology in international development.

Drug Resistance Working Group (Interview) - 04/15/2008

CGD Senior Health Policy Associate Rachel Nugent discusses CGD's research on drug resistance.

Liberia on the Move (Interview) - 04/04/2008

Senior fellow Steve Radelet introduces CGD's event on Friday April 11, 2008: "Liberia on the Move: Economic Growth, Debt Relief, and Poverty Reduction."

Migration and Development (Interview) - 03/17/2008

Michael Clemens, research fellow at the Center for Global Development describes CGD’s Migration and Development initiative.

Cash on Delivery Aid (Interview) - 03/17/2008

Nancy Birdsall, president of the Center for Global Development discusses CGD's Cash on Delivery Aid initiative.

How the Millennium Development Goals Are Unfair to Africa (Event) - 02/06/2008

William Easterly, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution presents a controversial analysis of the Millennium Development Goals.

U.S. Foreign Assistance in Our National Interest (Event) - 02/01/2008

USAID Administrator and Director of Foreign Assistance Henrietta Holsman Fore deliveres a speech on the importance of elevating global development and reforming U.S. foreign assistance.

The Tanzanian President Provides Perspective on Roads and Power in Tanzania (Event) - 12/14/2007

Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete reflects on the infrastructure challenges that face Tanzanian businesses with remarks from CGD and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

Governance Matters: Debunking the Afro-pessimism Myth (Event) - 11/28/2007

Daniel Kaufmann, Director of Global Programs at the World Bank Institute presents the latest set of the World Bank Institute's (WBI) well-known global governance indicators.

Results from the 2007 Commitment to Development Index (Event) - 10/15/2007

David Roodman, research fellow at the Center for global Development presents the 2007 Commitment to Development Index results.

What Are Donors Doing with AIDS Money? (Event) - 10/10/2007

Center for Global Development senior program associate and director of the HIV/AIDS Monitor Nandini Oomman discusses HIV/AIDS funding by the world's largest AIDS funders – PEPFAR, the Global Fund, and the World Bank.

Book Launch of William Cline's Global Warming and Agriculture (Event) - 09/12/2007

William Cline, senior fellow jointly at the Center for Global Development and the Peterson Institute for International Economics presents his book on the impact of global warming on agriculture.

Globalization and Inequality (Interview) - 03/26/2007

Nancy Birdsall, president of the Center for Global Development gives a brief overview of the issues and concerns surrounding the growing global inequality resulting from globalization.

African Development: Making Sense of the Issues and Actors (Interview) - 03/05/2007

Todd Moss, former senior fellow at the Center for Global Development introduced his new book "African Development" and why he wrote it.

Center for Global Development: Who We Are and What We Do - 01/01/2007

CGD founders Edward Scott, Fred Bergsten, and Nancy Birdsall describe CGD's mission and the organization's history.

Millions Saved: Proven Success in Global Health (Interview) - 11/30/2004

CGD vice president for programs and operations, and senior fellow Ruth Levine and CGD president Nancy Birdsall discuss global health issues and CGD's Millions Saved: Proven Successes in Global Health book release.