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May
30
2014
9:00—11:00 AM
May 21, 2014
Indonesia is a prominent test case in global efforts to reduce tropical deforestation—a necessary component in the global effort to avert runaway climate change. As part of the global climate negotiations, rich countries have agreed in principle to provide financial incentives for forest co...
Blog Post
April 24, 2014
This year, a common theme of those discussions was financing for infrastructure investment in developing countries. I’m disappointed, but not surprised, that these conversations tend to focus exclusively on the need for new bricks-and-mortar infrastructure to meet needs for ene...
Blog Post
April 17, 2014
CGD senior fellow Frances Seymour has been awarded the title of Officer by the French Republic’s Order of Agricultural Merit (Officier de l'Ordre du Mérite Agricole for her work as Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) from 2006 to 2012...
Press Release
April 16, 2014
Washington, D.C. (April 16, 2014) – Frances Seymour, senior fellow at the Center for Global Development, has been awarded the title of Officer by the French Republic’s Order of Agricultural Merit (Officier de l'Ordre du Mérite Agricole) for her work as Director General of the ...
May
1
2014
6:00—7:30 PM
April 14, 2014
Please join the Embassy of France and the Center for Global Development as we honor CGD Senior Fellow Frances Seymour, who has been awarded the title of Officer by the French Republic’s Order of Agricultural Merit (Officier de l'Ordre du Mérite Agricole) for her work to reduce deforestation and prom...
Blog Post
March 18, 2014
How can donors know if their aid is making a difference? This question is tougher than it seems. Attributing results to donor inputs seems straightforward if the donor pays for progress on a measurable outcome, as CGD has proposed for Cash on Delivery Aid (COD Aid). If the desire...
Blog Post
February 24, 2014
Global Forest Watch (GFW) is an online monitoring and alert system that aims to empower people to better manage forests. GFW uses satellite technology, open data, and crowdsourcing to offer timely, reliable information about forests so that governments, businesses and communities can halt forest los...