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Sustainability and the New Energy Economy in a Multipolar World
May 11, 2022The Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI) and King's College London have partnered to hold the online conference “Sustainability and the New Energy Economy in a Multipolar World” , on May 11 and 12, 2022, as part of the Project for Peaceful Competition.May 11, 2022 (Wednesday) | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Brasilia time (BRT) | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm BritishSummer Time (BST) | Watch HERE. May 12, 2022 (Thursday) | 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Brasilia time (BRT) | 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm British SummerTime (BST) | Watch HERE.
The Response of International and Regional Financial Institutions to COVID 19
April 6, 2022 2pm ESTThe COVID-19 crisis has brought the global economy to its knees, by its intensity, scale, and far-reaching impacts. Developing and emerging economies were most hit, as they suffer from structural constrains impeding their adjustment to the new setting and lack of fiscal space to absorb even partially the shock. Furthermore, the crisis is still among us, and we are not out of the woods, yet. New variants are threatening the back-to-normal journey, inflation is looming, and public finances will be under stress longer than expected. The issue is then, how [...]
Country Platforms and Delivery of Global Public Goods
January 20, 2022This paper discusses three potential requirements for country platforms to facilitate effective delivery of GPGs. We propose that existing country platforms be repurposed to coordinate the contribution of domestic and external stakeholders to GPG delivery efforts at the country level. For this proposed approach to be successful, an explicit link must be introduced between country-level efforts and global initiatives to provide GPGs. There is also merit in setting up country and global coordination mechanisms, with relevant agencies assigned to operate them both at the national and international levels. Using relevant [...]
How Could Country Platforms Facilitate the Delivery of Global Public Goods?
January 20, 2022Ongoing and looming global crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change have brought renewed attention to the delivery of global public goods (GPGs)—goods that benefit the entire world and can only be provided through cooperation between countries, like public health, climate action, and peace and security. At the same time, it has become clear that strong international cooperation will be required to solve challenges associated with preparing for or mitigating these crises. Yet, making progress on this front is proving to be challenging in the face of recent [...]