Drought and famine relief in Papua New Guinea, 2015-2016
PNG was severely impacted by the 2015-16 El Niño drought and, at some very high altitude locations, a series of destructive frosts. The drought and frosts impacted many rural villagers between mid-201...
13 Jun 20171h 44min
Why forests? Why now? The science, economics, and politics of tropical forests and climate change
Tropical forests are an undervalued asset in meeting the greatest global challenges of our time—averting climate change and promoting sustainable development. Despite their importance, tropical forest...
18 Mai 20171h 31min
2017 aid budget breakfast
This year is the first after three years of cuts in which the aid budget is slated to increase – by $84 million. While only enough to keep the aid budget growing with inflation, how will this new mone...
12 Mai 20171h 37min
Coping with high risk and uncertainty in aid policy design and practice - Adam Fforde
In this talk Professor Fforde will discuss how risk and uncertainty are best coped with in development practice. In doing this, he will examine the theories of change that underpin aid practitioners’ ...
28 Apr 201744min
Complexity in governments and markets - Vito Tanzi
Co-hosted by the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute and the Development Policy Centre. As Governments expanded their activities over the years, pushing spending from around 10 per cent of GDP at the be...
23 Apr 20171h 35min
Papua New Guinea after the resource boom
This talk provides a survey of recent economic developments in Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) since the end of the resource boom in 2014. The specific focus of the discussion will be on the country’s exchan...
12 Apr 201755min
Democracy in Africa: past, present and future
Africa has a rich history; old and diverse cultures; and abundant and varied natural resources. Yet, a large majority of Africans remain poor, disenfranchised and oppressed. For five and half centurie...
12 Apr 201735min
Australian aid evaluations: new aid evaluation policy, Indonesia roads and PNG health
In this podcast, you'll hear a discussion forum, jointly organised by the Development Policy Centre and the Office of Development Effectiveness (ODE), which is the latest in a series on the evaluation...
12 Apr 20172h 44min
