On March 1, 2012, from 10:00am - 12:00pm, World Resources Institute will be holding an event on "Building Climate Smart Agriculture and Resiliency in the Sahel". This event will feature leading global experts who will discuss lessons learned from farmer innovations and observed landscape transformations in Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali.

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February 09, 2012
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, at a White House innovation event, and echoing President Barack Obama's commitment and vision for a greater focus on development through innovation, science and technology, Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), announced the final Higher Education Solutions Network Request for Applications (RFA) to build new opportunities through partnerships with universities and colleges. This final RFA was a result of internal and external consultations, including two pre-solicitation workshops that were held in January.

The U.S. Agency for International Development & U.S. Department of Agriculture will be hosting the 2012 International Food Aid & Development Conference May 7-9 at The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri...

Africa's youth unemployment is widely recognised as a potential source of political instability. However, most of the policy proposals for addressing joblessness focus largely on stand-alone skill development efforts. They fail to recognise infrastructure as the motherboard of job creation...

Click here to read a New York Times review of development economist Charles Kenny's new book entitled "Getting Better: Why Global Development is Succeeding - And How We Can Improve the World Even More" and here to read a separate NYT interview, in which Mr. Kenny answers questions about topics covered in his book, including one about the recent rise of global food prices.