FutureDAMS Webinar Series - The Economics of Infrastructure Development in East Africa
| Dates: | 15 February 2022 |
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| Times: | 15:00 - 16:30 |
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| What is it: | Webinar |
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| Organiser: | Global Development Institute |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, External researchers, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public, Post 16 |
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| Speaker: | Claudia Ringler, Abdulkarim Seid, Alvaro Calzadilla, Ken Strzepek, Mohammed Basheer, Julien Harou |
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The demands for water, energy, and food resources in the East Africa Region are rapidly rising, stemming from growing populations, economic development, and changes in lifestyles. Climate change increases the uncertainty of managing large water-energy-food systems like river basins to sustainably support essential services like water, energy, and food. Large infrastructure projects that provide these services (e.g., dams) are often significant long-term investments. They can affect millions of people and the environment at different stages of project implementation, including finance procurement and repayment, construction, and operation. The effects of large infrastructure projects could be direct or secondary through economic linkages. Devising infrastructure expansion and operation plans is challenged by economic and biophysical complexities and future uncertainties.
In this webinar, Julien Harou will chair a panel discussion with leading experts in water resources management and development economics, including Claudia Ringler, Alvaro Calzadilla, Abdulkarim Seid, and Ken Strzepek looking back at FutureDAMs economic analysis work on infrastructure development in Africa. The webinar will start with an overview presentation by Mohammed Basheer, a Ph.D. researcher at the University of Manchester, followed by a panel discussion. The discussion will explore the current approaches to economic assessment of infrastructure development in Africa and identify areas for future research to improve uptake of economic analysis in policymaking.
Register for this event here - https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMud-GtpzwuHdQVi9k95WSQPuWapp9YF7YD
Speakers
Claudia Ringler
Role: Deputy Director of Environment and Production Technology Division
Organisation: , International Food Policy Research Institute
Abdulkarim Seid
Role: Regional Representative of East Africa
Organisation: International Water Management Institute
Alvaro Calzadilla
Role: Associate Professor
Organisation: University College London
Ken Strzepek
Role: Professor
Organisation: MIT, CU Boulder
Mohammed Basheer
Role: PhD Researcher
Organisation: University of Manchester
Julien Harou
Role: Chair in Water Engineering
Organisation: University of Manchester
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