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WORKING PAPERS
December 12, 2008
Senior fellow David Wheeler and Kevin Ummel argue for rapid, very large-scale deployment of existing solar thermal technology. Using maps of solar radiation and project finance calculations, they show that with modest subsidies solar power generated in North Africa and the Middle East could meet th...
Oct
14
2008
12:00—1:30 PM
October 09, 2008
We use a panel of country-level crop yields in Africa to estimate the relationship between yields and temperature as well as precipitation. Maize, sorghum, millet, and groundnuts are predicted to show significant yield reductions in the medium term even under moderate warming. Our estimation uses ...
Blog Post
September 03, 2008
This is a joint posting with former CGD special assistant Rena Pacheco-Theard
Last week, CGD was honored to host Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete and senior officials in his government for a discussion with a small group of development experts on Tanzania's recent education and malar...
BRIEFS
August 22, 2008
Why should the United States care about economic growth in Africa? Because it is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. Helping to spur economic growth in Africa promotes our values, enhances our security, and helps create economic and political opportunities for the people of the continen...
Aug
26
2008
6:30—8:30 PM
August 14, 2008
Please join us on Tuesday, August 26th as we welcome Liberian novelist Elma Shaw to discuss her new book, Redemption Road.
About Redemption Road: Set in Monrovia during the administration of Liberia's former president, Charles Taylor, Elma Shaw's riveting debut is a story of recovery, atonement,...