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Independent and not-for-profit, the Foundation for studies and Research on International Development (FERDI) proposes relevant and innovative thinking on the key issues in development economics.

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Africa’s contribution to world CO2 emissions

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Africa’s CO2e footprint is still the highest in the world. However, its share of global CO2e emissions is the lowest & it is the only region that did not raise its per capita footprint over 1995-2015. On Voxeu. JAIME DE MELO (FERDI) and JEAN MARC SOLLEDER (Université de Genève).

23 September 2022

Chair Agricultural modernisation policies in Africa

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Ferdi is launching the Chair "Agricultural Modernisation Policies in Africa". This Chair aims to bring together farmers, agribusinesses, political decision-makers, and international partners to reflect on how to accelerate the development of agriculture in Africa, and in particular in sub-Saharan African countries.

15 September 2022

Le rôle des laiteries dans la structuration des filières élevage au Sahel

AGENDA. 3 octobre 2022, Clermont-Ferrand

Première table-ronde organisée par la Chaire "Politiques de modernisation agricole en Afrique" de la Ferdi. Le 3 octobre de 20h à 22h, Clermont-Ferrand. Information et inscription.

22 September 2022

Analyser les enjeux de l’éducation en Afrique Subsaharienne

Training

15 heures d’enseignement à distance avec suivi des participants : forum et séances d’échanges en visio-conférence organisées chaque semaine.

15 September 2022

AGENDA. 2-4 November 2022

Global Development Conference: Tax Policy for Sustainable Development

REGISTER NOW! The event will host high-level debates on the links between tax policies and sustainable development: Resource mobilization, post-shocks fiscal consolidation, equity and inclusive growth, taxation and environment...

13 September 2022

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Population mondiale : Montée en puissance réaffirmée de l’Afrique en 2050 (Part. 1)

By Paul DERREUMAUX

September 23, 2022

Africa’s contribution to world CO2 emissions

By Jaime DE MELO, Jean-Marc SOLLEDER

September 23, 2022

La taxe mondiale sur les multinationales est-elle vraiment une opportunité pour l’Afrique ?

By Julien GOURDON, Jean-Baptiste PÉTIGNY

September 21, 2022

Back to the rationale of a Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI) and its components to enhance its consistency

By Patrick GUILLAUMONT

September 14, 2022

Presentation: Structural Transformation in MENA and SSA: The Role of Digitalization

By Jaime DE MELO

September 07, 2022

Revue d'économie du développement 2021/3 (Vol. 29)

August 31, 2022

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Chairs

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The Sahel Chair aims to enlighten the decisions of public and private actors in their action to end the Sahel crisis and to promote sustainable development in the region. Its headquarters are in Ouagadougou.

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IHEDD Training courses

The Institute for Advanced Studies in Sustainable Development (IHEDD), is the training institute of the laboratory of excellence Labex IDGM+ "Initiative for Development and Global Governance". IHEDD offers an Economic Policy Management Masters programme (GPE), short training courses (on line or on site), and tailor-made training courses on demand.

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Observatoire de la Compétitivité Durable

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Physical Vulnerability to Climate Change Index

PVCCI

For more than 10 years, FERDI has been calculating and regularly updating a Physical Vulnerability to Climate Change Index (PVCCI). Freely available, the PVCCI measures the geophysical risks faced by countries as a result of climate change.

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Taxation of mining industries

Mining taxation

FERDI makes available the first legal and tax database which lists the tax regime applicable to industrial gold mines in 21 African countries from the 1980s to the present, and a simulation tool for sharing the mineral resource rent between states and investors.

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