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2014
February
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International development week - Energy Theme
-This event is part of CSID Volunteers organised International Development week and the focus will be on various aspects of energy. Dr Boute will speak about 'The role of clean energy in the European Union's external development policy', Dr Logan will address 'Flammable Societies to Transition Society: Resource Sovereignty and...
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Pension Reform in China: Five Pillars of Transformation?
-In this seminar Professor Xuejin Zuo proposes a five-pillar pension system that would greatly enhance the equity, efficiency, and sustainability of pensions in China. It would ensure adequate retirement incomes for the elderly, and contribute to increases in domestic consumption, stable growth, and the construction of a harmonious society.
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World Tuberculosis Day
World TB Day, falling on March 24th each year, is designed to build public awareness that tuberculosis today remains an epidemic in much of the world, causing the deaths of nearly one-and-a-half million people each year, mostly in developing countries. It commemorates the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch...
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World Day of Social Justice
For the United Nations, the pursuit of social justice for all is at the core of our global mission to promote development and human dignity. The adoption by the International Labour Organization of the Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization is just one recent example of the UN...
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International Youth Day
The theme of International Youth Day 2013 is "Youth Migration: Moving Development Forward." Young people make up a significant share of the global number of international migrants. In 2010, there were an estimated 27 million international young migrants. While migration can often offer valuable opportunities and contribute to the development of...
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Research impact seminar series
-This workshop series is designed for researchers at the University of Aberdeen to enhance the societal and economic impact of their research and more effectively engage end-users throughout the research process. Impact is a key metric for any research-intensive university in the UK. Determining exactly what constitutes impact, and how to...
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The Global Financial Crisis: Can it be turned to the advantage of the world's poor?
-After 25 years of almost unbroken growth the world s economies hit the buffers in 2008. The balance sheets of banks institutions and countries were laid bare. What were the underlying causes of the crisis and what lessons can we learn...
January
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Towards Low Carbon Buildings: International perspectives on metrics, policies and practices
-Organised collaboratively by GCID, Sustainable Development Network and Scottish Pakistani Association. The presentation will draw heavily from recent and on-going research projects on sustainable social housing, common carbon metrics, decarbonisation of building stocks, and international practice in green buildings.
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Supporting Higher Education in Developing Countries
-Steven Davis talk will be about how Academics without Borders Canada assists academic institutions in developing countries in building capacity in higher education so that they can train their own experts and conduct research to assist in their development.