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Regional Dialogue on "Renewed Policy Action for the Poorest and Hungry in South Asia"
December 2, 2008
New Delhi, India

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WORKSHOP INAUGURATION
9:30 - 9:45 am
  • Welcome Note
    Ashok Gulati, Director in Asia, IFPRI-New Delhi Office, India
  • Introduction to international consultation on "Taking Action for the World's Poor and Hungry People"
    Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Chief of Staff and Head of 2020 Vision Initiative, IFPRI
    Presentation: (PDF 84K)
MORNING SESSION: SECURING INCLUSIVE INCOME GROWTH
Framing Policies for Improving Incomes of the Poorest in South Asia
9:45 - 10:45 am
  • Chair: Ashok Gulati, Director in Asia, IFPRI-New Delhi Office, India
  • Leveraging land, labor, and financial markets for improving livelihoods of the poorest
    Speaker: Amitabh Kundu, Professor, Centre for Study of Regional Development (CSRD), India
  • Globalization and the unskilled poor in South Asia: recent lessons from international labor migration in South Asia
    Speaker: Manohar Sharma, Research Fellow, IFPRI, USA
    Presentation: (PDF 500K)
  • GENERAL DISCUSSION
Panel Discussion: Income and Employment Policies for the Poor and Hungry: Lessons from Recent Country Experiences
11:00am - 12:30pm
  • Chair: Tun Lin, Asian Development Bank
  • Country presentation: Bangladesh
    Speaker: Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, Chairman, Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad, Bangladesh
  • Country presentation: India
    Speaker: Jayati Ghosh, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
    Presentation: (PDF 184K)

    Commentator: Amitabh Kundu, Professor, Centre for Study of Regional Development (CSRD), India
  • GENERAL DISCUSSION
AFTERNOON SESSION: ENHANCING HUMAN CAPABILITIES OF THE POOREST IN SOUTH ASIA
Renewing Nutrition and Social Protection Policies in South Asia
1:30 - 2:30 pm
  • Chair: Minnie Mathew, The World Food Programme (WFP), India
  • Improving Nutrition in South Asia: Opportunities and continuing challenges
    Speaker: Purnima Menon, Research Fellow, IFPRI, India
    Presentation: (PDF 1.5M)
  • Strengthening Social Protection for Human Development in South Asia
    Speaker: Akhter Ahmed, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI, India
    Presentation: (PDF 177K)
  • GENERAL DISCUSSION
Panel Discussion: Improving Effectiveness of Human Capital Investments
2:45 - 4:30 pm
  • Chair: Arthur van Diesen, Senior Social Development Advisor, DFID India
  • Country presentation: Bangladesh
    Speaker: Naomi Hossain, Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, UK
    Presentation: (PDF 195K)
  • Country presentation: India
    Speaker: Abusaleh Shariff, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI, India
    Presentation: (PDF 233K)
  • Country presentation: Sri Lanka
    Speaker: Ramani Gunatilaka, Center for Poverty Analysis (CEPA), Sri Lanka
    Presentation: (PDF 41K)
  • GENERAL DISCUSSION
CONCLUDING SESSION
Panel Discussion: From Words to Action: Strengthening Policy Implementation
4:30 - 5:30 pm
  • Chair: Pratima Dayal, Principal Economist, Asian Development Bank - India Office
  • Speaker: Vijay Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, Society for the Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), India
    Talking Points: (PDF 106K)
  • Speaker: Ashok Gulati, Director in Asia, IFPRI-New Delhi Office, India
  • GENERAL DISCUSSION
  • Concluding Remarks and Vote of Thanks
    Akhter Ahmed, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI, India