Program areas at GDN
Research capacity building program - ("rcbp"). This project supports quality research in many countries, involving local research teams from across the world. The multi-country studies allow for both comprehensive and comparative perspective across regions and countries. Global Development award competition previously was a standalone activity and has now been allocated under rcbp from this financial period. Global Development awards competition -japan social Development fund awardthe Global Development awards competition is an award scheme administered by gdn, funded under the policy and human resources Development fund (phrd) trust fund managed by the world bank, and generously supported by the ministry of finance, government of japan. It has included three award categories: the japanese award on outstanding research on Development (ord), the japanese award for most innovative Development project (midp), and the japan social Development fund award (jsdf). From 2022, a connector grant (cf) category was added for close collaborations between ord and midp/jsdf winners on impact and its determinant. This makes for a great variety of activities in the competition, making it gdn's only program to involve both researchers and Development practitioners. The awards competition recognizes excellence in policy-oriented research, identifies talents, supports the career advancement of researchers in developing countries, and funds innovative social Development projects implemented by ngos and benefiting marginalized groups in the developing world. Currently, the program is funded through 2 grants, each grant funding 3 consecutive editions of the awards. Up to 3 midp and ord awards are given out per category in each edition, and finalists from the midp award compete for the jsdf award after one year of implementation. From the 2022 editions onwards, 3 additional grants from the cf award will be granted. Accordingly, starting with the 2022 edition, 8 awards will be provided and implemented as grants over a period of minimum 3 years after each competition. 16 grants are currently open:6 ord projects:o3rd prize from the 2021 editiono1st and 2nd prizes from the 2022 editionoall 3 prizes from the 2023 edition7 midp projects o1st prize winner (save the children india)from the 2021 edition (the 2019 and 2020 editions of the midp had been postponed and 3 parallel competitions took place in 2021 in agreement with the world bank. Oall 3 prizes from the 2022 editionoall 3 prizes from the 2023 edition3 jsdf projects
Annual Global Development conference:the gdn Global Development conference is a prestigious annual event held in different regions with a different theme each year. It serves as a platform for high-level, inclusive, evidence-based debates on current Development challenges and priorities. What sets it apart is that it's the only international Development conference where the majority of participants are from developing countries. This unique feature provides promising researchers from developing countries with the opportunity to showcase their work, exchange ideas with renowned academics and policymakers, and establish Global networks, thereby enhancing their professional visibility and capacity. The conference offers fresh southern perspectives on sustainable Development issues, typically discussed in developed countries, and promotes cooperation and Development effectiveness. Gdn's 23rd Global Development conference (gdc) took place from october 31 november 1, 2023 in quito, ecuador on the theme of biodiversity and sustainable Development that drew experts, researchers, and practitioners from various fields, across the globe to come together and share their knowledge, experience, and insights on the crucial issues of biodiversity and Development. The conference was organised in collaboration with universidad san francisco de quito (usfq) and future earth at the university campus of usfq.and was supported by agence franaise de dveloppement; the french ministry for the economy, finance and the recovery; the hewlett foundation; and the world bank.this fully hybrid conference was attended by 357 participants from around the world - 161 in-person and 196 online, from 70 countries including ecuador. Given that one of gdn's primary objectives is to increase the involvement of women researchers and scientists, we welcomed around 165 women participants (46% of total participation). The speakers included representatives from united nations environment programme (unep); conservation international, ecuador; convention on biological diversity (cbd); wwf-ecuador; african Development bank (adb); instituto de investigaciones sociales de la universidad nacional autnoma de mxico (iisunam); trade, Development and the environment hub (trade hub); municipality of quito; fundacin bunge y born, argentina; the nature conservancy; the world bank; inter-american Development bank (idb); institute for sustainable Development and international relations (iddri), and more.