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Development Roast https://inesad.edu.bo/developmentroast/2013/01/january-wrap-up-inesad-ranks-number-one/ |
January Wrap Up: INESAD ranks Number One!January has truly been a wonderful 2013 start for INESAD: prolific, impactful and full of news. INESAD Ranks Number One: To begin with, according to the recently released 2012 Global GoTo Think Tank Report - an international survey of over 1,950 scholars, public and private donors, policy makers, and journalists who helped rank more than 6,500 think tanks across the world - INESAD ranked number one in Bolivia (out of 51 evaluated). It also ranked among the top six percent of think tanks in Latin America and the Carribbean (among 721 evaluated) and, perhaps most impressively, on the analysis of environmental issues INESAD raced in across the finish line in the very top percentile of all institutions worldwide (out of all 6,603 evaluated).INESAD's Climate Change Impact Evaluation Courses in Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador During the month of January, a Climate Change Impact Evaluation Team from INESAD and UPB trained 84 government officials in three countries in a ten step method for evaluating the impacts of climate change and glacier retreat in Andean countries. The training was requested by Comunidad Andina de Naciones and financed by the World Bank. Photos from the training tour are available at FUN at INESAD. Media Reach:The Global Economic Intersection published two pieces by INESAD staff including Mental Illnesses and Homelessness” 1 By Mieke Dale-Harris and “How Poor do Poor People Feel?” 2 By Ioulia Fenton. Stepping up the writing:INESAD's English language blog Development Roast has seen an especially prolific month of almost 30 quality publications. Staff and guest writers explored the topic of Poverty and Psychology with the following pieces: Guest Posts: Guest Roast: Poverty – Who to blame? David Harper Guest Roast: Is Poverty a State of Mind? Erin Taylor INESAD Senior Staff Posts: Where Does This Western Capitalist Mentality Come From? Beatriz Muriel. Synthetic grass: Bolivia's gift to the masses gone wrong. Carlos Gustavo Machicado. How poor do poor people feel? Ioulia Fenton INESAD Junior Staff Posts: Psychology of Giving: Why Aid Might Be Causing More Harm Than Good. Carolynn Look. Development Goals: Wealth or Happiness? Tracey Li. Why Science Matters for Development. Tracey Li. Fighting Poverty Effectively – Experiments Are Not Just For Scientists. Tracey Li. The Conundrum of Identifying the Poor. Mieke Dale-Harris. Masking Poverty: Why Poor People Like to Appear Rich. Carolynn Look. Giving to beggars is bad and exploitative labor is good. Mieke Dale-Harris. Opinion: Opinion: Does happiness matter for the problem of poverty? Allan Spessoto Monday Graphics Series: Graphics: Inheriting Poverty - Learned Helplessness and Empowerment in Development. 3 Mieke Dale-Harris. Graphics: Defining Poverty. Mieke Dale-Harris Graphics: Is there more to life than money? Mapping happiness of people and planet. Ioulia Fenton Graphics: Mental Illness and Homelessness. Mieke Dale-Harris. |
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