Events
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Vanessa Rojas was a panelist at UNICEF Peru’s Dialogues “Towards the construction of a Social Protection System in Peru”
“In Peru, we are still moving from a medical approach to a biopsychosocial one. We still see disability from its individual limitations and do not consider the issue of limits in the social environment, which are key when we talk about social protection in general”. Vanessa Rojas, Associated Researcher at GRADE, joined the UNICEF Peru’s Dialogues “Towards the construction […]
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Eduardo Zegarra will be a speaker at the Regional Governors’ Summit: Sustainable Food Systems to Achieve Zero Hunger
Our Senior Researcher Eduardo Zegarra will join the Regional Governors’ Summit: Sustainable food systems to achieve zero hunger, in the city of Cusco. The in-person event, organized by the Regional Government of Cusco, brings together national experts and experts from different international agencies of the United Nations to discuss issues related to the Food Security System in […]
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Alan Sánchez will join the Centre for the Study of African Economies CSAE Conference 2023
Our Senior Research and Principal Researcher at Young Lives Peru Alan Sanchez will join the University of Oxford Centre for the Study of African Economies CSAE Conference 2023. The event brings together colleagues from across the development economics community to discuss Africa. On Tuesday, March 21, as part of the Health and Education 11 session, […]
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Ricardo Fort joins a IDB forum on decentralization and fiscal management in Latin America and the Caribbean
Ricardo Fort, Senior Researcher at GRADE, joins the 5th International Forum of the Inter-American Development Bank’s Network on Decentralization and Subnational Fiscal Management in Latin America and the Caribbean. The event, held in Brasilia, promotes dialogue for the generation of a possible agenda on decentralization and subnational fiscal management for Latin America and the Caribbean, with […]
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Young Lives Peru will share the advaces of its Study of Obesity, Nutrition, Genes and Social factors (SONGS)
Obesity is a rapidly growing public health issue worldwide. However, evidence of the relationship between the progression of obesity and the development of non-communicable diseases in Peru is limited. The Young Lives Longitudinal Study will present the advaces of its Study of Obesity, Nutrition, Genes and Social factors (SONGS), which aims to introduce new empirical […]
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Lorena Alcázar participates in various Southern Voice activities on the occasion of the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
Our Senior Researcher Lorena Alcazar is in New York attending various Southern Voice activities, a think tank network of which GRADE is a partner. As a member of the Southern Voice’s Steering Committee, Lorena joined its first face-to-face meeting since 2019 to discuss the work of the network in the next couple of years. Also, on the occasion of the […]
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Miguel Jaramillo will be a panelist at a GDN and ISC webinar on the relationship between media and academia
Research and scientific studies provide a deeper understanding of complex issues and a basis for evidence-based policymaking. To the media, research brings objectivity and accuracy. It is through this that the media plays a critical role in informing the public and holding public institutions accountable. On the other hand, for researchers, the media is a […]
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Santiago Cueto and María Balarin join CIES 2023 “Improving Education for a More Equitable World”.
Comparative and international perspectives are essential to fulfilling the dream of educational equity. According to their mission for educational improvement to empower learners, educators, and many more on local, national, regional, and global scales, the Comparative & International Education Society (CIES) organizes its 67th Annual Meeting CIES 2023. This edition will cover the topic “Improving […]
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Miguel Jaramillo and Ricardo Fort participated in the Core Covid’s global & regional learning event in Dakar
Our Senior Researchers Miguel Jaramillo and Ricardo Fort participated in the Covid-19 Responses for Equity Core Covid global & regional learning event held last week by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Institute of Development Studies in Dakar, Senegal. The meeting aimed to discuss synergies and strengthen plans to turn research into action […]
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Eduardo Zegarra joins the UN-Water Summit on Groundwater 2022
The UN-Water Summit on Groundwater 2022 aims to bring attention to groundwater at the highest international level. The Summit will use the UN World Water Development Report 2022 as a baseline and the SDG 6 Global Acceleration Framework as a guideline to define actions towards more responsible and sustainable use and protection of this vital […]
