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  1. 2024 HDCA Conference – Kolkata, India

    September 24-26, 2024

    Hosted by Pratichi (India Trust), Institute for Development Studies Kolkata, and Health Information Systems Program (HISP)

     

    “Crises, Capabilities and Commitment”

    The 2024 HDCA conference has special significance as 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of HDCA. The conference is being held in Kolkata, West Bengal, India – home of the first HDCA president, Professor Amartya Sen. The conference theme of Crises, Capabilities and Commitment has been chosen because the inter-linkages between these three ideas require in depth discussion.

    Many multi-faceted crises assail us. Some are global in scope, linked with the assault on our environment, violent conflicts, pandemics and humanitarian challenges. Some crises emerge from episodic events. Others emerge less dramatically linked with a backlash to transformations in social relations, or technologies. Crises, both episodic and cumulative, reveal deep inequalities in capabilities. Crises may be associated with both ‘loud’ and ‘silent’ capability deprivations, in areas such as education, health, disability, political participation and wellbeing. The immediate and visible fallout from crises may precipitate further inequalities in capabilities linked to loss of income and employment, inequity, food insecurity malnutrition, and polarization between groups. The conference will be a setting to discuss the forms of commitment needed to analyze and address many interlinked crises and their stress on capabilities.

     

  2. Webinar Discussion: Democratising Measurement: A Case Study from Well-Being Public Policy.

    …dates, and to register, please visit our website: http://2021webinarseries.com/ Upcoming Webinar Series Themes 1. Democratising Measurement: A Case Study from Well-Being Public Policy Anna Alexandra & Mark Fabian 6th April, Tuesday, 11am BST (GMT +1) 2. Conceptualizing Well-Being Ingrid Robeyns 19th April, Monday, 6.30pm BST (GMT +1) 3. Methodological Options and Challenges for Measuring Multidimensional Well-Being* 4. Participatory Approaches to…

  3. Access to Justice for Indigenous Peoples: Realisation of an Inclusive and Integrated Human Rights Approach

    …ty of equitable socio-economic development – Forest laws, governance and trade and community rights – Free Prior and Informed Consent – ICT and indigenous communities – Wellness, social welfare and health issues in indigenous communities – Indigenous peoples and community management of forests – Indigenous women’s access to justice – Language and education – Protection of ancestral lands, territories and resources – Self-determination and indigeno…

  4. WEBINAR: From Human Development to Sustainable Human Development

    …Development Goals and to what needs to continue after the SDGs’ end-date of 2030. The 2020 Human Development Report can be downloaded via: http://report.hdr.undp.org/index.html Panelists Pedro Conceição is the Director and lead author of the Human Development Report 2020. Since 1 January 2019 Pedro has been Director of the Human Development Report Office and lead author of the Human Development Reports. Prior to this, Pedro served as Director, Str…

  5. Special Issue Call for Papers: European Journal of Engineering Education

    …scale of human impact on the Earth System (e.g. Steffen et al., 2015; IPCC, 2018; WWF, 2020). Through the adoption of the UN’s 2030 Agenda with the Sustainable Development Goals, and a number of other policies and instruments, the global society and governments all over the world have agreed on the urgent need for change (UN, 2015). As problem solvers and developers of new technology, engineers are considered crucial for sustainable development. H…

  6. The Role of Social Policy in Promoting Human Security in the MENA Region

    …ntred, multi-disciplinary comprehension of security, above all it seeks to advance freedom to live in dignity, freedom from fear and freedom from want/need. Freedoms which are essential to build a peaceful society. Linking human security back to its grounding in human development, allows for a further exploration as to what role social policy can play in promoting human security within the MENA region. The webinar was organised by both the HDCA Th…

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