Some of the specific issues to be considered are: - What are the forces driving urbanization and how do they differ from one region to another? - What are the economic and environmental costs and benefits of urban agglomerations? - What is the link between urban infrastructure and poverty...

China, India, Brazil and South Africa (CIBS) have an important impact on the global economy through growth and trade effects, and their roles in financial markets. This conference focuses on the inter-linkages between CIBS and the global economy, including the impact of these economies on their...

Topics: · fragility concepts and measures · trade and financial shocks · weather and other environmental shocks · state failure and governance in fragile states · household vulnerability and fragile groups · poverty dynamics and economic insecurity · strategies for dealing with economic...