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The reduction of poverty, which affects almost 60 percent of the population, is a central goal for Haiti. There is evidence that rampant inflation, food insecurity and changes in the exchange rate are affecting many. Bjorn Lomborg discusses various different approaches that can be taken to reduce...

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Bjorn Lomborg discusses new research paper for Haïti Priorise which shows that scholarship or financial assistance programs can increase the enrollment of girls in primary and secondary schools. Girls’ education is one of the most powerful things that any nation can invest in, because it creates...

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Hundreds or even thousands of lives could be saved every year by improving the ambulance network, or by training a cadre of paramedics and ensuring that community volunteers, traditional midwives, and teachers are taught first aid techniques, according to new research. Bjorn Lomborg discusses the...

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Bjorn Lomborg discusses two new research papers which look at different ways to reduce deforestation and deal with the interlinked challenge of air pollution. It sounds almost too good to be true: a single development investment that tackles one of Haiti’s biggest death-tolls and at the same time...

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Bjorn Lomborg discusses results from the Haiti Priorise research on electronic voting. The participation rate in Haitian elections is low. In last October’s election, less than one-quarter of eligible voters participated. The process is long and complex, leaving opportunities for error and fraud,...

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Most aid and philanthropy decisions are made based on persuasive sounding narratives, and we relish taking part in those stories, even if the actual results are mixed. But the results of the most pragmatic approach, built on statistics and economic analysis rather than narrative, can be stunning...

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Bjorn Lomborg discusses the Haïti Priorise project and the upcoming research releases. With a newly elected government comes big choices: Resources are limited, as they are in every country. How does Haiti choose between one set of priorities and another? With many areas of need, which investments...

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The University of Pennsylvania asked more than 2,500 journalists, policymakers, donors and scholars to rank the world's best think tanks in 2016 . The Copenhagen Consensus Center is once again acknowledged as a top global and environmental think tank, and its campaigning for evidence-based...

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Dr. Lomborg and Mr. Chowdhury, policy advisor in the a2i program and a member of the prime minister’s Digital Bangladesh taskforce discuss how digitizing government services could create significant savings for Bangladesh. This collaboration between the Copenhagen Consensus Center think tank...

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Dr. Lomborg met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh in December 2016 while both were attending the SDGs conference in Dhaka. The event, “Delivering Sustainable Development Goals in Bangladesh: Concepts, Processes and Challenges” was organized by the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce...

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