Commentaries by Jean-Michel Severino

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  Oct. 15, 2012

  Africa’s Big Boom

  PARIS – Africa is undergoing a period of unprecedented economic growth. According to The Economist, six of the ten fastest-growing countries…

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  Mar. 13, 2012

  Can the Poor Save the World?

  PARIS – Events in 2012 so far have confirmed a new global dissymmetry. Caught between unprecedented financial insecurity and a somber econom…

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  Dec. 3, 2009

  Rendezvous with Africa on Climate

  PARIS – After a long series of preparatory meetings, the Copenhagen summit on climate change is finally upon us. With the Kyoto Protocol on …

• Oct. 30, 2008

  Development beyond 2015

  PARIS – It is now halfway to the target date of 2015 for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – the ambitious blueprint, backed by the en…

• Aug. 5, 2008

  Conservation With a Human Face

  PARIS – The world is witnessing a drastic decline of its natural capital. Plant and animal species worldwide are vanishing at an unprecedent…

• Feb. 1, 2008

  Did Development Fail in Kenya?

  Nairobi -- A month ago, Kenya fell prey to a sudden burst of post-electoral violence that has left over 1000 dead and hundreds of th…

• Jun. 4, 2007

  Climate Change and Water Security

  The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently released alarming data on the consequences of global warming in some of the world’s p…

• Apr. 5, 2007

  Making the IMF and World Bank Work for the Poor

  The World Bank has long proclaimed its dream of “a world free from poverty.” Likewise, the International Monetary Fund may arguably desire “…

• Dec. 11, 2006

  Cultivating Energy

  From climate change to volatile oil prices, all signs point to a looming global energy crisis. Confronting the growing challenge means that …

• Feb. 15, 2006

  The Quest for Investment

  The Hong Kong meeting of the Doha Round of trade negotiations has left a palpable sense of frustration in the developing world over the slow…