Jean-Michel Severino
Jean-Michel Severino, former director of the Agence française du développement (AFD), is CEO of I&P Conseil. He is the co-author, with Olivier Ray, of Africa's Moment.
Jean-Michel Severino, former director of the Agence française du développement (AFD), is CEO of I&P Conseil. He is the co-author, with Olivier Ray, of Africa's Moment.
Africa is undergoing unprecedented economic growth, which is likely to persist, given that it is based on structural geographic and demographic factors. But Africa’s national governments still face s… read more
The second decade of the twenty-first century is witnessing a reversal of fortune: developed economies are mired in crisis, while emerging-market countries' prospects look bright. But it is the poorer… read more
African countries' decision to act as a bloc at the Copenhagen climate-change summit is an important step forward. But Africa and its partners will now have to unite to win the adoption of measures th… read more
Current global inequalities in living standards are close to those that existed within today's advanced economies over a century ago. What is needed is the creation on a global scale of the same sort o… read more
The biodiversity hosted by the world’s developing nations provides both local and global services. But that does not mean that poor countries should be barred from exploiting their natural resources i… read more
The ongoing violence in Kenya shows that economic development is no panacea, and may create its own set of grievances – particularly when done without regard to the abrupt changes it brings to societi… read more
Water scarcity is ecpected to affect 1-3 billion people by 2100, posing a threat of widespread conflict and war. Our ability to prevent “water wars” will depend on our collective capacity to anticipat… read more
To remain relevant, the IMF and the World Bank must resist calls to withdraw from emerging countries and engage them more, not less. These countries cannot afford to "go it alone" – and the rest of th… read more
