CIDOB Foundation - [07/09/2008]

CIDOB foundation participates in the 12th EADI conference

Anna Ayuso, Anna Borrull, Gemma Pinyol and Enric Royo took part in the EADI triennial conference which took place in Geneva from 24 to 28 June. Titled “Global Governance for Sustainable Development: The need for Policy Coherence and new Partnerships”, the event organised by the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) brought together researchers and experts from all over Europe to promote debate and dialogue on the multiple dimensions of sustainable development, defining the main global challenges and exploring the political options and models of governance of same, on local, regional, State and local levels.

Anna Ayuso and Gemma Pinyol presented their contribution “Capital and Human Flows between Europe and Latin America. A Complementary Relationship? The Case of the Andean Migration in Spain” in the "International Migrations" work group, while Anna Borrull and Enric Royo took part in the groups "Information Management" and "Policies of Aid and Effectiveness", respectively.

EADI is a network that brings together all the European institutes that specialise in research and training in development. Since it was founded in 1975, EADI has been the most important framework for collaboration and information exchange in the sector. It has over 350 institutional and individual members from 29 European countries, and organises its activity around 14 thematic work groups that organise seminars and research projects, publishing the results in the collection “EADI Book Series”. Every three years they hold a general conference, such as the one mentioned here, which brings together over 500 participants. The 12th Conference was funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain, as well as by other European institutions.

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