Will REDD+ safeguards mitigate corruption? Qualitative evidence from Southeast Asia

High levels of faith and finance are being invested in REDD+ as a promising global climate change mitigation policy. Since its inception in 2007, corruption has been viewed as a potential impediment to the achievement of REDD+ goals, partly motivating ‘safeguards’ rolled out as part of national REDD+ readiness activities. We compare corruption mitigation measures adopted as part of REDD+ safeguards, drawing on qualitative case evidence from three Southeast Asian countries that have recently piloted the scheme: Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. We find that while REDD+ safeguards adopt a conventional principal-agent approach to tackling corruption in the schemes, our case evidence confirms our theoretical expectation that REDD+ corruption risks are perceived to arise not only from principal-agent type problems: they are also linked to embedded pro-corruption social norms. This implies that REDD+ safeguards are likely to be at best partially effective against corruption, and at worst will not mitigate corruption at all

Evaluating the collection, comparability and findings of six global surgery indicators

BACKGROUND: In 2015, six indicators were proposed to evaluate global progress towards access to safe, affordable and timely surgical and anaesthesia care. Although some have been adopted as core global health indicators, none has been evaluated systematically. The aims of this study were to assess the availability, comparability and utility of the indicators, and to present available data and updated estimates. METHODS: Nationally representative data were compiled for all World Health Organization (WHO) member states from 2010 to 2016 through contacts with official bodies and review of the published and grey literature, and available databases. Availability, comparability and utility were assessed for each indicator: access to timely essential surgery, specialist surgical workforce density, surgical volume, perioperative mortality, and protection against impoverishing and catastrophic expenditure. Where feasible, imputation models were developed to generate global estimates. RESULTS: Of all WHO member states, 19 had data on the proportion of the population within 2h of a surgical facility, 154 had data on workforce density, 72 reported number of procedures, and nine had perioperative mortality data, but none could report data on catastrophic or impoverishing expenditure. Comparability and utility were variable, and largely dependent on different definitions used. There were sufficient data to estimate that worldwide, in 2015, there were 2 038 947 (i.q.r. 1 884 916-2 281 776) surgeons, obstetricians and anaesthetists, and 266·1 (95 per cent c.i. 220·1 to 344·4) million operations performed. CONCLUSION: Surgical and anaesthesia indicators are increasingly being adopted by the global health community, but data availability remains low. Comparability and utility for all indicators require further resolution

The IP Legal Market Today: Notes and Observations

Tuesday, August 25 at 12:30-1:30p.m. 1310 Biolchini or via Zoom {link available in lrishlink) Guest speakers include Kevin Chen, Legal Counsel at Apple and J.D. \u2711, Ravi Fernando, \u2709, J.D. \u2715, Senior Associate at Alston & Bird, and 3L Mikhael Alberto Bunda, who has had summer experiences at Apple and Splunk. This event is co-sponsored with the Career Development Office. Contact Dr. Felicia Caponigri with questions.https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndls_posters/1489/thumbnail.jp

Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid, Part 2: Insights from the Field

This video was shot during the March 2017 Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid Conference at the University of Pennsylvania. Interviewees include: Benjamin Piper Sarah Howie Jorge Sequeira Sylvia Schmelkes Silvia Montoya Brian Maddox Shahur Banu Vag

Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid, Part 2: Insights from the Field

This video was shot during the March 2017 Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid Conference at the University of Pennsylvania. Interviewees include: Benjamin Piper Sarah Howie Jorge Sequeira Sylvia Schmelkes Silvia Montoya Brian Maddox Shahur Banu Vag

Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid, Part 1: My Path to International Development

This video was shot during the March 2017 Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid Conference at the University of Pennsylvania. Interviewees include: Benjamin Piper Sarah Howie Jorge Sequeira Silvia Montoya Brian Maddox Shahur Banu Vag

Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid, Part 1: My Path to International Development

This video was shot during the March 2017 Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid Conference at the University of Pennsylvania. Interviewees include: Benjamin Piper Sarah Howie Jorge Sequeira Silvia Montoya Brian Maddox Shahur Banu Vag

Health Care Needs and Access Among Warehouse Workers in Southern California

The logistics industry is one of the most important industries contributing to economic development in Inland Southern California, which includes eastern portions of Los Angeles County, and Riverside and San Bernardino counties. The logistics industry employs warehouse workers, truckers, electricians and other trades specialists, supervisors and managers, and other types of workers engaged in moving goods from sites of production to retail stores. This brief summarizes the key findings from a recent survey of warehouse workers administered by UC Riverside researchers that assesses warehouse workers’ wages and benefits, specifically, the availability of health insurance to cover routine and emergency medical expenses