South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) and the World Bank are organizing a seminar titled “Is South Asia Experiencing Jobless Development?”

South Asia has been the bright spot in the global economy. This panel discussion, on the occasion of the launch of the World Bank’s April 2024 South Asia Development Update, will examine prospects for the region to remain so and explore risks to the outlook, including climate risks. No other Emerging Market and Developing Economy (EMDE) region is as vulnerable to climate shocks as South Asia. Yet, fragile fiscal positions limit governments’ ability to respond to increasingly frequent climate shocks. This puts the burden of adapting to climate change on firms, farms, and households. One factor that constrains especially households’ and farmers’ ability to adapt to climate change is weak job creation outside the agricultural sector. The discussion will explore the obstacles to job creation in non-agricultural sectors and policies needed to remove these obstacles.

South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) and the World Bank will host this seminar on 4 April 2024 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at BRAC Centre Inn, Mohakhali, Dhaka.

SANEM and the World Bank invite academicians, experts, development practitioners, policymakers, students and all interested individuals to participate in the event..

To participate in this event, kindly fill up the following google form: https://forms.gle/Kaz6d9p2M2b7x7EA8

Details of the seminar will be informed through email to those registered