DevConf-2022: Second IGIDR Biennial Conference on Development Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Mumbai, India, December 21-23, 2022 |
Conference website | http://www.igidr.ac.in/conf/devconf |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=devconf2022 |
Submission deadline | October 16, 2022 |
With less than eight years left for the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that India and other United Nations member countries agreed upon in 2015, it is time that we reflect upon the progress made so far and the challenges that lie ahead in the attainment of sustainable development. This is particularly important given that a series of shocks have hit the global economy in the recent few years starting with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The pandemic has slowed down and has probably wiped out in some cases, the progress made by India and many developing countries in improving the lives of the poor. Estimates show that even before the COVID 19 pandemic the world was already not on track to achieving Zero Hunger by 2030. In 2019, nearly 690 million people globally were hungry (8.9% of the world population). The pandemic could have doubled this count by putting an additional 130 million people at risk of suffering acute hunger by the end of 2020 (UN Sustainable Development Goals Report 2021).Even as the pandemic-induced uncertainty lingers on the global economy has been hit by a series of other shocks such as rising inflation especially high energy and food prices in most parts of the world, the Ukraine-Russia war, economic crisis in many developing countries, and the increasing incidence of extreme climate events due to climate change.
All these have made it imperative that we deliberate over challenges that impede the attainment of SDGs and study policies and programs that not just moves the world faster towards reaching these goals but also make the progress achieved resilient to shocks.
Submission Guidelines
1. Papers are invited on all theoretical and empirical aspects pertinent to the Conference theme.
2. Papers should reach on or before August 31st, 2022. All submissions will be reviewed, and the authors of accepted papers will be informed by October 17th, 2022.
3. Length of the paper should be about 6,000–8,000 words. The paper should include an abstract of about 200–400 words.
4. In the case of co-authored papers, the author for communication and the author who would be presenting the paper at the Conference should be clearly mentioned in the paper.
List of Topics
Contributions on the following topics are particularly welcome.
• Reducing poverty and inequality (SDG 1,10)
• Agriculture and nutrition (SDG 2)
• Access to quality health (SDG 3)
• Access to quality education (SDG 4)
• Climate change (SDG 11, 13, 15)
Papers on cross-cutting issues across one or more of the above topics such as gender are especially welcome.
Venue
The conference will be held in IGIDR Campus, Goregaon East, Mumbai. In case of any adverse change in the pandemic situation closer to the Conference dates, the Conference may be held in Online mode.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to Ms. Sayli Charatkar Email: devconf@igidr.ac.in Tel: +91-22-6909 6530