Arab Development Symposium I : Food and Water Security in the Arab World

Rouis, Mustapha ; Limam, Imed

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES;    AGRICULTURAL INPUTS;    AGRICULTURAL PRICES;    AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION;    AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH;   

RP-ID  :  90145

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Recognizing the importance of policydebate and knowledge sharing in the field of development,the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development and theWorld Bank (Middle East and North Africa Region) agreed inMarch 2010 to hold joint high-level development seminarsaround issues pertaining to the Arab World. These were to beknown as the Arab Development Symposia (ADS) and will beheld on a regular basis, every 18 months or so, at the ArabFund premises in Kuwait. The goal was to provide anopportunity for policymakers, practitioners and academiciansto share ideas and experiences on topics which are high onthe Arab development agenda. As such, the ADS seriescomplement other fora for research and knowledge sharing anddissemination such as the Economic Research Forum (ERF) andthe Research Initiative for Arab Development (RIAD).