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    Including vulnerable communities in extreme weather early warning systems
    … Including vulnerable communities in extreme weather early warning systems … Including vulnerable communities in extreme weather early warning systems New technology can predict annual river … no warning when his village in the Indian state of Bihar was flooded in 2022. “The river herself tells us when …
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    George Taylor
    … evaluation and implementation of the Google Flood Alerts early warning system intervention in Bihar, India. He holds a BSc in Mathematics and Economics … Google Flood Alerts early warning system intervention in Bihar, India. He holds a BSc in Mathematics and Economics …
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    George Taylor
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    Kexin Feng and Pablo Valenzuela Casasempere on using economic history to inform current policy
    … industrialize. Valenzuela Casasempere also looks at the early 20th century, focusing on the Works Progress … implemented in the US. With its size and wide variety of projects, the WPA offers a unique setting to study how … about the displacement caused by the Interstate Highway System that led him to economic history. “It was very …
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    Vineet Gupta
    … warnings could be efficiently and widely disseminated in Bihar. Alongside his thoughtful analysis products, his … warnings could be efficiently and widely disseminated in Bihar. Alongside his thoughtful analysis products, his … warnings could be efficiently and widely disseminated in Bihar. Alongside his thoughtful analysis products, his …
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    Vineet Gupta
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    Maria Storch
    … is focusing on payments for ecosystem services and floods/early warning systems research. Maria Storch … is focusing on payments for ecosystem services and floods/early warning systems research. Language English … is focusing on payments for ecosystem services and floods/early warning systems research. …
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  • Project
    Empowering Women through Public Policy in Bihar, India
    … Empowering Women through Public Policy in Bihar, India … Empowering Women through Public Policy in Bihar, India Can measures to expand women’s access to social … significant growth in financial service points since early 2020. Authors Troyer Moore and Jorgensen find that the …
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    An interior view of a white-walled building, looking out at a young woman standing in the doorway. Ishan Tankha
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    Event recap: Last-Mile Innovations for Inclusive Governance: Research and Policy Symposium
    … Android-based flood forecasting and alert system in Bihar. Despite advancements in accuracy and timeliness of … tested offline means of communicating the warnings. Early results show that households living in communities with … page, and stay tuned for updates as all three of these projects move to scale. News Financial InclusionGender & …
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    Closing gaps at the nexus of gender and climate vulnerability
    … a research collaboration with Google.org and Yuganter - a Bihar-based NGO - that is recruiting women to reach women. … water depth with a lead time of three to four days. These early flood warnings are further broadcast through Google … However, the true potential of accurate and timely early warning systems in low-income settings is often undermined by …
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  • Person
    Rada Pavlova
    … an experimental evaluation of a flood forecasting tool in Bihar. Rada previously worked with ECG communications projects, including reproducing figures for a manuscript … a pleasure and a source of excitement to learn about new projects in your area of interest. – Rada Pavlova Rada Pavlova …
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    Rada Pavlova
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    Gariyasi Garg
    … assisting on a project in the gender portfolio in Bihar through the 2023-2024 Academic Year. She grew up in … assisting on a project in the gender portfolio in Bihar through the 2023-2024 Academic Year. She grew up in … assisting on a project in the gender portfolio in Bihar through the 2023-2024 Academic Year. She grew up in …
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    Gariyasi Garg
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    In Conversation: Costas Meghir and Amer Hasan on early childhood development
    … In Conversation: Costas Meghir and Amer Hasan on early childhood development … In Conversation: Costas Meghir and Amer Hasan on early childhood development How can early childhood … research and policy engagement on several early learning projects, focusing on South Asia and East Asia. This …
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    Image showing economists Costas Meghir (Yale) and Amer Hasan (World Bank) engaged in a discussion
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    EGC Incubation Fund offers flexible pilot funding to promising projects by Yale researchers and collaborators
    … Incubation Fund offers flexible pilot funding to promising projects by Yale researchers and collaborators … Incubation Fund offers flexible pilot funding to promising projects by Yale researchers and collaborators A new resource … in the Yale development economics community in the early stages of high-potential, time-sensitive, …
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