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G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

TF11 - (COVID-19) Multidisciplinary Approaches to Complex Problems Policy Briefs

G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

Reaffirming the significance of global public goods for health: Global solidarity in response to Covid-19 and future shocks

Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Yonette Felicity Thomas (Borjoner International), Obijiofor Aginam (UN University-International Institute for Global Health), Sainath Banerjee (Asian Development Bank - Center for Urban Health and Development), Alex Ezeh (Drexel University, Philadelphia), Sandro Galea (Boston University School of Public Health), Franz Gatsweiler (Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Blessing Mberu (African Population and Health Research Center), Blaise Nguendo-Yongsi (University of Yaoundé), Osondu Ogbuoji (Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University), K. Srikanth Reddy (Bruyère Research Institute), Margo Thomas (Women’s Economic Imperative), Gavin Yamey (Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University)
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

Policy actions to safeguard the operations of GVCS in times of crisis and beyond

Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Mohmmad S. Alrajeh (Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs), Anthony Hammond (Yale School of Medicine), Olayinka Idowu Kareem (University of Hohenheim), Stefan Pahl (University of Groningen), Adnan Serič (United Nations Industrial Development Organization), Aleksander Siemaszko (Poland's Ministry of Economic Development), Mark Votruba (Case Western Reserve University), Ahmad Younis (Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine)
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

Coordinated and comprehensive fiscal and monetary stimulus for tackling the Covid-19 crisis

Policy area: International Finance and Economic Recovery
Naoyuki Yoshino (Financial Research Centre, FSA Institute), Jean Dong (Australia-China Belt and Road Initiative), Nella Sri Hendriyetty (Center for Regional and Bilateral Policy, Ministry of Finance Indonesia), Peter J. Morgan (Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI))
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

Covid-19: An eye opener to upscale investments in sustainable transport to accelerate progress toward a more livable and climate resilient future

Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Radia Sedaoui (Economic Commission of Western Asia (UN-ESCWA)), AHM Mehbub Anwar (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)), Farhina Pasha (University of Tabuk), Aishah Alatawi (University of Tabuk), Steven Griffiths (Senior Vice President, Research and Development, Khalifa University)
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

Ensuring that Covid-19 recovery policies support the transformation to a climate neutral society

Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Axel Michaelowa (University of Zurich), Sonja Butzengeiger (Perspectives Climate Research), Mohammed Dabboor (Environment and Climate Change Canada, Government of Canada), Abdelrahman Muhsen (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)), Noura Mansouri (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)), Amm Quamruzzaman (University of California Berkeley)
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

Covid-19 and the global education emergency: Planning systems for recovery and resilience

Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Prachi Srivastava (University of Western Ontario), Alejandra Cardini (CIPPEC), Iván Matovich (Center for the Implementation of Public Policies Promoting Equity and Growth (CIPPEC)), Hugues Moussy (UNESCO-IIEP), Robert Jenkins (UNICEF), Nicolas Reuge (UNICEF), Kate Moriarty (INEE), Sonja Anderson (INEE)
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

G20 coalition in transformative action for education: Ensuring continuity of learning within and beyond the Covid-19 crisis

Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Charlotte Holland (Dublin City University), Dalal Aldeghaither (King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences), Abdul Ghaffar Mughal (Northeastern University), Mohammad Nurunnabi (Prince Sultan University)
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

Ensuring an equitable pandemic response: Lessons learned from Covid-19

Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Hanan Al Ahmadi (Riyadh Economic Forum), Nasser Bindhim (Sharik Society for Health and Community Research), Saleh Al Muhanna (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), T20 Saudi Arabia), Aljawhara Al Quayid (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), T20 Saudi Arabia), Waleed Al Salem (Umm Al-Qura University)
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

Addressing mental health needs during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond

Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Yasmin Altwaijri (King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center), Lisa Bilal (King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center), Ronald C. Kessler (Harvard Medical School)
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

Investing in universal health systems aimed at Covid-19 and beyond

Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Luiz Eduardo Fonseca (Center for Global Health – Fiocruz), Amani Alkofide (King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre), Radia Sedaoui (Economic Commission of Western Asia (UN-ESCWA)), Rym Ayadi (Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies (EMNES), CASS Business School), Viqaruddin Mohammed (King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre)
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

The Covid-19 crisis and tourism: Response and recovery measures to support the tourism sector in OECD countries

Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Alain Dupeyras (OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities), Peter Haxton (OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities), Jane Stacey (OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities)
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

The Covid-19 crisis and the global economy: Challenges and policy requirements

Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Luiz de Mello (OECD), Sveinbjorn Blondal (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)), Nigel Pain (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD))
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

Heightening cybersecurity to promise safety and fairness for citizens in the Post-Covid-19 Digital World

Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Muhammad Khurram Khan (Center of Excellence in Information Assurance (CoEIA) King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), Stefanie Goldberg, Global Purpose Manager, PwC US, Paul Grainger (Centre for Education and Work, UCL), Bhushan Sethi (PwC US)
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

A sustainable urbanization and infrastructure response to the Covid-19 pandemic

Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
, Raja Al Marzoqi, Michael Cohen (Milano School of Policy, Management, and Environment), Mitch Cook (The New School), Holger Kuhle (GIZ ), Jörn Meyer (GIZ), Susan Parnell (University of Bristol and Emeritus Professor at the African Centre for Cities (ACC), University of Cape Town)
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

Transversal G20 response to Covid-19: Global governance for economic, social, health, and environmental resilience

Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Jonathan Luckhurst (Soka University), Veronika Ertl (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung), Marc Fleurbaey (Princeton University), Gianluca Grimalda (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), John Kirton (Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at Trinity College, University of Toronto), W. Andy Knight (University of Alberta), K. Srikanth Reddy (Bruyère Research Institute), Elizabeth Sidiropoulos (South African Institute of International Affairs), Margo Thomas (Women’s Economic Imperative)
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

Multilateralism in times of global pandemic: Lessons learned and the way forward

Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Daniel D. Bradlow (University of Pretoria), Sara Lechtenberg-Kasten (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)), Maha Akeel (Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)), Syed Munir Khasru (Institute for Policy, Advocacy, and Governance (IPAG)), Anindya Chatterjee (International Development Research Centre (IDRC))
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

The role of monetary policy in worldwide solidarity in the face of Covid-19

Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Carlo Andrea Bollino (Perugia Energy Environment Research Center (CREEP), University of Perugia, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)), Mirko Abbritti (University of Perugia, Navarra Center for International Development), Amedeo Argentiero (KORE University of Enna), Simona Bigerna (University of Perugia), Maria Chiara D’errico (University of Perugia), Silvia Mecheli (University of Perugia), Paolo Polinori (University of Perugia), Mustafa Yagci (Islamic Development)
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on migrant workers in the informal sector and spin-off effects in their destination and home countries

Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Mohamed Sharif Ahmed (International Organization for Migration), Dramane Coulibaly (University of Paris Nanterre), Fatih Karanfil (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)), Hind Kinani (International Organization for Migration), Ana B. Moreno (OnCities), Luc Désiré Omgba (University of Lorraine), Nhusha Vu (OnCities)
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

Fundamental Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Dennis J. Snower (Global Solutions Initiative Foundation)
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

The Socioeconomics of Pandemics Policy

Policy area: Inequality, Human Capital and Well-being
Dennis J. Snower (Global Solutions Initiative Foundation)
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

A Bretton Woods Moment: Crafting the World We Want – and Our Children Deserve

Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Sean Cleary (Future World Foundation & Global Solutions Initiative Special Advisor )
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

Rebuild after the crisis on three pillars: Equity, security and sustainability

Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Sean Cleary (Future World Foundation & Global Solutions Initiative Special Advisor )
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

Global Trade Cooperation after COVID-19: Can the G20 Contain Disintegration?

Policy area: Open Trade and Sustainable Investment
Peter Draper (Institute for International Trade in the Faculty of the Professions, University of Adelaide, Australia)
G20 Saudi Arabia 2020

To ease the health-wealth trade-off, reallocate digital property rights

Policy area: Global Health and Covid-19
Dennis J. Snower (Global Solutions Initiative Foundation)

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