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Eduardo Zegarra on water management in Peru: a case study of the Ica Valley
“El estudio apunta a entender el vínculo entre el agua, la alimentación y la energía en un espacio específico en el que hay varios problemas con el uso del agua. Uno de los principales problemas es que la agricultura en el Valle de Ica básicamente usa el agua del acuífero. Hay evidencia de que el […]
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TV Perú: Eduardo Zegarra’s on the VAT exemption for five foods
“It is a measure with problems. One is that the reduction will not necessarily go to the final consumer. It is also quite regressive, because it favors those with greater purchasing power. It is better to make a program of direct economic support to families in poverty or in vulnerability, more or less 50% of […]
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Eduardo Zegarra shares his thoughts in RPP Noticias about food items that would be exempt from VAT
“The most serious thing has not been to include the pheasant or some other elements that are quite ridiculous, but to extend the rule until December 31 and include a VAT and tax credit refund mechanism that could involve very complicated tax fraud problems” . Listen to the opinion of our Senior Researcher Eduardo Zegarra on […]
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Eduardo Zegarra: Two urgent actions against the food crisis
“The first (action) is to promote fertilizer imports, especially urea. There is already a deficit of more than 180,000 tons of fertilizers that could not be imported. If there is no more fertilizer in the coming weeks, Peruvian agriculture, especially commercial, is going to face a very serious crisis. Secondly, an immediate measure is needed […]
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Santiago Cueto was a panelist at the World Bank and The Dialogue Evaluation in Pandemic Launch Report
“The work to develop pedagogical skills among teachers, including the interpretation of standardized results and the use of formative assessments in the classroom with a pedagogical sense, is essential.” Watch again the presentation of Santiago Cueto, Senior Researcher at GRADE, at the World Bank and Inter-American Dialogue launch report Evaluation in Pandemic: How do we diagnose […]
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Santiago Cueto joined the Fundación Ceibal and UNESCO meeting, “Technology and education in Latin America”
“The simple provision of equipment does not lead to satisfactory results. A pedagogical model and a guided use or a structured pedagogy are needed to allow the best use of this resource.” Watch again the presentation of our senior researcher Santiago Cueto in the meeting “Technology and education in Latin America: 2023 GEM Report Regional Consultancy”, held on […]
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Eduardo Zegarra was a discussant of a Midis research on food security in pandemic
Our Senior Researcher Eduardo Zegarra was a discussant of the research findings from the study “Peru: An Evaluation of Food Security facing Emergencies (ESAE), 2021”, undertook by the General Direction of Monitoring and Evaluation at the Minister of Development and Social Inclusion of Peru. Watch the evento here.
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Wilson Hernández in Latina: To ban motorcycles or not?
INEI data show that 40% of money, wallet or cell phone thefts are committed on a motorcycle. 30% of these robberies, in mototaxi. In some cities of Colombia they prohibited carrying a companion on a motorcycle or even the circulation of it. That study revealed that “in effect crime is reduced, but it is very […]
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María Balarin discussed the conceptual approach for the JustEd study and its emerging findings in Peru
Just Ed is an international comparative mixed methods study that explores the lived experiences of secondary school learners of environmental, epistemic and transitional justice. It produces insight into how learner experiences translate into actions to advance SDG 13 (Climate Action) and SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions). A few days ago, at a University […]
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Martín Benavides: “The regulation system (of Sunedu) is one of those with the greatest autonomy, compared to other countries”
“If one makes a comparison between different countries, the regulatory system (of Sunedu) is one of those that has the greatest autonomy […] basically due to the way in which its Board of Directors is elected. The five members are elected by public competition. That is the greatest guarantee of impartiality. These members meet very […]
