From islands of success to seas of change Several successful approaches to inclusive business have been developed in recent decades. What will it take to scale them up? This was the core question discussed at an international workshop held in The Hague in April 2012 as part of the Seas of Change Initiative. More

Dates: 18 April - 11 May 2012 (NB: Registration deadline is 11 April 2012) Type of event: Video conference series (6 sessions) with live webcasts Location: Various (region-based) + Online Organization: Global Development Learning Network(GDLN) More information on themes and target countries: http://www.jointokyo.org/en/programs/catalogue/mega_disasters/ This video conference series is organized as part of a Government of Japan/World Bank programme “ Learning from Mega Disasters: Program of Knowledge Sharing and Knowledge Exchange,” launched in October 2011. The project has developed 33 Knowledge Notes so far, which will be grouped into 6 clusters for the GDLN knowledge-exchange sessions. The objectives of the KS sessions are to: (i) share initial findings and lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake with practitioners throughout the world, and (ii) exchange views among experts on how these lessons could be transferred and adapted to developing countries. More