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2008 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition
Natural Resource Management and Development
Year: 2008

The Kuwait conference provided the venue for the finale to the Ninth Annual Global Development Awards and Medals Competition. Researchers and development practitioners presented their selected papers/proposals at the conference and the winners were announced at the Awards dinner during the conference period.

Awards & Medals: 2008 Winners

Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project
Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development
Medals for Research on Development

View details of 2008 winners by theme:

The Governance and Political Economy of Natural Resource Management
Exploitation of Natural Resources: Trends and Environmental Implications
The Economics of Natural Resource Management
Foreign Direct Investment and Natural Resources
Societies and Natural Resource Management

Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project
Totally Online High School for People in Educational Risk
First Prize: Mónica del Rosario Vásconez Country: Ecuador Organization: Colegio Virtual Iberoamericano
Biodiversity Conservation through a Community-based Enterprise Approach
Second Prize: Bhishma Prasad Subedi Country: Nepal Organization: The Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources (ANSAB)
Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development
Building Resiliency to Natural Hazards in Pacific Island Communities
Joint Winner: Gurmeet Singh Country: Fiji Organization: University of South Pacific - Kiribati Campus
Governance and Adaptability of Fishing Communities in a Marine Protected Area in the Colombian Caribbean
Joint Winner: Jorge Maldonado Country: Colombia Organization: Study Center of Development Economics, Los Andes University
The Governance and Political Economy of Natural Resource Management Medal

On the duration of political power in Africa: the role of oil rent There is a positive relationship between oil revenues and the tenure of a country’s executive branch
Prizes: First Prize: US $10,000; Second prize: US $5,000 in each of the five topics First Prize: Luc Desire Omgba Country: Cameroon Organization: Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches sur le Developpement International (CERDI)


Free-riding and cooperation in environmental games Examining the role of non-binding IEAs in countries’ environmental policies
Prizes: First Prize: US $10,000; Second prize: US $5,000 in each of the five topics Second Prize: Ana Espinola-Arredondo Country: Chile Organization: Washington State University
Exploitation of Natural Resources: Trends and Environmental Implications Medal

Social diversity and ecological complexity: how an invasive tree could affect diverse agents in the land of the tiger What is the effect of biologically invasive Prospos juliflora on diverse users in Ranthambhore National Park, India?
Prizes: First Prize: US $10,000; Second prize: US $5,000 in each of the five topics First Prize: Vikram Dayal Country: India Organization: Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi University


Promoting valuation of forest land by tree plantation Industries: case studies from Indonesia Calculating the total economic costs and benefits of five large HTI projects in Sumatra, Indonesia
Prizes: First Prize: US $10,000; Second prize: US $5,000 in each of the five topics Second Prize: Julia G. Maturana Country: Nicaragua Organization: Sustainable Development Research Centre (CIDES) - USAT
The Economics of Natural Resource Management Medal

Development paths, natural resources and dynamic comparative advantages Introducing a sector that uses a fixed factor as an input provides a better understanding of the cross-country differences
Prizes: First Prize: US $10,000; Second prize: US $5,000 in each of the five topics First Prize: Juan Rodrigo Fuentes Country: Chile Organization: Political Science Institute, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile


Measuring irrigation water efficiency with a stochastic production frontier: an application for citrus producing farms in Tunisia Proposing an alternative measure of irrigation water efficiency in Tunisia
Prizes: First Prize: US $10,000; Second prize: US $5,000 in each of the five topics Second Prize: Boubaker Dhehibi Country: Tunisia Organization: INRAT - Tunisia
Foreign Direct Investment and Natural Resources Medal

Do firm ownership and competition have bearing on productivity? An enquiry of Indian mining industry from 1988-89 to 2005-06 Understanding the firm ownership and productive efficiency as well as the effect of competition on productivity
Prizes: First Prize: US $10,000; Second prize: US $5,000 in each of the five topics First Prize: Amarendra Das Country: India Organization: Centre for Development Studies (CDS)


Determinants of nationalization in the oil secor: a theory and evidence from panel data Analyzing the determinants of oil nationalizations around the world
Prizes: First Prize: US $10,000; Second prize: US $5,000 in each of the five topics Second Prize: Anton Kolotilin Country: Russian Federation Organization: World Economy Laboratory, MIT
Societies and Natural Resource Management Medal

The effects of markets on the use of forest for the livelihood of indigenous households in the Colombian Amazon How are forests used for income generation along indigenous societies?
Prizes: First Prize: US $10,000; Second prize: US $5,000 in each of the five topics First Prize: Catalina Trujillo Country: Colombia Organization: OMACHA Foundation


Entertainment-education and rice pest management: A radio soap opera in Vietnam What are the uses of the entertainment-education (E-E)?
Prizes: First Prize: US $10,000; Second prize: US $5,000 in each of the five topics Second Prize: L.V Thiet Country: Vietnam Organization: The Southern Plant Protection Center