Copenhagen Consensus - Results

These are the results of the Copenhagen Consensus for 2008, as I promised.

1 Micronutrient supplements for children (vitamin A and zinc) Malnutrition

2 The Doha development agenda Trade

3 Micronutrient fortification (iron and salt iodization) Malnutrition

4 Expanded immunization coverage for children Diseases

5 Biofortification Malnutrition

6 Deworming and other nutrition programs at school Malnutrition & Education

7 Lowering the price of schooling Education

8 Increase and improve girls’ schooling Women

9 Community-based nutrition promotion Malnutrition

10 Provide support for women’s reproductive role Women

11 Heart attack acute management Diseases

12 Malaria prevention and treatment Diseases

13 Tuberculosis case finding and treatment Diseases

14 R&D in low-carbon energy technologies Global Warming

15 Bio-sand filters for household water treatment Water

16 Rural water supply Water

17 Conditional cash transfers Education

18 Peace-keeping in post-conflict situations Conflicts

19 HIV combination prevention Diseases

20 Total sanitation campaign Water

21 Improving surgical capacity at district hospital level Diseases

22 Microfinance Women

23 Improved stove intervention Air Pollution

24 Large, multipurpose dam in Africa Water

25 Inspection and maintenance of diesel vehicles Air Pollution

26 Low sulfur diesel for urban road vehicles Air Pollution

27 Diesel vehicle particulate control technology Air Pollution

28 Tobacco tax Diseases

29 R&D and mitigation Global Warming

30 Mitigation only Global Warming

There is lively discussion in The Times here and here

For myself, I think that I would like to have seen attention given to empowering people to change their own lives, rather than imposing on them what someone else thinks they should want.

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