Dalberg Global Development Advisors
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Dalberg Global Development Advisors is a niche consultancy firm. Founded in 2001, the company specializes in global development and globalization
and has coordinated several public-private partnership
s.
, Dakar
, Geneva
, Johannesburg
, Mumbai
, Nairobi
, New York
, Santiago
, San Francisco, Washington D.C. Its clients include corporations, foundations and NGOs operating in emerging and developing markets and national governments. It has conducted over 400 projects in 75 countries.
Projects include studies for the United Nations, World Bank
and the President of Liberia. In 2007, the firm collaborated with the Financial Times
and the United Nations Global Compact to provide an assessment of the quality of NGOs and the United Nations' agencies that have established working relationships with private-sector companies.
The firm presents the annual I-Qube Award that recognizes innovation, impact, and inspiration in the development field.
and geothermal energy plants in Indonesia. Dalberg recommended energy-sector reforms to the Government of Montenegro
, and advised a U.S. think-tank on the energy markets in Pakistan and the Middle East.
In Tanzania, the firm provided advice on strategies to meet Millennium Development Goals
energy targets by 2012. A new drug, known as the Artemisinin-based combination therapies
(ACTs), was available to combat malaria, but was largely inaccessible to the masses because of cost and distribution challenges. The World Bank
commissioned Dalberg to design a mechanism to reduce the cost of ACTs. In November 2007, the design for the Affordable Medicines Facility – malaria (AMFm) was approved by the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership
Board. Other projects in this sector have included designing initiatives to support people with chronic diseases in developing countries and advising pharmaceutical companies in Venezuela on profitable growth.
In 2006-2007, the President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, asked the firm to study poverty reduction. Dalberg presented Sirleaf and the Liberian Cabinet case studies of similar African countries such as Rwanda and Mozambique and highlighted the potential trade-offs that Liberia had to make to overhaul of its economy in the wake of the second civil war.
Globalization
Globalization refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people and economic activity. Most often, it refers to economics: the global distribution of the production of goods and services, through reduction of barriers to international trade such as tariffs, export fees, and import...
and has coordinated several public-private partnership
Public-private partnership
Public–private partnership describes a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies...
s.
History
The firm was founded in October 2001 by Henrik Skovby and Søren Peter Andreasen to bring consultants from the private sector to international development organizations. It now has ten offices worldwide, including CopenhagenCopenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Dakar
Dakar
Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...
, Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, Nairobi
Nairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Santiago
Santiago
Santiago is the capital city of Chile. Santiago may also refer to:*Santiago *Santiago , a Spanish given name*Santiago!, a shortened form of the Reconquista battle cry "Santiago y cierra, España"...
, San Francisco, Washington D.C. Its clients include corporations, foundations and NGOs operating in emerging and developing markets and national governments. It has conducted over 400 projects in 75 countries.
Projects include studies for the United Nations, World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
and the President of Liberia. In 2007, the firm collaborated with the Financial Times
Financial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
and the United Nations Global Compact to provide an assessment of the quality of NGOs and the United Nations' agencies that have established working relationships with private-sector companies.
The firm presents the annual I-Qube Award that recognizes innovation, impact, and inspiration in the development field.
Projects
Dalberg has advised investment funds for organizations and governments in Asia and Africa, including investments in wind energy projects in the People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
and geothermal energy plants in Indonesia. Dalberg recommended energy-sector reforms to the Government of Montenegro
Government of Montenegro
The Government of Montenegro is the executive branch of state authority in Montenegro. It is headed by the prime minister. It comprises the prime minister, the deputy prime ministers as well as ministers....
, and advised a U.S. think-tank on the energy markets in Pakistan and the Middle East.
In Tanzania, the firm provided advice on strategies to meet Millennium Development Goals
Millennium Development Goals
The Millennium Development Goals are eight international development goals that all 193 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organizations have agreed to achieve by the year 2015...
energy targets by 2012. A new drug, known as the Artemisinin-based combination therapies
Antimalarial drug
Antimalarial medications, also known as antimalarials, are designed to prevent or cure malaria. Such drugs may be used for some or all of the following:* Treatment of malaria in individuals with suspected or confirmed infection...
(ACTs), was available to combat malaria, but was largely inaccessible to the masses because of cost and distribution challenges. The World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
commissioned Dalberg to design a mechanism to reduce the cost of ACTs. In November 2007, the design for the Affordable Medicines Facility – malaria (AMFm) was approved by the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership
Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership
The Roll Back Malaria Partnership is the global framework for coordinated action against malaria. It forges consensus among key actors in malaria control, harmonises action and mobilises resources to fight malaria in endemic countries....
Board. Other projects in this sector have included designing initiatives to support people with chronic diseases in developing countries and advising pharmaceutical companies in Venezuela on profitable growth.
In 2006-2007, the President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, asked the firm to study poverty reduction. Dalberg presented Sirleaf and the Liberian Cabinet case studies of similar African countries such as Rwanda and Mozambique and highlighted the potential trade-offs that Liberia had to make to overhaul of its economy in the wake of the second civil war.