Lead Economist, Partnership Group of the Africa Region
The World Bank
Dr. Wolgin is Lead Economist with the Partnership Group of the Africa Region of the World Bank. His work at the Bank is largely concentrated on developing an assistance strategy for Nigeria and supporting the strategic partnership with Africa, a multi-donor effort to support African efforts to reduce poverty. He will be speaking on hunger reduction in Africa, with an emphasis on the keys to enhanced nutrition and increased child survival. He is the author of a recent technical paper titled “A Strategy to Cut Hunger in Africa,” prepared under the auspices of the Partnership Group. Dr. Wolgin joined the Bank in 2000 after having worked on Africa issues for twenty years at the United States Agency for International Development.