International IDEA's Country Director in Myanmar Mark McDowell asks Parvinder Singh, Senior Programme Manager - Elections at International IDEA Myanmar about his experience providing technical advice to the National Election Commission of Liberia during the elections of 2014, in the shadow of the nation's Ebola pandemic.  GUESTS: ...

Climate change is the existential issue of our time. How will it affect how democracies function? Are democracies well placed to deal with the long term challenges presented by rising world temperatures? What will be the impact of climate change on regional security and conflict? ...

Episode Summary In this ParlAmericas Podcast, Kevin Page, founding President and CEO of the Institute for Fiscal Studies and Democracy at the University of Ottawa and former Parliamentary Budget Officer of Canada, provides an overview of the parliamentary financial cycle and sets the stage for a discussion with parliamentarians to identify common gaps and strategies to manage the chal ...