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HPG Annual Report 2012-13
Our first interactive e-annual report highlights HPG's growing influence and impact on humanitarian policy and practice. It contains innovative interactive elements including videos of our researchers talking about the most captivating elements of their research.
ODI Briefing
Politics and institutions matter for service delivery – so what next? This ODI Briefing presents new evidence on how institutions matter and what must be done to engage with the politics of institutional reform.
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The IPCC releases the first instalment of its Fifth Assessment Report on 27 September. In this blog Tom Mitchell calls for a review of the IPCC systems, and more frequency, more boldness and more funds.
ODI Opinion and Report
It isn’t easy to chart a course for future reforms when a country is in flux. In this blog Phillip Krause takes us through the lessons and opportunities for successful public financial management reforms in Nepal, drawn from his technical report published with the World Bank.
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Events
10 October 2013Humanitarian negotiations with armed groups in Sudan and South SudanDrawing on interviews with armed groups, this event will examine the role of humanitarian negotiations with state and non-state armed groups in Darfur, Southern Kordofan and Jonglei State.
16 October 2013Report launch: The geography of poverty, disasters and climate extremes in 2030This event will explore what impact climate change will have on hazards in the next 15 years and what effect this might have on efforts to eradicate poverty?
23 October 2013Sharing lessons on national low carbon actionThe event will explore national action on climate compatible development, and will consider particular country perspectives from Bangladesh, the Gambia, Peru, the UK and the USA.
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ODI OpinionMY World: listening to 1 million voicesMY World is a global survey about people’s priorities. In this blog, ODI researcher Claire Melamed explains how one of the most comprehensive and largest global surveys ever carried out can help us create accurate global goals.
ODI PodcastPodcast: Syrian refugees, service delivery, post-2015In this month’s podcast we look at a plan to get Syrian refugees in Lebanon into school, ask how we can better support governments to deliver public services, and take a look at the latest in the post-2015 negotiations.
ODI opinionGuinea elections: a watershed for the private sector?On the 28th of September, Guinea held its first elections since the 2008 coup. In this blog, Vikki Chambers and Alexandra Reza discuss whether they will create the conditions of legitimacy, certainty and stability necessary to persuade private investors to invest in Guinea.
ReportWhat is the future for Syria's out of school children?Education without borders, a report by Kevin Watkins for A World At School, proposes ways to address the education crisis for children living in Lebanon.
Development ProgressMillennium Development Goals: one last pushAs we approach the United Nations General Assembly, Susan Nicolai invites development experts to share their views on what is needed to accelerate progress towards the MDGs. Follow the debate on the new Development Progress website.
Research ReportInternational financing of Disaster Risk ReductionHow much has the international community committed to disaster prevention and how it is allocated? This report reveals the full details and considers the future of international support towards reducing disaster risk.
The EconomistPoverty: growth or safety net?This week's Economist takes a look at research from ODI's Development Progress project and explores the concept of multidimensional poverty.
Event, 10 October 2013Negotiating with armed groups: Sudan and South SudanHave humanitarian negotiations with armed groups improved humanitarian response in Darfur, South Kordofan and Jonglei? We launch new research based on extensive interviews with armed groups, aid workers, officials and other stakeholders.
Letter to Barclays BankBarclays in Somalia: it's time for a rethinkODI's Executive Director calls on Barclays Bank to reconsider its decision to close its Somalia accounts, citing new HPG research on cash transfers in Somalia.
The Guardian and ODI Discussion paperTailoring youth entrepreneurship programmesInvesting in youth entrepreneurship has been widely promoted as a solution to youth unemployment, but is it working? Claudia Pompa's blog looks at how to have impact when there is little evidence of what works best, and a report discusses how to improve youth entrepreneurship support in different contexts.
The BrokerSyria and the limits of evidenceArnaldo Pellini asks whether evidence can actually be 'conclusive' in a civil war that has been going on for two years, following years of repression.
InfographicRethinking approaches to accountability in AfricaAfter five years working on accountability and governance in Africa, what have we learnt from the Mwananchi Programme? Read the visual summary of a major new report.
ODI OpinionWhat works for water stewardship?Following World Water Week 2013 in Stockholm last week, Nathaniel Mason looks at the surge in corporate interest in water management, and how we can start to confront difficult questions of collective action over natural resources.
ODI Annual ReportAnnual Report 2012-13: meeting global challengesOur Annual Report 2012-13 reflects the new challenges thrown up by an increasingly complex environment, as well as ODI's consistent focus on the long-term issues for development and humanitarian action.
The GuardianWhy Australia's new PM should rethink foreign aid cutsLisa Denney explains how Tony Abbott's budget plans will reduce aid effectiveness and renege on Australia's commitment to increase aid spending
ODI OpinionThe G20 in St PetersburgSyria is taking over the headlines, but will this G20 Summit also address some of the longer-term challenges in global governance, such as reforming global tax rules and a coordinated monetary policy?
Research reportTransparency initiatives: lessons for land dealsThe number of land deals negotiated in the Global South is rising. What does this mean for existing land rights and development outcomes? This report reviews five voluntary transparency initiatives to establish recommendations for a possible global land transparency initiative.
ODI BriefingsThe end of cheap riceCheap rice may well be a thing of the past. This ODI Briefing fInds that increasing wages amongst Asian agricultural workers have helped drive higher prices, and may yet have a game-changing effect on global poverty rates.
ODI OpinionJim Kim’s ‘science of delivery’: what role for politics?The 'science of delivery' is in vogue at the World Bank. ODI Director Kevin Watkins looks at the neglected role of politics in the debate over how to get things done.
Development Progress OpinionHealth and development: bridging the gapBetter links between health and development are essential. Fiona Samuels rounds up lessons from the Development Progress blog series on how to overcome the siloed approach of the MDGs to public health.
Development Policy Review theme issueDo transparency and accountability initiatives work?This theme issue of Development Policy Review examines the impact and effectiveness of transparency and accountability initiatives on budgets, natural resources, freedom of information, aid and service delivery.