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Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
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| Contact: |
Simon
Maxwell |
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| Address: |
111
Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7JD, UK |
| E-mail: |
s.maxwell@odi.org.uk |
| Tel: |
(0)207
9220300 |
| Fax: |
(0)20
7922 0399 |
| HTTP: |
www.odi.org.uk |
| Type: |
Research
Institute |
| Sector: |
development
issues |
| Geography: |
in
developing countries |
| Activities: |
research,
research partnerships, networking and consultancy |
| Budget: |
c.
£ 6.5 million (2000/2001) |
| Profile: |
ODI's mission is to inspire and inform policy and practice which lead to the
reduction of poverty, the alleviation of suffering and the achievement
of sustainable livelihoods in developing countries. It does
by locking together high-quality applied research, practical
policy advice, and policy-focused dissemination and debate,
working with partners in the public and private sectors, in
both developing and developed countries. The emphasis of the
group's research work has shifted over the last few years towards
strengthening the capacity of southern research organisations
through long-term research partnerships. |
| Approach: |
ODI's research work centres on five programmes: i) Poverty and Public Policy
Group which includes the Centre for Aid and Public Expenditure;
ii) International Economic Development Group; iii) Humanitarian
Policy Group; iv) Rural Policy and Environment Group and v)
Climate Change, Environment and Forests Programme. ODI also manages a substantial
website, publishes a wide range of publications in electronic
and printed form and manages three international networks linking
researchers, policy-makers and practitioners: the Agricultural
Research and Extension Network; the Rural Development Forestry
Network and the Humanitarian Practice (formerly Relief and Rehabilitation)
Network, and it hosts the Secretariat of the Active Learning
Network on Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Assistance.
The ODI Fellowship Scheme places up to twenty young economists
a year on attachment to the governments of developing countries.
There are currently 40 Fellows working in 17 countries in Africa,
the Caribbean and the Pacific. |
| Finance: |
Most
of ODI's work is done on commission for a very wide range of
organisations. The organisation has been growing steadily over
the last few years. The annual budget for FY 2000/01 was Stg
£6.5 million cf Stg £4 million in 1996/97. |
| Notes: |
See the web site for more information. |
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| Last Updated:
13 January, 2009
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