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The tricky transition to democracy: lessons from the Arab Spring?

At an ODI event focused on democratic transition in Libya, Lord Paddy Ashdown stressed the value of multilateral intervention to enable rather than impose change.

Reflecting on Lord Ashdown's call, Marta Foresti and Alina Rocha Menocal discuss ‘strategic patience’ in this ODI podcast: democratic transition is a long, conflictual process and external actors must be realistic and tolerant of imperfection. Alina considers the issues at stake in Libya's transition in this ODI blog.

Climate resilience: security policy and disaster risk management

Gates and innovation in agriculture – is money the issue?

Read new ODI resources from our adaptation and resilience team that provide the practical tools required to deal with on-going and future climate extremes.

Reflecting on Bill Gates' call to increase innovation in agriculture, Anna Locke says efforts to implement new solutions must focus not only on constraints to delivery but also those to uptake.

The rocky road to Rio+20

An agenda for change in service delivery

ODI researchers examine what is missing from the Rio+20 debate, how discussions will impact the post-2015 agenda, and call for a bolder approach to energy in 2012.

Marta Foresti reflects on the politics and incentives that shape service delivery outcomes in different sectors, following a recent workshop with Plan UK.

Is uncertainty the only certainty in 2012?

Making systematic reviews work for international development research

Alison Evans reviews the development landscape and concludes that shocks, uncertainty and a lack of leadership are the major challenges for the global community.

With increased donor interest in evidence-informed policy-making, the Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium considers the value of systematic reviews in this Briefing Paper and blog.

South Sudan: violence in Jonglei

Tracking development trajectories

ODI's Sara Pantuliano talks about the escalating violence in South Sudan on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, and urges the global community to act in this Guardian blog.

This DPR theme issue examines the divergent trajectories of South-East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, revealing the processes that lead to particular policies and economic outcomes.

Should donors give money to countries with poor human rights?

Rethinking support for adaptive capacity to climate change

Marta Foresti examines whether attaching political conditions to aid can ever be successful and Jonathan Glennie asks should donors give money to countries with poor human rights?

ODI researchers explore the role of development interventions in supporting adaptive capacity to climate change in this briefing paper, report and blog.

A pragmatic guide to M&E of research communications

What comes after post-2015? The future of the MDGs

Monitoring and evaluating research communications isn’t easy. In this blog, Nick Scott explores some of the lessons he learnt building ODI's M&E dashboard.

In this ODI podcast, Claire Melamed explores what the future holds for the post-2015 MDG framework and how ODI research is contributing to debates.

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