ODI regularly hosts events series, which take an in-depth look at key development and humanitarian issues.
Queue of people waiting to receive food and water aid in Myanmar, following Cyclone Nargis
License: Creative Commons
Credit: TZA
Source: Flickr
series examining the problems of linking disaster risk reduction to the development process.
The Atomium in Brussels
License: Creative Commons
Credit: Gertrud K.
Source: Flickr
series aimed to identify cross-cutting lessons in a number of key areas which will help to encourage cross-disciplinary learning and linkages and identify and publicise good management practice.
Flags outside the UN Headquarters in New York
License: Creative Commons
Credit: Noah Bulgaria
Source: Flickr
public meetings to enable dialogue about the governance and relevance of the Bretton Woods institutions.
License: ODI given rights
Credit: Allan Gichigi
Source: IRIN
the run up to the 16th International AIDS Conference, ODI is hosting a series of four meetings with the central theme of HIV/AIDS.The meetings will focus on a number of topical issues on the HIV/AIDS agenda.
series explores bilateral public debt negotiated through the Paris Club; sovereign private debt whose burden falls most heavily on middle income countries; and multilateral public debt which has been renegotiated through the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative.
Mayan Indian woman carrying basket on her head
License: Creative Commons
Credit: Robert Crum
Source: Flickr
in 12 Latin American countries will have important implications for regional politics and economics. This meeting series will discuss what the effects of these elections will be on the region as a whole, and on particular countries.
series contributed to the recent re-emergence of the developmental state in international policy debate i.e. what they are, how they develop and how they can be supported, with major international experts giving a lecture that synthesises relevant knowledge and articulates its implications for practice.
License: Creative Commons
Credit: irvinepmichaelca
Source: Flickr
was heralded as a historic year for international development and an unrivalled opportunity for the UK government to provide leadership. What was achieved? How can the momentum be sustained and what are the major issues and challenges that lie ahead?
Senegal banana plantation
License: ODI given rights
Credit: C.Gofas
Source: Europeaid Photo Library
successful outcome to the WTO ministerial in Hong Kong is far from certain as there are some difficult issues to overcome. This series of meetings looks into key unresolved issues at the WTO.
License: Creative Commons
Credit: cjette
Source: Flickr
series of six meetings aimed to discuss key issues in agricultural policy for pro-poor growth.