Experiences and lessons learned from direct access to climate finance
Community of practice workshop on direct access to climate finance
Events: Workshops
Worker looks at files - Cape Town Port Authority
Cape Town Port Authority, Susan, in the office where Vessel Traffic Control takes place.South Africa
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Understanding the politics of service delivery
This event showcased some recent examples of political economy and governance analysis for service delivery, to identify some of the common challenges but also potential solutions for working towards more politically informed aid interventions. A particular focus was on what this means for NGOs and other intermediary organisations which play roles in funding and delivering basic services in developing countries.
Outcome mapping for programme and project planning, Accra, Ghana
ODI and PDA Ghana are hosting a 3-day workshop in Accra, Ghana to introduce the basic principles of Outcome Mapping, with particular emphasis on their application to the planning phase of development projects and programmes.
Busan, Korea.
Looking North over Busan, Korea. View from the TV tower
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Choosing your friends carefully: the key to development progress?
Groundbreaking Overseas Development Institute research documents 24 examples of progress in developing countries across the globe. The Development Progress Stories’ research lens has identified 4 drivers of progress. The 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness being held in Busan offers a chance to strengthen and renew partnerships but which relationships matter most to donors and recipients and why?
Participants of a research communications workshop
Participants taking part in a research communications workshop hosted by TrustAfrica and facilitated by the communications team at ODI
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TrustAfrica research communications workshop
This two-day workshop focused on research communications and policy influence and was held in Pretoria, South Africa for TrustAfrica's Investment Climate and Business Environment (ICBE) research fund grantees.
A post-2015 framework for development: starting a substantive conversation
This ODI and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) joint workshop gathered policy makers, civil society, academia and think tanks from across the globe to discuss both the technical and political work needed for a post-2015 agreement.
Budget support and budget certification – is it the way forward?
Paul Collier outlined his ideas about introducing budget certification into budget support operations as a way of addressing fiduciary concerns of donors.
Budget support and fragile states
Fragile states are increasingly becoming a priority for many bilateral and multilateral donors. This session explored recent evidence on the effectiveness of budget support and fragile states and relate it to the recent Common Approach Paper produced by the World Bank and AfDB.
The political economy of budget support
This session explore the incentives both recipient countries and donors face in implementing budget support. It included and went beyond examining the incentives surrounding conditionalities, exploring how the budget support agenda is generated and managed.
Managing for results: from evidence to impact in water and sanitation
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) experts gather at the ODI for their 6th annual forum to debate the key research needs and evidence for the critical importance of WASH in development - from food security to education, and from nutrition to gender equality - and the challenges and benefits of private sector involvement.