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ODI has received a grant from the ESRC to undertake a major project investigating interactions between financial regulation and structure, and their impacts on financial stability and inclusive growth in Low Income Countries.

The Budget Strengthening Initiative (BSI) are looking for a systems and processes specialist to work with them as a sub-contractor over the coming months to review requirements and help design their policies, procedures, systems, processes and materials to enable to programme to operate in a more efficient and effective way. Closing date:  05.03.12 - 12:00 (BST)

ODI and its partners are embarking on a multi-year programme of work unpacking themes of volatility, risk, resilience and uncertainty for policy and practice.

Heidi Tavakoli reviews an Independent Commission for Aid Impact evaluation, finding it points in one direction: a ‘more hands-on approach’ for budget support.

As NATO troops prepare to withdraw from Afghanistan, Ashley Jackson reflects on the humanitarian consequences of the drawdown for the Afghan people.

Confronting scarcity in natural resources requires careful management of the water, energy and land policies (the WEL nexus), according to the latest European Report on Development (ERD). The report explores the roles of the public and private sector in managing natural resources for inclusive and sustainable growth.

Reflecting on the ERD's findings, ODI’s Dr Dirk Willem te Velde, team leader of the 2011/2012 ERD, argues that we 'need to avoid policy making in silos and stimulate integrated thinking'. 

Researchers for ODI will be focusing on climate finance and drivers of deforestation at this year's UNFCCC climate change conference.

Tracking the post-2015 agenda is becoming increasingly difficult. The new post-2015.org website and @post2015 Twitter account bring together key news, events and research on the emerging agenda.

As disasters increase in frequency, CDKN releases a paper for decision-makers on the role of economic and fiscal policy and development planning in disaster risk management.

Despite significant overlaps between climate change and development they are rarely linked through policy. This Background Note suggests how Rio+20 could start to bridge this gap.

Is humanitarian space shrinking? Samir Elhawary and Sarah Collinson question this dominant narrative in a HPG report and policy brief.

Inequality in middle-income Latin America is highlighted in a new Christian Aid report. Lessons must be learned, says Alina Rocha Menocal, in particular by countries in the Arab Spring.

This forward looking index captures government capability and the capability of a country to manage and respond to change. See also The Guardian and Simon Maxwell's analysis.

Following the Charles Taylor verdict, Lisa Denney argues that the influence of this case will be outlived by informal security and justice providers, as outlined in a related Briefing Paper.

This ODI Briefing Paper outlines four rules for more frequent and more effective engagement with non-state security and justice providers in fragile states, based on experience in Sierra Leone.

What’s behind the story that Africa sits on vast groundwater reserves? What will it mean for Africa’s population, and the poor? Roger Calow presents the research responsible for the trending story.

Sara Pavanello, Victoria Metcalfe and Ellen Martin reflect on the phenomenon of urban violence and its links to displaced youth, and consider the implications for humanitarian action.