Marialivia Iotti

Marialivia Iotti is a sinologist specialising in Chinese politics, with special focus on Chinese environmental policy.

Views amidst violence: can perception surveys improve aid in fragile states?

Event - Public event - 14 June 2012 16:00 - 17:30 (GMT+01 (BST))

Aid policy and programming in fragile and conflict-affected situations often assumes that investing in improved service delivery, justice and security can contribute to state-building and peace-building. Surveys are increasingly used to better understand the attitudes and perceptions of people in conflict-affected countries but their impact on decisions about aid interventions is less clear. This public meeting, organised by the Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC) and hosted by ODI will explore the challenges associated with delivering perception surveys in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCAS), share findings from two surveys in Haiti and Afghanistan and assess how far these two perceptions surveys have successfully influenced aid policies.

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EAU4Food

Projects - July 2011 to July 2014

EAU4Food seeks to address the enormous challenges African agriculture is facing today: despite numerous attempts, agricultural productivity has only slightly increased in recent years and, in general, cannot keep up with population growth. In the coming years irrigation will gain importance, but at the same time the availability of fresh water and the sustainable use of soil resources is under increasing pressure

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Ouma weeding this year’s crops that she's just planted

Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium

Projects - January 2011 to December 2017

Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC) aims to generate a stronger evidence base on how people make a living, educate their children, deal with illness and access other basic services in conflict-affected situations (CAS). Providing better access to basic services, social protection and support to livelihoods matters for the human welfare of people affected by conflict, the achievement of development targets such as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and international efforts at peace- and state-building.

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WPP@WWF4 blog Day 5 and 6

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 24 March 2006

Day 5: The last two days of a five-day forum drag on and on. Piles of publications remain piles, people start to thin out - though ministerial sessions pick generate some energy (though not much) - and the first signs emerge of exhibitors migrating elsewhere.

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WPP@WWF4 blog Day 4

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 21 March 2006

Day 4: The forum continued to grow in numbers. At times switching between sessions became an exercise in mass-marching accompanied by African drumming. Sometimes the flow would drag you into directions you would prefer not to go - sessions on complex ceramic filters and other such gems. The thematic focus moved on to water supply and sanitation (again, illustrating the degrees of separation within the water world between 'big' and 'small' water issues).

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