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Information, analysis and key recommendations on broad or high-level development and humanitarian topics, with the aim to inform and influence policy. ODI Briefings are authoritative, credible and decisive in tone, with actionable policy recommendations based on solid empirical evidence.

Publications in this series

Measuring aid to agriculture and food security

Publication - Briefing papers - 27 February 2012

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Lídia Cabral and John Howell

This Briefing Paper discusses flaws in the system for identifying and classifying aid to agriculture and calls for a purposeful (policy-relevant) measure that addresses global commitments on transparency, accountability and results-based aid.

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Changing focus? How to start taking adaptive capacity seriously

Publication - Briefing papers - 4 January 2012

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Eva Ludi, Lindsey Jones and Simon Levine

Drawing on evidence from the Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) project – a research and advocacy consortium in Ethiopia, Mozambique and Uganda – this Briefing Paper aims to understand better how different kinds of development interventions affect the characteristics of adaptive capacity.

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Getting better results from assistance to fragile states

Publication - Briefing papers - 9 November 2011

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Marcus Manuel, Maia King, Alastair McKechnie

This ODI Briefing Paper looks at the step-change required to improve financial flexibility, accountability and predictability in fragile states.

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Making the EU's Common Agricultural Policy coherent with development goals

Publication - Briefing papers - 1 September 2011

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Nicola Cantore, Sheila Page and Dirk Willem te Velde

This ODI Briefing Paper calls for a fresh look at the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy alongside development goals and the new global context.

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Taking responsibility for complexity

Publication - Briefing papers - 4 August 2011

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Harry Jones

This Briefing Paper reviews the implications of complexity for policy and programme implementation. It aims to give readers the tools to decide when a problem is complex, outline why this matters and provide guidance on how to achieve results in the face of complexity.

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