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An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN

Latest publications: Briefing papers

Working with the politics: how to improve public services for the poor

Publication - Briefing papers - 30 September 2013

ODI Briefings 83

Leni Wild and Marta Foresti

Yes, politics and institutions matter for service delivery – so what next? In this Briefing, Leni Wild and Marta Foresti present new evidence on how institutions matter and what must be done to engage with the politics of institutional reform.

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The end of cheap rice: a cause for celebration?

Publication - Briefing papers - 14 August 2013

ODI Briefings 82

Steve Wiggins and Sharada Keats

Cheap rice may well be a thing of the past according to this new ODI Briefing which says that growing pressure on land and water resources, coupled with population growth, may be pushing the world towards an era of higher prices.

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Bangladeshi sailors – characteristics, working conditions and HIV and AIDS-related vulnerabilities

Publication - Briefing papers - 30 July 2013

ODI Project Briefings 82

Fiona Samuels, Mirza Manbira Sultana (CARE Bangladesh), Navneet Kaur (CARE India) and Surajit Chakraborty (CARE India)

Drawing on small-scale qualitative studies in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, this new Project Briefing – part of the EMPHASIS (Enhancing Mobile Populations’ Access to HIV and AIDS Information Services and Support) project – focuses on Bangladeshi sailors' knowledge of HIV- and AIDS-related diseases. Although reported HIV-risk behaviour is low, the study highlights behaviours such as the low use of condoms and habits in visiting sex workers.

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Why neglected tropical diseases matter in reducing poverty

Publication - Briefing papers - 24 July 2013

Fiona Samuels and Romina Rodríguez Pose

This working paper looks at the relationship between neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and poverty.

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Looking back, peering forward: what has been learned from the food-price spike of 2007–2008?

Publication - Briefing papers - 3 July 2013

ODI Briefings 81

Steve Wiggins and Sharada Keats

This ODI Briefing and research report summarise current understanding of the food-price spike of 2007-2008, and explores lessons learned to reduce future uncertainty and shocks to protect the poor and vulnerable.

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Sanctuary in the city? Reframing responses to protracted urban displacement

Publication - Briefing papers - 18 June 2013

HPG Policy Briefs

Simone Haysom

This policy brief details how the humanitarian sector needs to embrace an approach to protracted urban displacement that tackles both its political and programmatic challenges.

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Pathways to health services for cross-border migrants living with HIV: Nepalese and Bangladeshis at home and in destination sites in India

Publication - Briefing papers - 6 June 2013

ODI Project Briefings 81

Fiona Samuels, Mirza Manbira Sultana, Prokriti Nokrek, Abu Taher, Nabesh Bohidar, Bharat Gautam and Prabodh Devkota

Drawing on small-scale qualitative studies in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, this Project Briefing explores the experiences of people living with HIV as they migrate.

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Getting to scale in urban water supply

Publication - Briefing papers - 31 May 2013

Josephine Tucker and Nathaniel Mason

This brief offers lessons for scale-up deriving from Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor's 2008-2012 programme in Maputo (Mozambique) and Antananarivo (Madagascar).

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Youth and international development policy: the case for investing in young people

Publication - Briefing papers - 28 May 2013

ODI Project Briefings 80

Paola Pereznieto and James Hamilton Harding

This ODI Project Briefing examines investment in young people, and its implications for international development policy.

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The search for common ground: civil–military relations in Afghanistan, 2002–13 - Policy Brief

Publication - Briefing papers - 15 May 2013

HPG Policy Briefs 51

Ashley Jackson and Simone Haysom

This policy brief summarises research on civil-military dialogue between aid agencies and military forces in Afghanistan from 2002 through 2012. It aims to contribute to the understanding of the challenges of civil-military dialogue in the context of international and national military forces pursuing stabilisation activities.

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