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

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Holding cash transfers to account: beneficiary and community perspectives

Publication - Research reports and studies - 24 April 2013

Fiona Samuels and Nicola Jones with Agnieszka Malachowska

This multi-country research argues that understanding beneficiary and community perceptions of cash transfers is essential for designing effective social protection instruments.

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

Publication - Research reports and studies - 22 April 2013

HPG Working Papers

Ashley Jackson and Simone Haysom

Experiences in Afghanistan have irrevocably shaped how aid agencies regard and relate to military forces during conflict. Through an examination of stabilisation interventions in Afghanistan, this Working Paper seeks to better understand the challenges of civil–military dialogue in the context of combined international and national military forces pursuing the lofty goal of stabilisation.

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Disaster risk management in post-2015 development goals: potential targets and indicators

Publication - Research reports and studies - 19 April 2013

Tom Mitchell, Lindsey Jones, Emma Lovell and Eva Comba

This report examines options for including disaster risk management in the post-2015 development framework.

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Making sense of the politics of delivery: our findings so far

Publication - Research reports and studies - 15 April 2013

Marta Foresti, Leni Wild and Tam O'Neil

This brief gives an overview of the main findings from research exploring the politics of service delivery.

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The accountability of the G20’s development agenda: perspectives and suggestions from developing countries of the Commonwealth and Francophonie

Publication - Research reports and studies - 15 April 2013

Zhenbo Hou and Dirk Willem te Velde

In a paper prepared for the Commonwealth - Francophonie - G20 Development Working Group Meeting, this paper presents perspectives and suggestions from developing countries of the Commonwealth and Francophonie.

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At cross-purposes: subsidies and climate compatible investment

Publication - Research reports and studies - 12 April 2013

Shelagh Whitley

The fifth paper in ODI's series on defining and developing understanding of climate finance in the national or domestic context. This paper has a focus on private climate finance and in particular fossil fuel subsidies.

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Managing natural resource revenues: the Timor-Leste Petroleum Fund

Publication - Research reports and studies - 12 April 2013

Alastair McKechnie

This note looks at the Timor-Lest Petroleum Fund, a sovereign wealth fund for managing natural resources. This research draws lessons from the Timor-Leste experience useful for governments facing similar natural resource management challenges.

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European Report on Development 2013 - Post-2015: global action for an inclusive and sustainable future

Publication - Research reports and studies - 9 April 2013

James Mackie (European Centre for Development Policy Management), Pedro Martins (Overseas Development Institute) and Stephan Klingebiel (Deutsche Institut für Entwicklungspolitik)

The European Report on Development 2013 aims to provide an independent contribution to the post-2015 debate by focusing on how best global collective action can support the efforts of developing countries to achieve development.

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European and international financial institutions: climate related standards and measures for assessing investments in infrastructure projects

Publication - Research reports and studies - 4 April 2013

Issue Number 1

Adarsh Varma, Shelagh Whitley, Sonja Schmid, Emily Le-Cornu, Chris Dodwell, Emelia Holdaway, Rainer Agster, Dave Steinbach, and Alice Caravani

A review of how public financial institutions are including climate change considerations in their investment portfolios. A key part of the study was to review whether climate change is mainstreamed in their sectoral strategies, such as clean energy and transport.

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MY World: Summary of results March 2013

Publication - Research reports and studies - 3 April 2013

Claire Melamed, Paul Ladd

By March 21st 2013, the MY World survey had mobilized over 150,000 participants in 190 countries to vote for their most important priorities. This paper provides information on the current findings at a global and sub-global level.

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