Welcome to the ODI's
Rural Policy and Governance Group (RPGG)

ODI's Rural Policy and Governance Group's major programmes on tourism, forests, environment and climate change, water, and protected livelihoods and agricultural growth carry out policy research, aiming to inform and inspire national and international debates on rural poverty reduction and sustainable development.

The four Programmes have a range of different research interests, including:

Agriculture (PLAG) Climate Change Adaptation (Forests, Environment and Climate Change) Difficult Environments (Water) Environmental Governance (Forests, Environment and Climate Change) Environmental Management (Water) Food Security and Social Protection (PLAG) Forests, Markets and the Poor (Forests, Environment and Climate Change) Governance and Conflict (Water)

Policy Processes for Rural Development (PLAG) Pro-Poor Service Delivery (Water) Rights and Duties (Water) Rural Livelihoods and Economic Growth (PLAG) Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (Water) Shared Water (Water) Tourism (Tourism) Urban (Water)

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