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Book launch - Aid on the Edge of Chaos: rethinking international cooperation in a complex world

Event - Public event - 6 November 2013 17:00 - 19:00 (GMT+00)

It is widely recognised that the foreign aid system is in need of drastic change. 'Aid on the Edge of Chaos' argues that we need a new approach embracing the science of complex systems. This book launch brings together the book's author Ben Ramalingam together with key speakers from the international development community, to discuss findings from the book.

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EcoPush - Investing in a Low-Carbon Economy

Sharing lessons on national low carbon action

Event - Public event - 23 October 2013 09:30 - 11:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

The focus of the discussions at the Sharing Lessons on National Low Carbon Action event, will be on national action on climate compatible development. We will discuss insights from across CDKN and the LEDS Global Partnership, and consider particular country perspectives from Bangladesh, the Gambia, Peru, the UK and the USA.

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Listening to 1 million voices: analysing the findings of the first one million MY World votes

Publication - Research reports and studies - 24 September 2013

Claire Melamed, Paul Ladd

The latest MY World report, released to coincide with the UN General Assembly.

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Final report of the external evaluation of the Think Tank Initiative

Publication - Research reports and studies - 22 September 2013

John Young, Volker Hauke, Paul Engel

A major mid-term evaluation of the Think Tanks Initiative, a multi-donor programme dedicated to strengthening the capacity of independent policy research organisations in the developing world.

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The limits of evidence

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 9 September 2013

In the wake of Britain's parliament voting against military action in Syria, Arnaldo Pellini explores the role and limits of evidence in policy-making

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The first global conference on research integration and implementation

Event - Public event - 8 - 11 September 2013

John Young will speak at this conference bringing together researchers and educators who use systems-based, action-oriented, multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, or transdisciplinary approaches.

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Food prices update August 2013

Publication - Research reports and studies - 5 September 2013

Food price updates

Steve Wiggins and Sharada Keats

ODI’s food prices updates focus on tracking international prices of key staple cereals maize, rice, and wheat, and provide commentary on events in markets that affect these prices. They also follow international food and commodity price indices.

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Coalitions for transparency in extractive industries: a study of the Publish What You Pay campaign

Publication - Research reports and studies - 28 August 2013

Simon Hearn and Simon Batchelor

This study reviews the 'Publish What You Pay' global civil society network, testing the organisation theory of change and recommending good practice for how coalitions can best be managed and supported.

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Is it time to ban the term 'dissemination'?

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 19 August 2013

'Using the word ‘dissemination’ often implies a form of ‘lazy’ communication: like throwing a stone in a pond, there are ripples, but you are never quite sure where it is going to land and what it might do. It's time we caught up with the new era of research communications.'

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Literature review of property rights and development

Publication - Bibliography and literature reviews - 13 August 2013

Anna Locke, Giles Henley, Nathaniel Mason, Peter Newborne, Pilar Domingo, Michael Mattingly

This study aims to look at the state of evidence on the link between secure property rights and development, with an emphasis on recent evidence in African countries, and identify where there are significant gaps that need to be plugged by further research.

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