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‘The fish rots from the head down’: the global drugs trade and the erosion of the Malian state
A recent event at ODI on the humanitarian dimensions of the crisis in Mali, saw a common theme in presentations from two panellists, Jeremy Swift and Bruce Whitehouse. Both outlined how Mali’s State institutions and the political leadership of the pre-coup regime of Amadou T
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Displaced women and children in northern Mali
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Credit: EC/ECHO/Cyprien Fabre
Source: FlickrConflict and intervention in Mali: the humanitarian consequences
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Mothers wait to be seen in a therapeutic feeding centre in Maradi Region, Niger
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Credit: UN Photo/WFP/Phil Behan
Source: UN MultimediaThe crisis in the Sahel – time for a new drumbeat?
This event launches the 55th edition of Humanitarian Exchange, the theme of which is the crisis in the Sahel. Drawing on the articles in this issue as well as their own experience and research speakers in Dakar, Ghana, and London will reflect on and debate these issues as well as respond to questions and comments from our audiences in the room and online.
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UK launch of ‘Ending the Everyday Emergency'
World Vision and Save the Children, in association with the Humanitarian Practice Network (HPN) and the Sahel Working Group, invite you to discuss the findings of "Ending the Everyday Emergency", a new report on the challenge of strengthening resilience in the Sahel. Wendy Fenton, HPN Coordinator will be chairing the event.
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Why were regional institutions unable to avert Mali's political crisis?
'Current policy focus within the international community on the importance of regional bodies places too much attention on high-profile political groupings...To engage more effectively, it should look more closely at sub-regional and informal groupings and alliances. This involves a better understanding of the intricacies of west African politics and the power structures of sub-regional groupings.' -
Training on green accounting for Initiaitve Pauvreté et Environnement Mali
ODI will provide 'Green Accounting' training to Initiaitve Pauvreté et Environnement (IPE) Mali to enable IPE to better engage with the Government of Mali to adopt poverty and environment as key factors to consider in economic and budget planning. This training will strengthen the capacity of decision makers to promote the use of green accounting for sustainable development in Mali. -
Escaping the hunger cycle: pathways to resilience in the Sahel
As the world focuses on the East Africa food crisis, what lessons have been learnt since the last two severe food crises in the Sahel region of West Africa in 2005 and 2010? What has to change so that every drought does not result in a new humanitarian crisis? As we hear of failed rains in Niger this year, how can aid be more effective to prevent the next food crisis?
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In conversation with Pierre Dembele, Malifolke Centre
'Work in Mali demonstrates how renewable energy can support multiple development objectives: providing more affordable energy services to communities, encouraging local business development and income generation, managing national energy demand and reducing government costs for energy provision.' -
Recent lessons from evaluations on budget support
The purpose of this session was to showcase and discuss some of the recent research work that has been carried out on budget support. The meeting touched on the current OECD/DAC sponsored budget support evaluations that are taking place in Mali, Tunisia, and Zambia. It will cover issues related to new evaluation methodologies, policy implications – responding to emerging or familiar unresolved questions such as the role of conditionality and the right objectives of budget support - and outstanding evidence gaps.