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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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.
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.
The Initiative Pauvrete et Environment (IPE) Mali is working with the Government of Mali to adopt poverty and environment as key factors to consider in her economic and budget planning processes towards the achieving the Millennium development goals and other international conventions it has signed up to.
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?
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.
