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What if much of the orthodox aid effectiveness agenda that has dominated aid discussions for a decade is misguided? And what if the calculations aid givers make when assessing risk are wrong? This event will present the findings of ODI’s Localising aid research and provide a forum to debate the latest thinking on how to make aid more effective.
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This side event at the World Trade Organization's Fourth Global Review of Aid for Trade will bring together a range of contributions to an ODI-COMSEC volume on Aid for Trade (Aft) and will feature presentations and facilitated discussions on empirical evidence on the effectiveness of AfT; on AfT and global value chains; and on future directions on AfT.
Dirk Willem te Velde will be presenting findings from ODI research exploring the effectiveness of AfT.
To attend pleaseregister on the WTO website.
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Subnational conflict is the most widespread, enduring and deadly form of conflict in Asia. This joint ODI-Asia Foundation event will showcase research from Burma/Myanmar, Mindanao, southern Thailand and Aceh, examining the role for international development assistance.
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How does accountability improve results? The author and commissioning agencies of a new report, Improving Impact: do accountability mechanisms deliver results?, will present the findings from their research in Myanmar and Kenya at this ALNAP-hosted event. Join us to discuss the findings of this report which methodically investigates the effects of accountability mechanisms on the quality and results of aid.
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ALNAP host a unique opportunity to learn first-hand about the outcomes and findings emerging from the Joint Standards Initiative, and the SCHR Certification Review Project.
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On the 17-18 June, leaders from the G8 countries will gather at Lough Erne in Northern Ireland. On the agenda are three key issues: advancing trade; ensuring tax compliance; promoting greater transparency.
In advance of the summit, ODI researchers will be responding to this agenda and providing an independent commentary on the Lough Erne accountability report, which reviews the G8's delivery against previous summit commitments.
What with talk of shell companies, beneficial ownership and financial regulation it’s tough to work out exactly what’s at stake in the G8 talks on tax and transparency. Throw in a vocabulary that comes with the dark arts of tax evasion – the ‘Double Irish with a Dutch Sandwich’ problem is a personal favourite - and you’re heading into the near-impenetrable fog of summit negotiations.
