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   Country-driven approaches to climate finance: insights from Bangladesh

   Publication - 22 November 2012

   Merylyn Hedger and Golam Rabbani

   This paper presents a short summary of a country study on Bangladesh, focusing on the current institutional set-up for climate finance and the implications for further refinement and support.

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   Advanced course 2012

   License: Creative Commons
   Source: HPG
   

   Advanced course on crisis, recovery and transitions - 2012

   Event - Course - 16 - 23 November 2012

   The Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) at the Overseas Development Institute and the National Institute of Emergency Management at the Chinese Academy of Governance (NIEM-CAG) are partnering to offer the first ‘Advanced course on crisis, recovery and transitions’, a week-long programme targeting mid-career and senior professionals. The course is supported by the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) at the University of Canberra and by the Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit (PRDU) at the University of York.

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   Fresh water being poured into a jerrycan. Harshin district, in the eastern Somali region of Ethiopia

   License: ODI given rights
   Credit: Siegfried Modola
   Source: IRIN
   

   Scoping study on social vulnerability in three climate change hotspots for the CARIAA programme

   Projects - November 2012 to October 2013

   The Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA) aims to build the resilience of vulnerable populations and their livelihoods in these three hot spots by supporting collaborative research to inform adaptation policy and practice.

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   Rakhine crisis: Restricted humanitarian access and risk of radicalisation

   Opinion - Articles and blogs - 10 November 2012

   'In addressing the Rakhine crisis, Myanmar must not forget its regional responsibilities as a member-state of ASEAN and upcoming chair of ASEAN in 2014... Myanmar should respond positively to regional offers of support, recognising that the Rakhine crisis has already affected neighbouring countries and that the threat of radicalisation is real.'

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5. Humanitarian dialogue with the Taliban: Findings from Kandahar and Faryab

   Event - Public event - 7 November 2012 15:00 - 16:00 (GMT+04)

   Ashley Jackson presented findings from a research project case study on Afghanistan, "Humanitarian negotiations with non-state actors", focused on humanitarian dialogue in Faryab and Kandaha.

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   The need for climate-smart disaster risk reduction

   Opinion - Articles and blogs - 6 November 2012

   'Positively, there is considerable appetite for improving and integrating local level disaster risk management and climate change adaptation among stakeholders in Asia. However, despite widespread agreement on what needs to be done to achieve this, the how is a step behind.'

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   Shockwatch Bulletin: monitoring the impact of the euro zone crisis, China/India slow-down, and energy price shocks on lower-income countries

   Publication - Discussion papers - 30 October 2012

   ODI Working Papers 358

   Isabella Massa, Nicola Cantore, Jodie Keane, Jane Kennan and Dirk Willem te Velde

   This ODI Working Paper presents a synthesis of findings on the global macro-economic and financial situation, in order to assess vulnerability and policy responses at the global and country levels.

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   Childhood vulnerability to climate change in marginalised Vietnamese communities: the case for participation

   Publication - Discussion papers - 24 October 2012

   ODI Background Notes

   David Walker

   This Background Note examines the barriers and opportunities for marginalised Vietnamese children to input into policy processes and the decisions that affect them. In this case, the policy processes relate to concerns over climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction for mountain communities and minorities in Quang Tri Province.

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9. Public finance reform in fragile states: grounds for cautious optimism?

   Event - Conference - 16 October 2012

   The event brought together politicians and government officials from several countries with senior researchers and policy makers to examine the progress of public financial management reforms and the challenges that remain.

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    Public financial management reform in fragile states: grounds for cautious optimism?

    Publication - Briefing papers - 15 October 2012

    ODI Briefings 77

    Edward Hedger, Philipp Krause and Heidi Tavakoli

    This Briefing Paper looks at public financial management reforms across eight different fragile states over a ten-year period. A key finding is that substantial progress is possible, even in countries with very low income and capacity.

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