The latest news, events, publications and other resources from the ODI, the UK's leading think tank on international development. http://www.odi.org.uk/ en-uk Wed, 16 May 2012 21:30:08 GMT Copyright 2012, Overseas Development Institute (ODI). http://www.odi.org.uk/http://www.odi.org.uk/images/logos/odi-circle-text.gif http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/w8SwI2zaI5s/details.asp Wed, 16 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/database/649-w80h80.jpg" width="80" height="80" alt="European Report on Development 2011/2012 (Source: The European Commission) " title="European Report on Development 2011/2012 (Source: The European Commission) " align="left" hspace="10" /> <div>Confronting scarcity in natural resources requires careful management of the water, energy and land policies (the WEL nexus), according to the latest <a target="_blank" href="http://www.erd-report.eu/erd/report_2011/report.html"><em>European Report on Development (ERD)</em></a>. The report explores the roles of the public and private sector in managing natural resources for inclusive and sustainable growth. <em><br><br></em>Reflecting on the ERD's findings, ODI’s Dr Dirk Willem te Velde, team leader of the 2011/2012 ERD, argues that we <a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=566&amp;title=european-report-development-2011-2012-natural-resource-management-water-energy-land">'need to avoid policy making in silos and stimulate integrated thinking'</a>.  <br></div> <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=566&title=european-report-development-2011-2012-natural-resource-management-water-energy-land">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=w8SwI2zaI5s:xAWN_GH8emM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=w8SwI2zaI5s:xAWN_GH8emM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=w8SwI2zaI5s:xAWN_GH8emM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=w8SwI2zaI5s:xAWN_GH8emM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/w8SwI2zaI5s" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=566&title=european-report-development-2011-2012-natural-resource-management-water-energy-land http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/nhcf9Segm8o/report.html Wed, 16 May 2012 12:30:00 GMT The third edition of the European Report on Development focuses on water, energy and land. It examines the constraints on each, the interrelationships between them and then considers how they can be managed together to promote growth in developing countries that is both socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable. <P><a href="http://www.erd-report.eu/erd/report_2011/report.html">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=nhcf9Segm8o:Y-AIxCBp_2w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=nhcf9Segm8o:Y-AIxCBp_2w:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=nhcf9Segm8o:Y-AIxCBp_2w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=nhcf9Segm8o:Y-AIxCBp_2w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/nhcf9Segm8o" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.erd-report.eu/erd/report_2011/report.htmlhttp://erd-report.eu/erd/report_2011/documents/erd_report%202011_en_lowdef.pdf http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/EtWY3uk1mTo/FOOD-Power-to-the-people Tue, 15 May 2012 8:00:00 GMT <P><a href="http://www.irinnews.org/Report/95459/FOOD-Power-to-the-people">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=EtWY3uk1mTo:ap4Ndzkktk0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=EtWY3uk1mTo:ap4Ndzkktk0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=EtWY3uk1mTo:ap4Ndzkktk0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=EtWY3uk1mTo:ap4Ndzkktk0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/EtWY3uk1mTo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.irinnews.org/Report/95459/FOOD-Power-to-the-people http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/VCxTcm6XGWY/details.asp Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/database/620-w80h80.jpg" width="80" height="80" alt="Flooding Sindh province, Pakistan: people returning home as soon as the water recedes (Source: DFID, Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dfid/5330986750/) " title="Flooding Sindh province, Pakistan: people returning home as soon as the water recedes (Source: DFID, Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dfid/5330986750/) " align="left" hspace="10" /> <div>Researchers for ODI will be focusing on <a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/news/odi-on/details.asp?id=2954&amp;title=unfccc-2012-climate-change-conferences-bonn">climate finance and drivers of deforestation at this year's UNFCCC climate change conference</a>. </div> <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/news/odi-on/details.asp?id=2954&title=unfccc-2012-climate-change-conferences-bonn">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=VCxTcm6XGWY:y5oBbQPi758:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=VCxTcm6XGWY:y5oBbQPi758:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=VCxTcm6XGWY:y5oBbQPi758:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=VCxTcm6XGWY:y5oBbQPi758:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/VCxTcm6XGWY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/news/odi-on/details.asp?id=2954&title=unfccc-2012-climate-change-conferences-bonn http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/VaNHZCZkRRY/ Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:00 GMT <P><a href="http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/disaster-losses-set-to-outpace-economic-growth-study/">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=VaNHZCZkRRY:UGO5UNgoA2g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=VaNHZCZkRRY:UGO5UNgoA2g:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=VaNHZCZkRRY:UGO5UNgoA2g:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=VaNHZCZkRRY:UGO5UNgoA2g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/VaNHZCZkRRY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/disaster-losses-set-to-outpace-economic-growth-study/ http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/gAl9z27uupw/p00rc9c5 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:00:00 GMT <P><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00rc9c5">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=gAl9z27uupw:nuyVLYRZy5E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=gAl9z27uupw:nuyVLYRZy5E:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=gAl9z27uupw:nuyVLYRZy5E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=gAl9z27uupw:nuyVLYRZy5E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/gAl9z27uupw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00rc9c5 http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/VEcBFb0O5zU/details.asp Mon, 14 May 2012 10:00:00 GMT This brief reflects on the practical experience of monitoring climate finance from the Climate Funds Update (CFU) and it concludes by suggesting key priority areas for efforts to harmonise climate finance reporting. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6565&title=climate-finance-monitoring-climate-funds-update">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=VEcBFb0O5zU:3Ubrxq-7Zv4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=VEcBFb0O5zU:3Ubrxq-7Zv4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=VEcBFb0O5zU:3Ubrxq-7Zv4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=VEcBFb0O5zU:3Ubrxq-7Zv4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/VEcBFb0O5zU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6565&title=climate-finance-monitoring-climate-funds-updatehttp://www.odi.org.uk/resources/docs/7665.pdf http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/-nT3ERshUzw/ Sun, 13 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT <div>In the world of international <strong>climate change negotiations</strong>, parties’ positions on different issues grab the headlines. But how often do we stop and think about the negotiators themselves – particularly when they’re from low-income, poorly-resourced delegations? This roundtable discussion will explore how to better support climate negotiators. <br></div> <P><a href="http://cdkn.org/event/supporting-climate-negotiators-lessons-learned-and-future-opportunities/">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=-nT3ERshUzw:g0J7bsNqXVc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=-nT3ERshUzw:g0J7bsNqXVc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=-nT3ERshUzw:g0J7bsNqXVc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=-nT3ERshUzw:g0J7bsNqXVc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/-nT3ERshUzw" height="1" width="1"/> http://cdkn.org/event/supporting-climate-negotiators-lessons-learned-and-future-opportunities/ http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/OMpNzELhvyc/ Sun, 13 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT <div><p>This workshop will explore the scope for closer collaboration between <strong>online knowledge brokers</strong> working in the <strong>climate and development</strong> sectors. </p></div> <P><a href="http://cdkn.org/2012/05/climate-knowledge-brokers-reconvene-in-bonn/?loclang=en_gb">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=OMpNzELhvyc:4KYkwWnZIVU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=OMpNzELhvyc:4KYkwWnZIVU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=OMpNzELhvyc:4KYkwWnZIVU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=OMpNzELhvyc:4KYkwWnZIVU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/OMpNzELhvyc" height="1" width="1"/> http://cdkn.org/2012/05/climate-knowledge-brokers-reconvene-in-bonn/?loclang=en_gb http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/BjSwynS3mhw/info Sun, 13 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT <div>This distinguished panel analysed the multitude of socio-economic concerns that need to be addressed in South Sudan as well as looking more broadly at the requirements of building a new state. <strong>Sara Pantuliano</strong> provided an overview of the humanitarian concerns in the country. </div> <P><a href="http://www.ypfp.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1452">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=BjSwynS3mhw:p7lTV4CPB0A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=BjSwynS3mhw:p7lTV4CPB0A:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=BjSwynS3mhw:p7lTV4CPB0A:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=BjSwynS3mhw:p7lTV4CPB0A:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/BjSwynS3mhw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.ypfp.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1452 http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/GdLgJ7Juicg/796626-a-global-welfare-state Fri, 11 May 2012 9:00:00 GMT <P><a href="http://audioboo.fm/boos/796626-a-global-welfare-state">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=GdLgJ7Juicg:vJifyLzi5tY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=GdLgJ7Juicg:vJifyLzi5tY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=GdLgJ7Juicg:vJifyLzi5tY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=GdLgJ7Juicg:vJifyLzi5tY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/GdLgJ7Juicg" height="1" width="1"/> http://audioboo.fm/boos/796626-a-global-welfare-state http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/8poAvVaDDW8/details.asp Thu, 10 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/database/464-w80h80.jpg" width="80" height="80" alt="Construction workers. South Africa (Source: Trevors Samson/World Bank, Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldbank/) " title="Construction workers. South Africa (Source: Trevors Samson/World Bank, Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldbank/) " align="left" hspace="10" /> <div>ODI hosts the launch of the IMF's 2012 Regional Economic Outlook for Africa report<a target="_blank" href="http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/reo/2012/afr/eng/sreo0412.htm" target="_blank"> 'Sustaining Growth amid Global Uncertainty'.</a>  The report focuses on recent economic developments and prospects for the region, against the backdrop of the tentative global recovery and remaining large uncertainties. <br> So far, economic activity in most sub-Saharan African countries seems to be holding up well, providing more evidence for sub-Saharan Africa’s ’s welcome resilience to global economic developments. However, can this last and what are the immediate challenges for countries in the region? </div> <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/events/details.asp?id=2936&title=report-launch-imf-regional-economic-outlook-africa-sustaining-growth-amid-global-uncertainty">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=8poAvVaDDW8:3LKTlsbY0pg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=8poAvVaDDW8:3LKTlsbY0pg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=8poAvVaDDW8:3LKTlsbY0pg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=8poAvVaDDW8:3LKTlsbY0pg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/8poAvVaDDW8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/events/details.asp?id=2936&title=report-launch-imf-regional-economic-outlook-africa-sustaining-growth-amid-global-uncertainty http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/VCxTcm6XGWY/details.asp Thu, 10 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/database/620-w80h80.jpg" width="80" height="80" alt="Flooding Sindh province, Pakistan: people returning home as soon as the water recedes (Source: DFID, Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dfid/5330986750/) " title="Flooding Sindh province, Pakistan: people returning home as soon as the water recedes (Source: DFID, Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dfid/5330986750/) " align="left" hspace="10" /> <div><div><p>The 2012 climate change intersessional meetings in Bonn will need to pick up the momentum generated in Durban. The <a target="_blank" href="http://unfccc.int/files/meetings/durban_nov_2011/decisions/application/pdf/cop17_durbanplatform.pdf">Durban Platform</a> has the goal of “enhancing mitigation ambition to identify and to explore options for a range of actions that can close the ambition gap with a view to ensuring the highest possible mitigation efforts by all Parties”, and includes a commitment to develop a “new protocol, another legal instrument or agreed outcome with legal force” by 2015. <br><br> ODI staff will be hosting and participating in a number of events at Bonn, including the REDD+ partnership workshop on drivers of deforestation, CDKN's climate knowledge brokers workshop and side events on transparency of climate finance. </p></div></div> <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/news/odi-on/details.asp?id=2954&title=unfccc-2012-climate-change-conferences-bonn">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=VCxTcm6XGWY:v9xMXDwW600:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=VCxTcm6XGWY:v9xMXDwW600:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=VCxTcm6XGWY:v9xMXDwW600:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=VCxTcm6XGWY:v9xMXDwW600:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/VCxTcm6XGWY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/news/odi-on/details.asp?id=2954&title=unfccc-2012-climate-change-conferences-bonn http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/9SMwgF9elZY/ Thu, 10 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT 'Recognition of the need to reduce emissions from forests as part of efforts to avoid dangerous global warming has helped push forests up the political agenda. Whether these efforts are able to face head on the trade-offs and conflicts that exist and find solutions to these challenges will be one of its biggest tests.' <P><a href="http://reddnetblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/drive-on-by-will-upcoming-meetings-in-bonn-take-the-opportunity-to-make-progress-on-addressing-drivers-of-deforestation/">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=9SMwgF9elZY:uwA7DYFnvww:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=9SMwgF9elZY:uwA7DYFnvww:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=9SMwgF9elZY:uwA7DYFnvww:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=9SMwgF9elZY:uwA7DYFnvww:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/9SMwgF9elZY" height="1" width="1"/> http://reddnetblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/drive-on-by-will-upcoming-meetings-in-bonn-take-the-opportunity-to-make-progress-on-addressing-drivers-of-deforestation/ http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/ffGAkPU7jyM/ Wed, 09 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT 'The level of ambition of those outside the Rio process is not matched by those within it. The last round of negotiations on the ‘Outcome document’ finished in New York at the end of last week, and the signs are that concrete agreements will be hard to come by.' <P><a href="http://post2015.org/2012/05/10/rio20-must-do-the-impossible/">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=ffGAkPU7jyM:VRYrM7KimXY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=ffGAkPU7jyM:VRYrM7KimXY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=ffGAkPU7jyM:VRYrM7KimXY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=ffGAkPU7jyM:VRYrM7KimXY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/ffGAkPU7jyM" height="1" width="1"/> http://post2015.org/2012/05/10/rio20-must-do-the-impossible/ http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/4C8NH7weBRw/details.asp Wed, 09 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT 'The House of Commons International Development Committee (IDC) inquiry into EU aid and the OECD DAC peer review ran in parallel... the main findings of the evaluations were not dissimilar. However, the key takeaways from both reports are rather different.' <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6563&title=european-union-development-aid-evaluations-oecd-dac-idc">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=4C8NH7weBRw:wwohiThfaPo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=4C8NH7weBRw:wwohiThfaPo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=4C8NH7weBRw:wwohiThfaPo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=4C8NH7weBRw:wwohiThfaPo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/4C8NH7weBRw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6563&title=european-union-development-aid-evaluations-oecd-dac-idc http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/uXJJQumRbj8/ Wed, 09 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT 'Development outcomes in poor countries depend fundamentally on incentives. The political incentives facing elites and leaders are the key to possible change at national level.' <P><a href="http://differenttakeonafrica.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/good-governance-vs-collective-action/">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=uXJJQumRbj8:uOzafpLBytw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=uXJJQumRbj8:uOzafpLBytw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=uXJJQumRbj8:uOzafpLBytw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=uXJJQumRbj8:uOzafpLBytw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/uXJJQumRbj8" height="1" width="1"/> http://differenttakeonafrica.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/good-governance-vs-collective-action/ http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/3QqcdMdYdqQ/ Wed, 09 May 2012 10:00:00 GMT This paper aims to support decision-makers to better understand the role of national economic policy, fiscal policy and development planning in disaster risk management, and encourage more concerted action to tackle exposure to disasters <P><a href="http://cdkn.org/resource/tackling-exposure-placing-disaster-risk-management-at-the-heart-of-national-economic-and-fiscal-policy/">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=3QqcdMdYdqQ:8KcpKrRRgYc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=3QqcdMdYdqQ:8KcpKrRRgYc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=3QqcdMdYdqQ:8KcpKrRRgYc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=3QqcdMdYdqQ:8KcpKrRRgYc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/3QqcdMdYdqQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://cdkn.org/resource/tackling-exposure-placing-disaster-risk-management-at-the-heart-of-national-economic-and-fiscal-policy/http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CDKN-Tackling-exposure-Mitchell1.pdf http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/_YmwiBG59Cw/johnson-sirleaf-yudhoyono-cameron-development Wed, 09 May 2012 9:00:00 GMT <P><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/may/09/johnson-sirleaf-yudhoyono-cameron-development">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=_YmwiBG59Cw:xfng3oVNqIw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=_YmwiBG59Cw:xfng3oVNqIw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=_YmwiBG59Cw:xfng3oVNqIw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=_YmwiBG59Cw:xfng3oVNqIw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/_YmwiBG59Cw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/may/09/johnson-sirleaf-yudhoyono-cameron-development http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/V-qnokuifBE/details.asp Tue, 08 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/database/648-w80h80.jpg" width="80" height="80" alt="UN Army soldier and Afghan boy in Nuristan, Afghanistan (Source: U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Isaac A. Graham, Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/876176812/) " title="UN Army soldier and Afghan boy in Nuristan, Afghanistan (Source: U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Isaac A. Graham, Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/876176812/) " align="left" hspace="10" /> <div><p>This event has been scheduled to take place ahead of the <strong>NATO summit </strong>in Chicago where world leaders will gather to discuss Afghanistan.  </p><p><strong>‘Kabul calling’ </strong>will bring together panels in London and Kabul to provide an alternative agenda to the one in Chicago by focusing on the <strong>humanitarian implications of the withdrawal </strong>of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) from Afghanistan.  </p><p>Panellists will explore the humanitarian consequences of the troop drawdown; discuss how a <strong>political settlement</strong> can best be facilitated and what form it should take to <strong>secure the most favourable humanitarian outcome</strong> for the Afghan people; discuss what ‘<strong>transition’ </strong>will mean for <strong>Afghans</strong>.  </p></div> <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/events/details.asp?id=2943&title=afghanistan-nato-summit-humanitarian-military">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=V-qnokuifBE:BZVCQsT1SZU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=V-qnokuifBE:BZVCQsT1SZU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=V-qnokuifBE:BZVCQsT1SZU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=V-qnokuifBE:BZVCQsT1SZU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/V-qnokuifBE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/events/details.asp?id=2943&title=afghanistan-nato-summit-humanitarian-military http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/VpptS58E07k/ Tue, 08 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT 'A good communications strategy must start planning for obsolescence of a corporate website as a communications tool: it must look at how connections can be made between content and the social world, how information can be automatically posted on relevant platforms in the right format.' <P><a href="http://onthinktanks.org/2012/05/09/decline-corporate-website-rise-social-internet/">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=VpptS58E07k:qOiFOMGtYRA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=VpptS58E07k:qOiFOMGtYRA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=VpptS58E07k:qOiFOMGtYRA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=VpptS58E07k:qOiFOMGtYRA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/VpptS58E07k" height="1" width="1"/> http://onthinktanks.org/2012/05/09/decline-corporate-website-rise-social-internet/ http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/nJUmyI-OkaQ/details.asp Tue, 08 May 2012 9:00:00 GMT Linking development and environmental objectives through policy initiatives is not an easy task. This Background Note sets out to explain why reconciling the two agendas has been so difficult at a practical level, and suggests how Rio+20 could start to bridge the gaps between the two. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6513&title=environment-sustainable-development-post-2015">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=nJUmyI-OkaQ:xZYUQmNrhyQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=nJUmyI-OkaQ:xZYUQmNrhyQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=nJUmyI-OkaQ:xZYUQmNrhyQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=nJUmyI-OkaQ:xZYUQmNrhyQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/nJUmyI-OkaQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6513&title=environment-sustainable-development-post-2015http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/docs/7655.pdf http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/wlq4TrFRBa4/roundup-rio-south-sudan-east-africa Tue, 08 May 2012 9:00:00 GMT <P><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/may/08/roundup-rio-south-sudan-east-africa?CMP=EMCGBLEML1625">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=wlq4TrFRBa4:EZzU_FVMha4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=wlq4TrFRBa4:EZzU_FVMha4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=wlq4TrFRBa4:EZzU_FVMha4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=wlq4TrFRBa4:EZzU_FVMha4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/wlq4TrFRBa4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/may/08/roundup-rio-south-sudan-east-africa?CMP=EMCGBLEML1625 http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/4L6p6cw_bYo/details.asp Tue, 08 May 2012 8:00:00 GMT This note takes stock of poverty research to date, proposes a set of ‘building blocks’ or lessons learnt in terms of poverty policy analysis and research, and identifies challenges and future directions for research. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6512&title=understanding-poverty-wellbeing-research-policy">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=4L6p6cw_bYo:oWxtj_apMd0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=4L6p6cw_bYo:oWxtj_apMd0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=4L6p6cw_bYo:oWxtj_apMd0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=4L6p6cw_bYo:oWxtj_apMd0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/4L6p6cw_bYo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6512&title=understanding-poverty-wellbeing-research-policyhttp://www.odi.org.uk/resources/docs/7654.pdf http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/8bMAXc3jY7U/details.asp Mon, 07 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT 'We need to look back, building on the lessons of the past decade on what works best for understanding the causes of and solutions to poverty. We also need to look forward, and respond to the changing world.' <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6511&title=poverty-research-wellbeing-poverty-dynamics-andrew-norton">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=8bMAXc3jY7U:OTTrkKmZEDQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=8bMAXc3jY7U:OTTrkKmZEDQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=8bMAXc3jY7U:OTTrkKmZEDQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=8bMAXc3jY7U:OTTrkKmZEDQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/8bMAXc3jY7U" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6511&title=poverty-research-wellbeing-poverty-dynamics-andrew-norton