The latest news, events, publications and other resources from the ODI on aid. http://www.odi.org.uk/ en-uk Wed, 8 Feb 2012 20:51:33 GMT Copyright 2012, Overseas Development Institute (ODI). http://www.odi.org.uk/Templates-files/images/overseas-development-institute-logo.gif http://www.odi.org.uk/ http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Aid/~3/kW76KocE51Y/details.asp Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT This Project Briefing synthesises the main findings and key messages that emerged from research which was undertaken to inform future Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA) policy discussions within the Japanese government and beyond. It highlights areas where Japan has something distinctive to offer and where it has the potential to add substantial value to international development efforts in a new global context. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6294&title=japanese-official-development-assistance-jica">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=kW76KocE51Y:O2e0UvwFsTA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=kW76KocE51Y:O2e0UvwFsTA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=kW76KocE51Y:O2e0UvwFsTA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?i=kW76KocE51Y:O2e0UvwFsTA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Aid/~4/kW76KocE51Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6294&title=japanese-official-development-assistance-jicahttp://www.odi.org.uk/resources/docs/7567.pdf http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Aid/~3/AwSGoTLUaRc/details.asp Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT 'There are good ideas in this timely communication, but some proposed actions could turn out to be protectionist and harm development, whilst further concrete actions are needed to promote policy coherence for development.' <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6291&title=european-union-trade-policy-communication-challenges">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=AwSGoTLUaRc:AadTGS2J2RQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=AwSGoTLUaRc:AadTGS2J2RQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=AwSGoTLUaRc:AadTGS2J2RQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?i=AwSGoTLUaRc:AadTGS2J2RQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Aid/~4/AwSGoTLUaRc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6291&title=european-union-trade-policy-communication-challenges http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Aid/~3/Jyuop2bpQxo/details.asp Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT This report summarises discussions and conclusions from a series of expert meetings titled - Long-term research perspectives on budget support - organised by the Centre for Aid and Public Expenditure (CAPE) at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in 2011. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6295&title=budget-support-odi-meeting-series">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=Jyuop2bpQxo:B82PTdpnXdI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=Jyuop2bpQxo:B82PTdpnXdI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=Jyuop2bpQxo:B82PTdpnXdI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?i=Jyuop2bpQxo:B82PTdpnXdI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Aid/~4/Jyuop2bpQxo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6295&title=budget-support-odi-meeting-serieshttp://www.odi.org.uk/resources/docs/7568.pdf http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Aid/~3/0knYdJd5OH0/details.asp Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT ‘While more needs to be spent on generating better technology for farmers in the developing world … efforts to implement new solutions must focus not only on constraints to delivery but also those to uptake.’ <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6280&title=innovation-agriculture-bill-gates">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=0knYdJd5OH0:7ee_C_VXGGI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=0knYdJd5OH0:7ee_C_VXGGI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=0knYdJd5OH0:7ee_C_VXGGI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?i=0knYdJd5OH0:7ee_C_VXGGI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Aid/~4/0knYdJd5OH0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6280&title=innovation-agriculture-bill-gates http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Aid/~3/_ZP2Y890d_c/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Green Climate Fund documentation talks explicitly of funding mitigation and adaptation... However, we have argued consistently in CDKN that a mitigation/adaptation framework is incomplete and misleading, given the scale of change in the global economy that will result from climate change or the measures taken to deal with it. <P><a href="http://cdkn.org/2012/01/where-does-the-green-climate-fund-stand-now/">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=_ZP2Y890d_c:YOP4XuGy5hw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=_ZP2Y890d_c:YOP4XuGy5hw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=_ZP2Y890d_c:YOP4XuGy5hw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?i=_ZP2Y890d_c:YOP4XuGy5hw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Aid/~4/_ZP2Y890d_c" height="1" width="1"/> http://cdkn.org/2012/01/where-does-the-green-climate-fund-stand-now/ http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Aid/~3/7jfACdAoZJk/details.asp Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT This briefing paper reflects upon the use of systematic reviews in international development research. It attempts to identify where a systematic review approach adds value to development research and where it becomes problematic. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6260&title=systematic-review-slrc-international-development-research-methods">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=7jfACdAoZJk:BfFBCJt7_WA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=7jfACdAoZJk:BfFBCJt7_WA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=7jfACdAoZJk:BfFBCJt7_WA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?i=7jfACdAoZJk:BfFBCJt7_WA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Aid/~4/7jfACdAoZJk" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6260&title=systematic-review-slrc-international-development-research-methodshttp://www.odi.org.uk/resources/docs/7546.pdf http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Aid/~3/G_GWzA-3qeY/details.asp Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT ‘There’s no question that dealing with the discomfort of uncertainty will be a key feature of life in 2012.' <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6246&title=alison-evans-odi-uncertainty-development-policy">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=G_GWzA-3qeY:nNPJaEKMqrs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=G_GWzA-3qeY:nNPJaEKMqrs:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=G_GWzA-3qeY:nNPJaEKMqrs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?i=G_GWzA-3qeY:nNPJaEKMqrs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Aid/~4/G_GWzA-3qeY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6246&title=alison-evans-odi-uncertainty-development-policy http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Aid/~3/ulVk2sAAdoo/details.asp Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT As the 2015 expiry date of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) draws nearer, this report looks at the history of the MDGs, and sets out context for discussions on a possible future global agreement to promote development and reduce poverty. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6231&title=millennium-development-goals-mdgs-post-2015">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=ulVk2sAAdoo:WuRRFROAlog:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=ulVk2sAAdoo:WuRRFROAlog:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=ulVk2sAAdoo:WuRRFROAlog:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?i=ulVk2sAAdoo:WuRRFROAlog:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Aid/~4/ulVk2sAAdoo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6231&title=millennium-development-goals-mdgs-post-2015http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/docs/7537.pdf http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Aid/~3/v4LfCg3i8Ho/report.aspx Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:00:00 GMT <P><a href="http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=94502">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=v4LfCg3i8Ho:FIeYi9qddr0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=v4LfCg3i8Ho:FIeYi9qddr0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=v4LfCg3i8Ho:FIeYi9qddr0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?i=v4LfCg3i8Ho:FIeYi9qddr0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Aid/~4/v4LfCg3i8Ho" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=94502 http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Aid/~3/RCtxvLMg4og/details.asp Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT This submission to the International Development Committee’s (IDC) inquiry into EU development assistance seeks to address the following questions: What development objectives can the UK better pursue through the EC than through bilateral means? How much funding should be allocated to EC development assistance? What countries and sectors should the EC concentrate its funds on? How should these funds be managed? <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6248&title=submission-inquiry-eu-development-assistance">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=RCtxvLMg4og:yAwmKcpjt70:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=RCtxvLMg4og:yAwmKcpjt70:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=RCtxvLMg4og:yAwmKcpjt70:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?i=RCtxvLMg4og:yAwmKcpjt70:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Aid/~4/RCtxvLMg4og" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6248&title=submission-inquiry-eu-development-assistancehttp://www.odi.org.uk/resources/docs/7544.pdf http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Aid/~3/MhT1bODXcus/details.asp Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/database/543-w80h80.jpg" width="80" height="80" alt="South Sudan prepares for independence (Source: United Nations Photo/Paul Banks, Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/un_photo/5908593119/) " title="South Sudan prepares for independence (Source: United Nations Photo/Paul Banks, Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/un_photo/5908593119/) " align="left" hspace="10" /> <div>The g7+ group achieved a major triumph at HLF-4 in Busan – an agreement on a New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States. This was due to the vision and commitment of the g7+ group and the support and engagement of the International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding. ODI research and technical support played a catalytic role. </div> <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=477&title=g7-fragile-states-new-deal-budget-strengthening-initiative">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=MhT1bODXcus:M7R-KgME_vI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=MhT1bODXcus:M7R-KgME_vI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=MhT1bODXcus:M7R-KgME_vI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?i=MhT1bODXcus:M7R-KgME_vI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Aid/~4/MhT1bODXcus" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=477&title=g7-fragile-states-new-deal-budget-strengthening-initiative http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Aid/~3/gQoVsAkKeGo/aid-climate-conferences-integrated Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 'Holding separate talks on development co-operation and climate makes no sense; the two agendas should be integrated.' <P><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2011/dec/14/aid-climate-conferences-integrated?newsfeed=true">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=gQoVsAkKeGo:1sll0nuSZvQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=gQoVsAkKeGo:1sll0nuSZvQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=gQoVsAkKeGo:1sll0nuSZvQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?i=gQoVsAkKeGo:1sll0nuSZvQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Aid/~4/gQoVsAkKeGo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2011/dec/14/aid-climate-conferences-integrated?newsfeed=true http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Aid/~3/84pO5YqSVwU/ Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:00:00 GMT <P><a href="http://blog.cifor.org/6264/redd-biggest-success-in-climate-change-talks-norway-says/">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=84pO5YqSVwU:Vv9MseQf-lY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=84pO5YqSVwU:Vv9MseQf-lY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=84pO5YqSVwU:Vv9MseQf-lY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?i=84pO5YqSVwU:Vv9MseQf-lY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Aid/~4/84pO5YqSVwU" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.cifor.org/6264/redd-biggest-success-in-climate-change-talks-norway-says/ http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Aid/~3/tHXb-P4F93U/issuetoc Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT Articles in the latest issue explore financing of social protection, challenges to poverty monitoring and assessment systems, and MDG achievements and policies in education and health. <P><a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dpr.2012.30.issue-1/issuetoc">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=tHXb-P4F93U:gP9aoYCK99g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=tHXb-P4F93U:gP9aoYCK99g:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=tHXb-P4F93U:gP9aoYCK99g:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?i=tHXb-P4F93U:gP9aoYCK99g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Aid/~4/tHXb-P4F93U" height="1" width="1"/> http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dpr.2012.30.issue-1/issuetoc http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Aid/~3/VbNWnaxM36Q/details.asp Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/database/451-w80h80.jpg" width="80" height="80" alt="European development report cover (Source: ODI) " title="European development report cover (Source: ODI) " align="left" hspace="10" /> <div><p>The European Development Cooperation Strengthening Programme (EDCSP) at ODI aims to improve the quality, vision and direction of European development cooperation. Just half way through its four-year programme, the EDCSP has already forged a European Think Tanks Group and has produced a landmark report setting out a new vision of support for the world’s poorest people.</p></div> <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=472&title=european-development-cooperation-story-change">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=VbNWnaxM36Q:2bGldLY840E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=VbNWnaxM36Q:2bGldLY840E:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=VbNWnaxM36Q:2bGldLY840E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?i=VbNWnaxM36Q:2bGldLY840E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Aid/~4/VbNWnaxM36Q" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=472&title=european-development-cooperation-story-change http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Aid/~3/795DVdEpo2c/ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 'Given that the issue of REDD+ finance is a crucial one, how can it progress in the absence of solid progress in Durban? Finance needs will be diverse, and depend on how a country is going to implement REDD+, what other goals they are also pursuing through REDD+(such as poverty alleviation), how ‘ready’ they are, and their existing multilateral and bilateral relationships with development partners.' <P><a href="http://reddnetblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/redd-finance-more-than-a-numbers-game/">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=795DVdEpo2c:G9cpOtJXLKM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=795DVdEpo2c:G9cpOtJXLKM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=795DVdEpo2c:G9cpOtJXLKM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?i=795DVdEpo2c:G9cpOtJXLKM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Aid/~4/795DVdEpo2c" height="1" width="1"/> http://reddnetblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/redd-finance-more-than-a-numbers-game/ http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Aid/~3/NLcDu7e8mbQ/details.asp Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 'Coming up with the finance to support developing countries to mitigate climate change and adapt to its impacts is a central focus of the UNFCCC negotiations underway in Durban this week. Getting developed countries to pay up will be difficult at this time, considering they face severe financial and economic constraints – most recently exacerbated by the eurozone crisis.' <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6177&title=mobilising-climate-finance-cop17-unfccc">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=NLcDu7e8mbQ:cgyE7tVFNSw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=NLcDu7e8mbQ:cgyE7tVFNSw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=NLcDu7e8mbQ:cgyE7tVFNSw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?i=NLcDu7e8mbQ:cgyE7tVFNSw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Aid/~4/NLcDu7e8mbQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6177&title=mobilising-climate-finance-cop17-unfccc http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Aid/~3/jJxtxEGzke4/details.asp Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/database/578-w80h80.jpg" width="80" height="80" alt="Bangui Bay Windmills, Philippines (Source: Storm Crypt, Flickr - Bangui Bay Windmills) " title="Bangui Bay Windmills, Philippines (Source: Storm Crypt, Flickr - Bangui Bay Windmills) " align="left" hspace="10" /> <div>ODI put forward research on key areas of our wider <a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/work/themes/details.asp?id=6&amp;title=climate-change">climate change</a> agenda - climate finance and adaptation. <a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/news/odi-on/details.asp?id=2784&amp;title=united-nations-framework-convention-climate-change-unfccc-17th-conference-parties#audio-video">Listen to post-conference analysis from ODI researchers</a>.  </div> <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/news/odi-on/details.asp?id=2784&title=united-nations-framework-convention-climate-change-unfccc-17th-conference-parties">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=jJxtxEGzke4:WiUPRLRdE7I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=jJxtxEGzke4:WiUPRLRdE7I:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=jJxtxEGzke4:WiUPRLRdE7I:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?i=jJxtxEGzke4:WiUPRLRdE7I:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Aid/~4/jJxtxEGzke4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/news/odi-on/details.asp?id=2784&title=united-nations-framework-convention-climate-change-unfccc-17th-conference-parties http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Aid/~3/rpgRZ8-e1jM/ Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 'Europe is in crisis and looking inwards, but you have a vital role to play in making the case to think globally and preserve the commitment to international development. When all the talk is of sovereign debt and fiscal crisis, it would be all too easy to turn our backs on the developing world and abandon aid pledges.' <P><a href="http://international-development.eu/2011/12/06/attention-meps-the-future-of-eu-external-action-is-up-for-grabs/">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=rpgRZ8-e1jM:7zmWvgVEbUY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=rpgRZ8-e1jM:7zmWvgVEbUY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=rpgRZ8-e1jM:7zmWvgVEbUY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?i=rpgRZ8-e1jM:7zmWvgVEbUY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Aid/~4/rpgRZ8-e1jM" height="1" width="1"/> http://international-development.eu/2011/12/06/attention-meps-the-future-of-eu-external-action-is-up-for-grabs/http://www.ecdpm.org/Web_ECDPM/Web/Content/Download.nsf/0/6A92B285A631A0B7C125795A00424A55/$FILE/Attention,%20MEPs%20-%20Do%20not%20lose%20sight%20of%20the%20bigger%20picture,%20the%20future%20of%20EU%20external%20action%20is%20up%20for%20grabs.pdf http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Aid/~3/ZGGkey2TuL8/33210148 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 'Negotiations around the Green Climate Fund are now more about creating a set of institutional arrangements that meets the needs of both donors and recipient countries.' <P><a href="http://vimeo.com/33210148">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=ZGGkey2TuL8:a44zABk-qn0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=ZGGkey2TuL8:a44zABk-qn0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=ZGGkey2TuL8:a44zABk-qn0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?i=ZGGkey2TuL8:a44zABk-qn0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Aid/~4/ZGGkey2TuL8" height="1" width="1"/> http://vimeo.com/33210148 http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Aid/~3/dl8FXTYIBAM/details.asp Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/database/580-w80h80.jpg" width="80" height="80" alt="Alison Evans speaking at HLF4 in Busan, 2011 (Source: Jonathan Tanner, Overseas Development Institute) " title="Alison Evans speaking at HLF4 in Busan, 2011 (Source: Jonathan Tanner, Overseas Development Institute) " align="left" hspace="10" /> <div>Listen to HLF-4 <a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/news/odi-on/details.asp?id=2742&amp;title=fourth-high-level-forum-aid-effectiveness-busan#audio-video">audio commentaries</a> from ODI Director Alison Evans and others during their time in Busan, and read <a target="_blank" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2011/dec/02/busan-shifting-geopolitical-realities">Jonathan Glennie's post-conference analysis</a>. </div> <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/news/odi-on/details.asp?id=2742&title=fourth-high-level-forum-aid-effectiveness-busan">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=dl8FXTYIBAM:_FO-5n62FQM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=dl8FXTYIBAM:_FO-5n62FQM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=dl8FXTYIBAM:_FO-5n62FQM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?i=dl8FXTYIBAM:_FO-5n62FQM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Aid/~4/dl8FXTYIBAM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/news/odi-on/details.asp?id=2742&title=fourth-high-level-forum-aid-effectiveness-busan http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Aid/~3/RQvpXkfccf0/busan-shifting-geopolitical-realities Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 'It is not a leap, it is a pigeon-step, but it is a step nonetheless - the latest in a long line that demonstrate the willingness of progressives to work more closely together to respond to global challenges such as poverty.' <P><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2011/dec/02/busan-shifting-geopolitical-realities">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=RQvpXkfccf0:LK0aLI37hv4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=RQvpXkfccf0:LK0aLI37hv4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=RQvpXkfccf0:LK0aLI37hv4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?i=RQvpXkfccf0:LK0aLI37hv4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Aid/~4/RQvpXkfccf0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2011/dec/02/busan-shifting-geopolitical-realities http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Aid/~3/1R5-gcXzbKk/details.asp Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 'Why is there such a remarkable lack of attention paid to the funding, policy and programming of climate change adaptation in conflict-affected and fragile contexts? Climate finance is a potentially vast resource that should be used to assist the most vulnerable communities.' <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6170&title=climate-change-conflict-climate-finance">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=1R5-gcXzbKk:m9zaizGecPM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=1R5-gcXzbKk:m9zaizGecPM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=1R5-gcXzbKk:m9zaizGecPM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?i=1R5-gcXzbKk:m9zaizGecPM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Aid/~4/1R5-gcXzbKk" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6170&title=climate-change-conflict-climate-finance http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Aid/~3/BkGEOcdmYSk/ Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT This study examines the development effectiveness dimensions of climate finance in Nepal. The analysis is based on the premise that the management of climate finance should build on relevant examples of good practice in other areas of public finance management, recognising the likely need for a variety of instruments to deliver climate change programming. The paper focuses on the public financing component of climate finance and the role of international support. <P><a href="http://www.npc.gov.np/en/publications/">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=BkGEOcdmYSk:xz89801IVYw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=BkGEOcdmYSk:xz89801IVYw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=BkGEOcdmYSk:xz89801IVYw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?i=BkGEOcdmYSk:xz89801IVYw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Aid/~4/BkGEOcdmYSk" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.npc.gov.np/en/publications/http://www.npc.gov.np/uploads/publications/2012011212345.pdf http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Aid/~3/r5M46XhDDvw/fundamentals-climate-finance Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:30:00 GMT Smita Nakhooda introduces the updated Climate Finance Fundamentals publication series, released for the COP in Durban on Climate Funds Update. The series offers short, introductory briefings on various aspects of climate finance. <P><a href="http://www.climatefundsupdate.org/news/fundamentals-climate-finance">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=r5M46XhDDvw:TxtpLkMxaPw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=r5M46XhDDvw:TxtpLkMxaPw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Aid?a=r5M46XhDDvw:TxtpLkMxaPw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Aid?i=r5M46XhDDvw:TxtpLkMxaPw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Aid/~4/r5M46XhDDvw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.climatefundsupdate.org/news/fundamentals-climate-finance