ODI Opinion The latest opinion articles, podcasts and blogs from experts at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). http://www.odi.org.uk/ en-uk Wed, 16 May 2012 12:51:12 GMT Copyright 2012, Overseas Development Institute (ODI). Overseas Development Institute (ODI) news feed http://www.odi.org.uk/Templates-files/images/overseas-development-institute-logo.gif http://www.odi.org.uk/ Rio+20 must... do the impossible (Post2015.org, 10 May 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/ffGAkPU7jyM/ Thu, 10 May 2012 12:00:00 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_Blog?a=ffGAkPU7jyM:mcrvejtBevM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=ffGAkPU7jyM:mcrvejtBevM:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=ffGAkPU7jyM:mcrvejtBevM:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=ffGAkPU7jyM:mcrvejtBevM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/ffGAkPU7jyM" height="1" width="1"/> http://post2015.org/2012/05/10/rio20-must-do-the-impossible/ Drive on by? Will upcoming meetings in Bonn take the opportunity to make progress on addressing drivers of deforestation? (Articles and blogs, 10 May 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/9SMwgF9elZY/ Thu, 10 May 2012 10:00:00 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_Blog?a=9SMwgF9elZY:ivw0Y0AXS7k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=9SMwgF9elZY:ivw0Y0AXS7k:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=9SMwgF9elZY:ivw0Y0AXS7k:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=9SMwgF9elZY:ivw0Y0AXS7k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~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/ Evaluating EU aid: a booming business! (ODI Blog Posts, 9 May 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~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_Blog?a=4C8NH7weBRw:wwohiThfaPo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=4C8NH7weBRw:wwohiThfaPo:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=4C8NH7weBRw:wwohiThfaPo:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=4C8NH7weBRw:wwohiThfaPo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~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 The decline of the corporate website (and rise of a social internet) (Articles and blogs, 8 May 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~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_Blog?a=VpptS58E07k:qOiFOMGtYRA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=VpptS58E07k:qOiFOMGtYRA:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=VpptS58E07k:qOiFOMGtYRA:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=VpptS58E07k:qOiFOMGtYRA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/VpptS58E07k" height="1" width="1"/> http://onthinktanks.org/2012/05/09/decline-corporate-website-rise-social-internet/ The shifting dynamics of poverty – how do we research poverty and wellbeing in a changing world? (ODI Blog Posts, 8 May 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/8bMAXc3jY7U/details.asp Tue, 08 May 2012 8:00:00 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_Blog?a=8bMAXc3jY7U:WLNhL5oxeJI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=8bMAXc3jY7U:WLNhL5oxeJI:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=8bMAXc3jY7U:WLNhL5oxeJI:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=8bMAXc3jY7U:WLNhL5oxeJI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/8bMAXc3jY7U" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6511&title=poverty-research-wellbeing-poverty-dynamics-andrew-norton Structuring options for a green economy – what does the ERD say about the ingredients, recipes, and cooks? (European Report on Development Blog, 2 May 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/csTfK7NfX1Q/structuring-options-green-economy-%E2%80%93-what-does-erd-say-about-ingredients-recipes-and-cooks Wed, 02 May 2012 8:00:00 GMT 'The green economy requires a change in mind set by all... The European Report on Development’s framework provides a useful tool to do just that.' <P><a href="http://www.erd-blog.eu/blog/structuring-options-green-economy-%E2%80%93-what-does-erd-say-about-ingredients-recipes-and-cooks">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=csTfK7NfX1Q:wcyBFXlqatw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=csTfK7NfX1Q:wcyBFXlqatw:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=csTfK7NfX1Q:wcyBFXlqatw:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=csTfK7NfX1Q:wcyBFXlqatw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/csTfK7NfX1Q" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.erd-blog.eu/blog/structuring-options-green-economy-%E2%80%93-what-does-erd-say-about-ingredients-recipes-and-cooks Why were regional institutions unable to avert Mali's political crisis? (Articles and blogs, 2 May 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/IAQrXOcPcUM/mali-near-neighbours-regional-dynamics Wed, 02 May 2012 5:00:00 GMT 'Current policy focus within the international community on the importance of regional bodies places too much attention on high-profile political groupings...To engage more effectively, it should look more closely at sub-regional and informal groupings and alliances. This involves a better understanding of the intricacies of west African politics and the power structures of sub-regional groupings.' <P><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2012/may/02/mali-near-neighbours-regional-dynamics">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=IAQrXOcPcUM:Ad6iD2MRBlM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=IAQrXOcPcUM:Ad6iD2MRBlM:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=IAQrXOcPcUM:Ad6iD2MRBlM:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=IAQrXOcPcUM:Ad6iD2MRBlM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/IAQrXOcPcUM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2012/may/02/mali-near-neighbours-regional-dynamics Inequality won't take care of itself (Articles and blogs, 27 April 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/DUdyOPAkPVE/inequality_wont_take_care_of_itself Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:00:00 GMT 'There is clear recognition that inequality has retarded development and limited the ability of large sectors of the population to participate meaningfully in political, social, or economic processes -- a problem that has to be addressed head-on if it is to be solved.' <P><a href="http://transitions.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/04/27/inequality_wont_take_care_of_itself#.T5rlJ3ovHM8.facebook">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=DUdyOPAkPVE:UpylFn4GTo0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=DUdyOPAkPVE:UpylFn4GTo0:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=DUdyOPAkPVE:UpylFn4GTo0:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=DUdyOPAkPVE:UpylFn4GTo0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/DUdyOPAkPVE" height="1" width="1"/> http://transitions.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/04/27/inequality_wont_take_care_of_itself#.T5rlJ3ovHM8.facebook Large hydro projects and sustainable development policy - are public and private sector interests compatible? (Films and videos, 26 April 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/pYSruNwTNiA/details.asp Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:00:00 GMT 'The social and environmental aspects of hydropower projects need to be fully integrated as components of the main project, and part of a plan for local/regional development - not poorly funded ‘add-ons’.' <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6455&title=water-hydropower-colombia-sustainable-development">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=pYSruNwTNiA:htOspSMFLYc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=pYSruNwTNiA:htOspSMFLYc:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=pYSruNwTNiA:htOspSMFLYc:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=pYSruNwTNiA:htOspSMFLYc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/pYSruNwTNiA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6455&title=water-hydropower-colombia-sustainable-development Are countries ready for change? (SimonMaxwell.eu, 25 April 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/Y8s9bu_l7eI/are-countries-ready-for-change-the-new-kpmgodi-change-readiness-index.html Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:00:00 GMT 'Countries succeed or fall in the modern world depending on their ability to ride the wave of domestic and global change. A new index ranks Chile, Taiwan and Malaysia in the top ten among developing countries; but also, controversially, Tunisia, Kazakhstan and Peru. At the other end of the scale, Zimbabwe is an obvious member of the bottom ten; but so, surprisingly, are donor darlings like Ethiopia and Mozambique.' <P><a href="http://www.simonmaxwell.eu/blog/are-countries-ready-for-change-the-new-kpmgodi-change-readiness-index.html">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=Y8s9bu_l7eI:cjLxjg0ma08:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=Y8s9bu_l7eI:cjLxjg0ma08:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=Y8s9bu_l7eI:cjLxjg0ma08:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=Y8s9bu_l7eI:cjLxjg0ma08:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/Y8s9bu_l7eI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.simonmaxwell.eu/blog/are-countries-ready-for-change-the-new-kpmgodi-change-readiness-index.html Justice in Sierra Leone: delivering on different levels (ODI Blog Posts, 25 April 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/9PPqisuYQKY/details.asp Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:00:00 GMT 'While the international community is closely watching the outcome of the high level formal justice processes underway in the Special Court, a thought should be spared for the ongoing neglect of non-state security at the local level...' <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6427&title=sierra-leone-charles-taylor-justice">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=9PPqisuYQKY:o6dSWW1rO-g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=9PPqisuYQKY:o6dSWW1rO-g:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=9PPqisuYQKY:o6dSWW1rO-g:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=9PPqisuYQKY:o6dSWW1rO-g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/9PPqisuYQKY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6427&title=sierra-leone-charles-taylor-justice A rough guide to post-2015 frameworks (Global Dashboard, 25 April 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/AhPrQXhEtsg/ Wed, 25 Apr 2012 4:00:00 GMT 'My handy cut-out-and-keep guide to the three possible post-2015 frameworks which seem to be implied by current discussions' <P><a href="http://www.globaldashboard.org/2012/04/25/christmas-tree-jigsaw-or-bullseye-a-rough-guide-to-post-2015-frameworks/">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=AhPrQXhEtsg:gaodexSaY9c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=AhPrQXhEtsg:gaodexSaY9c:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=AhPrQXhEtsg:gaodexSaY9c:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=AhPrQXhEtsg:gaodexSaY9c:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/AhPrQXhEtsg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.globaldashboard.org/2012/04/25/christmas-tree-jigsaw-or-bullseye-a-rough-guide-to-post-2015-frameworks/ Size matters: Africa’s water resources (ODI Blog Posts, 23 April 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/kUgPhhpnTTA/details.asp Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:30:00 GMT 'What’s behind the story that Africa is sitting on vast groundwater reserves, and what will it mean for Africa’s population, particularly the poor? To solve the drinking water crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa, three things need to change.' <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6414&title=size-matters-africas-water-resources">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=kUgPhhpnTTA:ecIdnaAGktU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=kUgPhhpnTTA:ecIdnaAGktU:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=kUgPhhpnTTA:ecIdnaAGktU:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=kUgPhhpnTTA:ecIdnaAGktU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/kUgPhhpnTTA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6414&title=size-matters-africas-water-resources How to get the future we want (Articles and blogs, 19 April 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/xTOONR2ZVys/ Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:00:00 GMT With the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20 Conference) on 20-22 June fast approaching, the world is reflecting on what has been achieved in the 20 years since the last Rio Summit and how the ongoing challenges can be tackled. According to the European Report on Development 2011/2012 Team Leader, Dr Dirk Willem te Velde, galvanising people, firms and governments into action needs much more debate and acknowledgment of the severity of the new challenges for the people living in poverty. <P><a href="http://international-development.eu/2012/04/20/interview-with-dr-dirk-willem-te-velde-erd-20112012-team-leader/">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=xTOONR2ZVys:fMd1ug73RiI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=xTOONR2ZVys:fMd1ug73RiI:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=xTOONR2ZVys:fMd1ug73RiI:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=xTOONR2ZVys:fMd1ug73RiI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/xTOONR2ZVys" height="1" width="1"/> http://international-development.eu/2012/04/20/interview-with-dr-dirk-willem-te-velde-erd-20112012-team-leader/http://www.erd-report.eu/files/qa_with_dr_dirk_willem_te_velde_en.pdf Once a K* practitioner, always a K* practitioner (Articles and blogs, 19 April 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/YLEAkwCS7zo/ Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:00:00 GMT 'I’m greatly looking forward to the K* conference - any policymaking process means making decisions, and decisions need knowledge. Whether we work with government, as practitioners or in the private sector; we need to be sure that we are correctly interpreting the evidence in front of us. And the more complex the decisions, the more knowledge is power.' <P><a href="http://gdnetblog.org/2012/04/20/once-a-k-practitioner-always-a-k-practitioner/">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=YLEAkwCS7zo:G1LsLmxSX1k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=YLEAkwCS7zo:G1LsLmxSX1k:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=YLEAkwCS7zo:G1LsLmxSX1k:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=YLEAkwCS7zo:G1LsLmxSX1k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/YLEAkwCS7zo" height="1" width="1"/> http://gdnetblog.org/2012/04/20/once-a-k-practitioner-always-a-k-practitioner/ The US offer to North Korea: What kind of food aid was that? (ODI Blog Posts, 19 April 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/poi-C_Yfgfw/details.asp Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:00:00 GMT And the poor, hungry and malnourished in North Korea? Where does the withdrawal of the US food aid offer leave them?... There are no easy answers where a government prioritises rocket science over its people’s entitlement to food. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6409&title=food-aid-north-korea-usaid-wto">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=poi-C_Yfgfw:kWkCRntR6-U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=poi-C_Yfgfw:kWkCRntR6-U:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=poi-C_Yfgfw:kWkCRntR6-U:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=poi-C_Yfgfw:kWkCRntR6-U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/poi-C_Yfgfw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6409&title=food-aid-north-korea-usaid-wto Sustainable Energy for All: milestone on a road to where? (Articles and blogs, 18 April 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/QV0wxEod6uw/ Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:00:00 GMT 'Sustainable Energy for All has ambitious targets, calling for five times current levels of investment in energy access, according to the International Energy Agency...Where the capital is going to come from and how it is going to be channelled to where it is needed remains uncertain, except that a large proportion will have to come from the private sector.' <P><a href="http://international-development.eu/2012/04/19/sustainable-energy-for-all-milestone-on-a-road-to-where/">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=QV0wxEod6uw:5_8EgMERbuY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=QV0wxEod6uw:5_8EgMERbuY:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=QV0wxEod6uw:5_8EgMERbuY:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=QV0wxEod6uw:5_8EgMERbuY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/QV0wxEod6uw" height="1" width="1"/> http://international-development.eu/2012/04/19/sustainable-energy-for-all-milestone-on-a-road-to-where/http://internationaldevelopmenteu.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/edcsp-opinion-17-sustainable-energy-for-all.pdf Who are the ‘honourable’ - MPs or citizens? (ODI Blog Posts, 17 April 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/DMbHp3_y0V8/details.asp Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:00:00 GMT 'What constitutes ‘good enough’ consultation and what form should it take if there is no opportunity for face-to-face meetings? ' <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6407&title=governance-citizens-malawi-accountability-mwananchi">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=DMbHp3_y0V8:tUcIUeRGBC8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=DMbHp3_y0V8:tUcIUeRGBC8:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=DMbHp3_y0V8:tUcIUeRGBC8:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=DMbHp3_y0V8:tUcIUeRGBC8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/DMbHp3_y0V8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6407&title=governance-citizens-malawi-accountability-mwananchi Good governance vs. collective action (Articles and blogs, 15 April 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/uXJJQumRbj8/ Sun, 15 Apr 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_Blog?a=uXJJQumRbj8:yzH9nDBqBPM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=uXJJQumRbj8:yzH9nDBqBPM:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=uXJJQumRbj8:yzH9nDBqBPM:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=uXJJQumRbj8:yzH9nDBqBPM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/uXJJQumRbj8" height="1" width="1"/> http://differenttakeonafrica.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/good-governance-vs-collective-action/ Is there a case for a fresh approach to aid measurement? (Articles and blogs, 12 April 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/VmC7jApltf0/fresh-approach-aid-measurement Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:00:00 GMT 'Aid at low levels can be an important source of finance for specific sectors and geographical regions; it can catalyse change, boost civil society's efforts to hold powerful actors to account, and help to attract other types of finance.' <P><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2012/apr/13/fresh-approach-aid-measurement?intcmp=122">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=VmC7jApltf0:Sd79vVymZUI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=VmC7jApltf0:Sd79vVymZUI:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=VmC7jApltf0:Sd79vVymZUI:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=VmC7jApltf0:Sd79vVymZUI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/VmC7jApltf0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2012/apr/13/fresh-approach-aid-measurement?intcmp=122 Not fit for purpose: Alison Evans explores the World Bank presidential selection process (Films and videos, 11 April 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/T3rq5WO6VzY/n4o15c5d Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:00:00 GMT 'This process has to change, it is not fit for purpose for the world we live in today. This really should be the last time it happens this way.' <P><a href="http://bcove.me/n4o15c5d">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=T3rq5WO6VzY:4Ar2Zi2CaM0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=T3rq5WO6VzY:4Ar2Zi2CaM0:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=T3rq5WO6VzY:4Ar2Zi2CaM0:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=T3rq5WO6VzY:4Ar2Zi2CaM0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/T3rq5WO6VzY" height="1" width="1"/> http://bcove.me/n4o15c5d How democracy came through in Malawi's succession (Articles and blogs, 10 April 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/JxfgkE2b89I/malawi-constitutional-succession-president-banda Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:00:00 GMT 'The problem was that no formal announcement of Mutharika's death had yet been made, and his body had been spirited away.' <P><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2012/apr/11/malawi-constitutional-succession-president-banda">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=JxfgkE2b89I:GhEna1EwXqk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=JxfgkE2b89I:GhEna1EwXqk:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=JxfgkE2b89I:GhEna1EwXqk:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=JxfgkE2b89I:GhEna1EwXqk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/JxfgkE2b89I" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2012/apr/11/malawi-constitutional-succession-president-banda Time to gamble on development goals (ODI Blog Posts, 9 April 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/fHkVtPnMWK4/details.asp Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:00:00 GMT 'Big ideas, well communicated and with popular support behind them, could make a big difference.' <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6396&title=millennium-development-goals-post-2015-gamble-claire-melamed">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=fHkVtPnMWK4:Kq2FHbigCs8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=fHkVtPnMWK4:Kq2FHbigCs8:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=fHkVtPnMWK4:Kq2FHbigCs8:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a 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<a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=GGxjnqO9q6E:xWa3g9rX7sM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=GGxjnqO9q6E:xWa3g9rX7sM:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=GGxjnqO9q6E:xWa3g9rX7sM:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=GGxjnqO9q6E:xWa3g9rX7sM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/GGxjnqO9q6E" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6395&title=china-leadership-governance-transition-bo-xilaihttp://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/docs/7625.pdf The aid question (Articles and blogs, 31 March 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/jsvamtolRWc/aid-target-development-debate Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:00:00 GMT 'Continuing critical thought about the future of Britain's aid relationships is essential, but political and media attention must find a way beyond the narrow prism of 0.7 per cent if the debate is to wake up to the challenges now framing global development.' <P><a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/04/aid-target-development-debate">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=jsvamtolRWc:P-_W_0q3IUA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=jsvamtolRWc:P-_W_0q3IUA:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=jsvamtolRWc:P-_W_0q3IUA:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=jsvamtolRWc:P-_W_0q3IUA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/jsvamtolRWc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/04/aid-target-development-debate Will climate-related disasters test humanitarian relief to destruction? (Articles and blogs, 28 March 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/0o8IvbTUR0Y/ Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:00:00 GMT 'If we do not want to live in a neverending disaster movie, we need to get serious about linking our carbon consumption to the changing weather-map.' <P><a href="http://www.trust.org/alertnet/blogs/climate-conversations/will-climate-related-disasters-test-humanitarian-relief-to-destruction/">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=0o8IvbTUR0Y:AZrY7pzBxAs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=0o8IvbTUR0Y:AZrY7pzBxAs:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=0o8IvbTUR0Y:AZrY7pzBxAs:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=0o8IvbTUR0Y:AZrY7pzBxAs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/0o8IvbTUR0Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.trust.org/alertnet/blogs/climate-conversations/will-climate-related-disasters-test-humanitarian-relief-to-destruction/ Is sustainable local development a persuasive alternative to microfinance? (Articles and blogs, 27 March 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/LQot9WPlvXw/sustainable-local-development-alternative-microfinance Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:00:00 GMT 'While much has been written on the rights and wrongs of microfinance, there has been less analysis of what might replace it and how funds could be better used to help poor communities move out of poverty.' <P><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2012/mar/28/sustainable-local-development-alternative-microfinance?CMP=twt_gu">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=LQot9WPlvXw:qq-jSnEXahE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=LQot9WPlvXw:qq-jSnEXahE:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=LQot9WPlvXw:qq-jSnEXahE:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a 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00:00:00 GMT 'Just as international environmental commitments must undergo formal ratification by national parliaments to become law, so too must international norms and guidelines.' <P><a href="http://cdkn.org/2012/03/no-%E2%80%98cookie-cutters%E2%80%99-we%E2%80%99ll-do-leds-our-own-way/">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=oxXLhQRCO8I:91R7R_lWqnw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=oxXLhQRCO8I:91R7R_lWqnw:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=oxXLhQRCO8I:91R7R_lWqnw:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=oxXLhQRCO8I:91R7R_lWqnw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/oxXLhQRCO8I" height="1" width="1"/> http://cdkn.org/2012/03/no-%E2%80%98cookie-cutters%E2%80%99-we%E2%80%99ll-do-leds-our-own-way/ The Ides of March (ODI Blog Posts, 22 March 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/NBOV7RRZdM8/details.asp Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT 'Governance challenges in the sector are similar across various country contexts, the solutions are not.' <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6375&title=world-water-day-politics-power-access-water-sanitation">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=NBOV7RRZdM8:RjfbE_S_BUM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=NBOV7RRZdM8:RjfbE_S_BUM:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=NBOV7RRZdM8:RjfbE_S_BUM:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=NBOV7RRZdM8:RjfbE_S_BUM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img 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(Articles and blogs, 21 March 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/_caB8zkvEpc/ Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT 'In most circumstances it’s better to recognize that almost all countries engage in some sort of human rights abuse, including the so-called ‘developed’ countries, and that engagement rather than grandstanding is the best way forward.' <P><a href="http://www.newint.org/sections/argument/2012/04/01/foreign-aid-human-rights-records/">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=_caB8zkvEpc:AWx3L9gAvlQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=_caB8zkvEpc:AWx3L9gAvlQ:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=_caB8zkvEpc:AWx3L9gAvlQ:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=_caB8zkvEpc:AWx3L9gAvlQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/_caB8zkvEpc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.newint.org/sections/argument/2012/04/01/foreign-aid-human-rights-records/ The role of energy efficiency in the fight against climate change (ODI Blog Posts, 19 March 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/M8FT50ZvbMo/details.asp Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:00:00 GMT 'Whatever our attitude towards technological progress – optimistic or pessimistic – political willingness to promote energy efficiency and remove barriers to the adoption of environmentally friendly technological innovation is essential for environmental protection and to fight climate change.' <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6365&title=energy-efficiency-climate-change-unido-industrial-development-report">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=M8FT50ZvbMo:2NySucDA_6Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=M8FT50ZvbMo:2NySucDA_6Q:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=M8FT50ZvbMo:2NySucDA_6Q:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=M8FT50ZvbMo:2NySucDA_6Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/M8FT50ZvbMo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6365&title=energy-efficiency-climate-change-unido-industrial-development-report Are biofuels bad for business? (ODI Blog Posts, 14 March 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/ZbQwVdQ8iK0/details.asp Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:00:00 GMT ‘The poverty and environmental impacts of biofuels are complex and need to be discussed carefully for each country and feedstock.’ <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6350&title=biofuels-business-renewable-energy">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=ZbQwVdQ8iK0:dRIdHiEYl7I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=ZbQwVdQ8iK0:dRIdHiEYl7I:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=ZbQwVdQ8iK0:dRIdHiEYl7I:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=ZbQwVdQ8iK0:dRIdHiEYl7I:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/ZbQwVdQ8iK0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6350&title=biofuels-business-renewable-energy Inequality post 2015 (Articles and blogs, 14 March 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/uTVKjNd4YJI/inequality-post-2015.html Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT 'The halving of income poverty, or the reduction of maternal mortality, is of course a tremendous achievement. But...the MDGs don’t provide the incentives for governments to find out who is left behind, or to design special policies to reach them.' <P><a href="http://theblogprogress.blogspot.com/2012/03/inequality-post-2015.html">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=uTVKjNd4YJI:56dXPbEbp6c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=uTVKjNd4YJI:56dXPbEbp6c:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=uTVKjNd4YJI:56dXPbEbp6c:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=uTVKjNd4YJI:56dXPbEbp6c:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/uTVKjNd4YJI" height="1" width="1"/> http://theblogprogress.blogspot.com/2012/03/inequality-post-2015.html Climate science and climate policy: two cultures? (ODI Blog Posts, 13 March 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/T4ToYp-V3ew/details.asp Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:00:00 GMT 'Scientists need to recognise that they do not work in a political vacuum. Because unless the two cultures recognise that their shared desire to confront global warming will require more collaboration and cooperation, climate science and climate policy will both fail their sternest test.' <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6345&title=climate-change-science-policy-paradox-knowledge-cafe">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=T4ToYp-V3ew:u-P8z--G6ps:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=T4ToYp-V3ew:u-P8z--G6ps:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=T4ToYp-V3ew:u-P8z--G6ps:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=T4ToYp-V3ew:u-P8z--G6ps:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/T4ToYp-V3ew" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6345&title=climate-change-science-policy-paradox-knowledge-cafe The effectiveness of climate finance (ODI Blog Posts, 12 March 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/r_9UaUrMWcg/details.asp Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT 'There seems a real need to develop and sustain a community of practice around climate change finance, with a focus on sharing lessons about what works in practice.' <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6344&title=effectiveness-climate-finance">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=r_9UaUrMWcg:Du9H_S71gwc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=r_9UaUrMWcg:Du9H_S71gwc:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=r_9UaUrMWcg:Du9H_S71gwc:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=r_9UaUrMWcg:Du9H_S71gwc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/r_9UaUrMWcg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6344&title=effectiveness-climate-finance Kony 2012: from advocacy to ‘badvocacy’ (ODI Blog Posts, 9 March 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/-WtiM6qrSpg/details.asp Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:00:00 GMT 'there are more nuanced examples about how war, conflict and suffering are portrayed in efforts to promote action and to get people to donate to charities. Kony 2012 risks taking over what could be an otherwise broader discussion on these issues.' <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6343&title=kony-2012-advocacy-badvocacy">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=-WtiM6qrSpg:wWwLJjUDG9k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=-WtiM6qrSpg:wWwLJjUDG9k:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=-WtiM6qrSpg:wWwLJjUDG9k:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=-WtiM6qrSpg:wWwLJjUDG9k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/-WtiM6qrSpg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6343&title=kony-2012-advocacy-badvocacy REDD+ readiness finance: necessary but not sufficient (ODI Blog Posts, 9 March 2012) http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Blog/~3/3Cw9garDgGs/details.asp Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:00:00 GMT 'If forestry is to contribute significantly to climate change mitigation, readiness finance is necessary but throwing money at the problem is not sufficient.' <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6342&title=redd-readiness-finance-necessary-but-not-sufficient">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=3Cw9garDgGs:fp7xzjqakJg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=3Cw9garDgGs:fp7xzjqakJg:3uktDbGXT9E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?i=3Cw9garDgGs:fp7xzjqakJg:3uktDbGXT9E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Blog?a=3Cw9garDgGs:fp7xzjqakJg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Blog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Blog/~4/3Cw9garDgGs" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6342&title=redd-readiness-finance-necessary-but-not-sufficient