The latest news, events, publications and other resources from the ODI on water and sanitation. http://www.odi.org.uk/ en-uk Wed, 8 Feb 2012 22:33:08 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_Water/~3/iIruUnWL7ys/details.asp Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT This Working Paper presents findings from an analysis of the governance and political economy of water and sanitation service delivery in Vietnam. The objective of the research is to develop the utility of political economy analysis (PEA) for the water supply and sanitation (WSS) sector, with a focus on improving the operational impact of the UK Department for International Development (DFID) (and other donor) country programming. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6222&title=rural-water-sanitation-vietnam-political-economy-analysis">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=iIruUnWL7ys:o_Wyp0Qxyw8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=iIruUnWL7ys:o_Wyp0Qxyw8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?i=iIruUnWL7ys:o_Wyp0Qxyw8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=iIruUnWL7ys:o_Wyp0Qxyw8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Water/~4/iIruUnWL7ys" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6222&title=rural-water-sanitation-vietnam-political-economy-analysis http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Water/~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_Water?a=jJxtxEGzke4:WiUPRLRdE7I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=jJxtxEGzke4:WiUPRLRdE7I:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?i=jJxtxEGzke4:WiUPRLRdE7I:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=jJxtxEGzke4:WiUPRLRdE7I:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Water/~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_Water/~3/APw4_eGEHpY/managing-water-locally-an-essential-dimension-of-community-water-development-165794 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT In this book chapter, Roger Calow explores the increasing pressures on global water resources and argues that there is an urgent need to put water resource management into practice at various levels. Specifically, more emphasis needs to be placed on water security, both from a functional perspective and from an environmental (water resource) point of view. <P><a href="http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/managing-water-locally-an-essential-dimension-of-community-water-development-165794">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=APw4_eGEHpY:HdR4lKmh6IE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=APw4_eGEHpY:HdR4lKmh6IE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?i=APw4_eGEHpY:HdR4lKmh6IE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=APw4_eGEHpY:HdR4lKmh6IE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Water/~4/APw4_eGEHpY" height="1" width="1"/> http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/managing-water-locally-an-essential-dimension-of-community-water-development-165794 http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Water/~3/3e9Tyl2xTE0/details.asp Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/covers/6127.png" alt="Progress-Linked Finance: a study of the feasibility and practicality of a proposed WASH financing approach" title="Progress-Linked Finance: a study of the feasibility and practicality of a proposed WASH financing approach" width="80" align="left" hspace="10" /> This report assesses the feasibility of a financing model, Progress-Linked Finance (PLF), designed to incentivise and support water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) service providers to meet the needs of poor urban residents in a financially sustainable manner. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6127&title=plf-water-urban">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a 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level" title="Preparing for the future in Uganda: understanding the influence of development interventions on adaptive capacity at the local level" width="80" align="left" hspace="10" /> This research report by the Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) seeks to explore how existing Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Social Protection and Sustainable Livelihood interventions impact on adaptive capacity at the local level in Uganda. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6017&title=preparing-future-uganda-understanding-influence-development-interventions-adaptive-capacity-at-local-level">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=osVjOSboV6s:Aj3WE1An65E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=osVjOSboV6s:Aj3WE1An65E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?i=osVjOSboV6s:Aj3WE1An65E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=osVjOSboV6s:Aj3WE1An65E:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Water/~4/osVjOSboV6s" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6017&title=preparing-future-uganda-understanding-influence-development-interventions-adaptive-capacity-at-local-level http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Water/~3/s5SpsKEebto/publications.html Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:35:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/covers/6094.png" alt="From local to national: supporting local government action in climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and development planning" title="From local to national: supporting local government action in climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and development planning" width="80" align="left" hspace="10" /> This ACCRA brief summarises learning from the research and capacity-building activities conducted by the Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) in three sites in Ethiopia in 2010-11. The brief provides some recommendations for local government and explains why adaptation planning matters, why community participation is vital and examines key areas where planning and decision-making could be improved. <P><a href="http://community.eldis.org/.59d669a8/publications.html">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=s5SpsKEebto:MLQzU5cqxGw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=s5SpsKEebto:MLQzU5cqxGw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?i=s5SpsKEebto:MLQzU5cqxGw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=s5SpsKEebto:MLQzU5cqxGw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Water/~4/s5SpsKEebto" height="1" width="1"/> http://community.eldis.org/.59d669a8/publications.html http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Water/~3/s5SpsKEebto/publications.html Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:30:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/covers/6093.png" alt="Preparing for the future: understanding the influence of development interventions on adaptive capacity at local level in Uganda - Summary" title="Preparing for the future: understanding the influence of development interventions on adaptive capacity at local level in Uganda - Summary" width="80" align="left" hspace="10" /> This brief summarises research conducted by the Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) in three sites in Uganda in 2010-11 and discusses why climate change, adaptation and adaptive capacity matter in Uganda. <P><a href="http://community.eldis.org/.59d669a8/publications.html">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=s5SpsKEebto:pBVGRWokJeA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=s5SpsKEebto:pBVGRWokJeA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?i=s5SpsKEebto:pBVGRWokJeA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=s5SpsKEebto:pBVGRWokJeA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Water/~4/s5SpsKEebto" height="1" width="1"/> http://community.eldis.org/.59d669a8/publications.html http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Water/~3/s5SpsKEebto/publications.html Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:25:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/covers/6092.png" alt="Development interventions and adaptive capacity in rural Ethiopia: summary" title="Development interventions and adaptive capacity in rural Ethiopia: summary" width="80" align="left" hspace="10" /> This ACCRA brief summarises research conducted by the Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) in three sites in Ethiopia in 2010-11. This brief highlights how existing development interventions in disaster risk management, social protection and sustainable livelihoods already contribute to local adaptive capacity and how their contribution could be improved. Based on these research findings, the brief highlights priority recommendations for action. <P><a href="http://community.eldis.org/.59d669a8/publications.html">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=s5SpsKEebto:4FkRca_XSmA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=s5SpsKEebto:4FkRca_XSmA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?i=s5SpsKEebto:4FkRca_XSmA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=s5SpsKEebto:4FkRca_XSmA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Water/~4/s5SpsKEebto" height="1" width="1"/> http://community.eldis.org/.59d669a8/publications.html http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Water/~3/s5SpsKEebto/publications.html Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:20:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/covers/6091.png" alt="The national picture: climate trends in Uganda" title="The national picture: climate trends in Uganda" width="80" align="left" hspace="10" /> With agriculture providing about 70% of Uganda’s export earnings and the primary economic activity for much of its population, livelihoods are particularly sensitive to the fluctuations and uncertainties of seasonal rainfall. This policy brief provides a summary of climate trends in Uganda and recommendations for providing support to communities. <P><a href="http://community.eldis.org/.59d669a8/publications.html">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=s5SpsKEebto:Q_r8AQyiuZ0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=s5SpsKEebto:Q_r8AQyiuZ0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?i=s5SpsKEebto:Q_r8AQyiuZ0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=s5SpsKEebto:Q_r8AQyiuZ0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Water/~4/s5SpsKEebto" height="1" width="1"/> http://community.eldis.org/.59d669a8/publications.html http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Water/~3/s5SpsKEebto/publications.html Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:15:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/covers/6090.png" alt="Climate trends in Ethiopia: summary of ACCRA research in three sites" title="Climate trends in Ethiopia: summary of ACCRA research in three sites" width="80" align="left" hspace="10" /> This ACCRA brief summarises research conducted by the Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) in three sites in Ethiopia in 2010-11. The brief provides a summary of the impacts of climate hazards, variability and change on livelihoods in all three locations, and concludes with key recommendations for action. <P><a href="http://community.eldis.org/.59d669a8/publications.html">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=s5SpsKEebto:vkkDkI85HpE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=s5SpsKEebto:vkkDkI85HpE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?i=s5SpsKEebto:vkkDkI85HpE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=s5SpsKEebto:vkkDkI85HpE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Water/~4/s5SpsKEebto" height="1" width="1"/> http://community.eldis.org/.59d669a8/publications.html http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Water/~3/ZPmAzoAr5XQ/details.asp Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/database/344-w80h80.jpg" width="80" height="80" alt="Woman carrying water back from the water pump (Source: Andy Johnstone, ODI) " title="Woman carrying water back from the water pump (Source: Andy Johnstone, ODI) " align="left" hspace="10" /> This project will provide an evaluation of the impact of Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor's (WSUP) capacity development interventions in Antananarivo and Maputo. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/work/projects/details.asp?id=2476&title=financing-urban-water-sanitation-urban-poor-wsup">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=ZPmAzoAr5XQ:Qq8qqGJQpsc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=ZPmAzoAr5XQ:Qq8qqGJQpsc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?i=ZPmAzoAr5XQ:Qq8qqGJQpsc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=ZPmAzoAr5XQ:Qq8qqGJQpsc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Water/~4/ZPmAzoAr5XQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/work/projects/details.asp?id=2476&title=financing-urban-water-sanitation-urban-poor-wsup http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Water/~3/5z0knRvI8ww/details.asp Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/covers/5998.png" alt="Climate change, water resources and WASH: a scoping study" title="Climate change, water resources and WASH: a scoping study" width="80" align="left" hspace="10" /> Water is predicted to be the primary medium through which early climate change impacts will be felt by people, ecosystems and economies. However, impacts on water resources and water-dependent services have yet to be adequately addressed in either scientific analyses or water policy. This report aims to fill some of these knowledge gaps. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=5998&title=climate-change-water-resources-water-policy-wash">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=5z0knRvI8ww:7d0TtZ4TmCU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=5z0knRvI8ww:7d0TtZ4TmCU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?i=5z0knRvI8ww:7d0TtZ4TmCU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=5z0knRvI8ww:7d0TtZ4TmCU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Water/~4/5z0knRvI8ww" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=5998&title=climate-change-water-resources-water-policy-wash http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Water/~3/a51zvbIuTr4/details.asp Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/database/408-w80h80.jpg" width="80" height="80" alt="Crowds pull water out of well in drought, Ethiopia (Source: aheavens, Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewheavens/100067965/) " title="Crowds pull water out of well in drought, Ethiopia (Source: aheavens, Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewheavens/100067965/) " align="left" hspace="10" /> <div><div>This event launches two recent reports that discuss the role of the infrastructure sector in meeting the challenge of climate change in the developing world: ‘<em>Climate compatible development in the infrastructure sector</em>’ and '<em>Climate change and WASH</em> [Water, Sanitation and Hygiene]<em>: A Scoping Study</em>. </div></div> <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/events/details.asp?id=2725&title=infrastructure-water-strategies-climate-compatible-development">View full 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Week, Michelle Kooy and Dan Harris ask what role for political analysis in the current sector toolkits for the drive to 2015? <P><a href="http://blogs.odi.org.uk/blogs/main/archive/2011/08/30/water_and_sanitation_MDGs_natural_resource_management.aspx">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=8eWPjxrs9mY:-6yeS0bZYW0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=8eWPjxrs9mY:-6yeS0bZYW0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?i=8eWPjxrs9mY:-6yeS0bZYW0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=8eWPjxrs9mY:-6yeS0bZYW0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Water/~4/8eWPjxrs9mY" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.odi.org.uk/blogs/main/archive/2011/08/30/water_and_sanitation_MDGs_natural_resource_management.aspx http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Water/~3/ErzvEeYAbNo/details.asp Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/database/539-w80h80.jpg" width="80" height="80" alt="Mother of eight treks 50km to get help in southern Somalia (Source: Marcus Prior/WFP, IRIN - http://www.irinnews.org/photo/Details.aspx?ImageId=200812225) " title="Mother of eight treks 50km to get help in southern Somalia (Source: Marcus Prior/WFP, IRIN - http://www.irinnews.org/photo/Details.aspx?ImageId=200812225) " align="left" hspace="10" /> <div><p>The UN has designated the situation in Somalia the most severe humanitarian crisis in the world.  An estimated 12.4 million people across the Horn of Africa are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.  </p><p>ODI's work responding to the famine has been led by the <a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/work/programmes/humanitarian-policy-group/">Humanitarian Policy Group</a> and has investigated: </p><ul> <li>why early warning didn’t translate into early action; </li> <li>the effectiveness of the humanitarian response; </li> <li>issues around access to water and food aid; </li> <li>what can be learnt from previous famines in the Horn of Africa and elsewhere to inform the current response. </li></ul></div> <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/news/odi-on/details.asp?id=2741&title=famine-somalia">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=ErzvEeYAbNo:H7pYI1sa_rI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=ErzvEeYAbNo:H7pYI1sa_rI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?i=ErzvEeYAbNo:H7pYI1sa_rI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=ErzvEeYAbNo:H7pYI1sa_rI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Water/~4/ErzvEeYAbNo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/news/odi-on/details.asp?id=2741&title=famine-somalia http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Water/~3/-mRg2VIvKZE/details.asp Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/covers/5911.png" alt="Analysing the governance and political economy of water and sanitation delivery" title="Analysing the governance and political economy of water and sanitation delivery" width="80" align="left" hspace="10" /> This Working Paper considers how the development community can best analyse the governance and political economy of water supply and service delivery in developing countries and how this can inform policy and programming. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=5911&title=political-economy-analysis-governance-water-sanitation">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=-mRg2VIvKZE:mYadHR0okTM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=-mRg2VIvKZE:mYadHR0okTM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?i=-mRg2VIvKZE:mYadHR0okTM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=-mRg2VIvKZE:mYadHR0okTM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Water/~4/-mRg2VIvKZE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=5911&title=political-economy-analysis-governance-water-sanitation http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Water/~3/TjaERTtep4s/details.asp Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/covers/5902.png" alt="Water reforms during the crisis and beyond: understanding policy and political challenges of reforming the water sector in Zimbabwe" title="Water reforms during the crisis and beyond: understanding policy and political challenges of reforming the water sector in Zimbabwe" width="80" align="left" hspace="10" /> This paper examines the experiences of water reform in Zimbabwe in terms of challenges and achievements, and the prospects for re-engaging water reform with rural livelihood improvement in a post-crisis period <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=5902&title=water-reform-resource-management-zimbabwe">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=TjaERTtep4s:zM7czzVlzp4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=TjaERTtep4s:zM7czzVlzp4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?i=TjaERTtep4s:zM7czzVlzp4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=TjaERTtep4s:zM7czzVlzp4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Water/~4/TjaERTtep4s" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=5902&title=water-reform-resource-management-zimbabwe http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Water/~3/hd3cG5lwg1g/hessd-8-7293-2011-print.pdf Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/covers/5883.png" alt="Assessing water resources in China using PRECIS projections and VIC model" title="Assessing water resources in China using PRECIS projections and VIC model" width="80" align="left" hspace="10" /> This discussion paper investigates implications of climate change on water resources in China. <P><a href="http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci-discuss.net/8/7293/2011/hessd-8-7293-2011-print.pdf">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=hd3cG5lwg1g:csDYEODrioc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=hd3cG5lwg1g:csDYEODrioc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?i=hd3cG5lwg1g:csDYEODrioc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=hd3cG5lwg1g:csDYEODrioc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Water/~4/hd3cG5lwg1g" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci-discuss.net/8/7293/2011/hessd-8-7293-2011-print.pdf http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Water/~3/ZSIXk7VpdBY/horn_of_africa_drought_famine_ripple_water_food_ethiopia.aspx Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT The humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa demands action and raises difficult questions. If early warning systems are in place, why the late response? If the humanitarian system is geared to responding to the wrong signals, what are the rights ones? Above all, how do governments, donors and NGOs help protect livelihoods before lives are threatened? Tough questions – and questions the Water Policy Programme at ODI has been addressing through the DFID-funded RiPPLE programme in Ethiopia. <P><a href="http://blogs.odi.org.uk/blogs/main/archive/2011/07/18/horn_of_africa_drought_famine_ripple_water_food_ethiopia.aspx">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=ZSIXk7VpdBY:cg6HyiFEnWI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=ZSIXk7VpdBY:cg6HyiFEnWI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?i=ZSIXk7VpdBY:cg6HyiFEnWI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=ZSIXk7VpdBY:cg6HyiFEnWI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Water/~4/ZSIXk7VpdBY" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.odi.org.uk/blogs/main/archive/2011/07/18/horn_of_africa_drought_famine_ripple_water_food_ethiopia.aspx http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Water/~3/JV5-FEIG4SE/ Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT EAU4Food seeks to address the enormous challenges African agriculture is facing today: despite numerous attempts, agricultural productivity has only slightly increased in recent years and, in general, cannot keep up with population growth. In the coming years irrigation will gain importance, but at the same time the availability of fresh water and the sustainable use of soil resources is under increasing pressure <P><a href="http://www.eau4food.info/">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=JV5-FEIG4SE:-RKsSzS5X1M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=JV5-FEIG4SE:-RKsSzS5X1M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?i=JV5-FEIG4SE:-RKsSzS5X1M:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=JV5-FEIG4SE:-RKsSzS5X1M:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Water/~4/JV5-FEIG4SE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.eau4food.info/ http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Water/~3/lnMdCTVFW2Q/Dirk_Willem_te_Velde_ERD_growth_G20_natural_resource_management.aspx Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Dirk Willem te Velde calls for a tenth pillar of growth - natural resource management - for the G-20 Development Working Group to consider. <P><a href="http://blogs.odi.org.uk/blogs/main/archive/2011/06/24/Dirk_Willem_te_Velde_ERD_growth_G20_natural_resource_management.aspx">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=lnMdCTVFW2Q:Elr2IHyuaoI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=lnMdCTVFW2Q:Elr2IHyuaoI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?i=lnMdCTVFW2Q:Elr2IHyuaoI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=lnMdCTVFW2Q:Elr2IHyuaoI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Water/~4/lnMdCTVFW2Q" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.odi.org.uk/blogs/main/archive/2011/06/24/Dirk_Willem_te_Velde_ERD_growth_G20_natural_resource_management.aspx http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Water/~3/G9ZdApC1Od8/pipes-and-people-progress-water-supply-burkina-fasos-cities Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/covers/5484.png" alt="Pipes and people: Progress in water supply in Burkina Faso's cities" title="Pipes and people: Progress in water supply in Burkina Faso's cities" width="80" align="left" hspace="10" /> Part of the Development Progress Stories series, this research focuses on progress in Burkina Faso's urban water supply. <P><a href="http://www.developmentprogress.org/progress-stories/pipes-and-people-progress-water-supply-burkina-fasos-cities">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=G9ZdApC1Od8:3lYwFDX-T8g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=G9ZdApC1Od8:3lYwFDX-T8g:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?i=G9ZdApC1Od8:3lYwFDX-T8g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=G9ZdApC1Od8:3lYwFDX-T8g:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Water/~4/G9ZdApC1Od8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.developmentprogress.org/progress-stories/pipes-and-people-progress-water-supply-burkina-fasos-cities http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Water/~3/5icRKO-X22Y/rural-water-supply-uganda-major-strides-sector-coordination-and-performance Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/covers/5478.png" alt="Rural water supply in Uganda: Major strides in sector coordination and performance" title="Rural water supply in Uganda: Major strides in sector coordination and performance" width="80" align="left" hspace="10" /> Part of the Development Progress Stories series, both the report and the case study focus on Uganda's progress in rural water supply. <P><a href="http://www.developmentprogress.org/progress-stories/rural-water-supply-uganda-major-strides-sector-coordination-and-performance">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=5icRKO-X22Y:PgMa0vObJS0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=5icRKO-X22Y:PgMa0vObJS0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?i=5icRKO-X22Y:PgMa0vObJS0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=5icRKO-X22Y:PgMa0vObJS0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Water/~4/5icRKO-X22Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.developmentprogress.org/progress-stories/rural-water-supply-uganda-major-strides-sector-coordination-and-performance http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Water/~3/g-eiZJEceJk/lao-pdrs-progress-rural-sanitation Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/covers/5183.png" alt="Unsung progress in rural sanitation: Building the foundations in Lao PDR" title="Unsung progress in rural sanitation: Building the foundations in Lao PDR" width="80" align="left" hspace="10" /> Part of the Development Progress Stories series, this research looks at Lao's progress in expanding access to improved sanitation in rural areas. <P><a href="http://www.developmentprogress.org/progress-stories/lao-pdrs-progress-rural-sanitation">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=g-eiZJEceJk:E8cDRJYgC9A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=g-eiZJEceJk:E8cDRJYgC9A:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?i=g-eiZJEceJk:E8cDRJYgC9A:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=g-eiZJEceJk:E8cDRJYgC9A:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Water/~4/g-eiZJEceJk" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.developmentprogress.org/progress-stories/lao-pdrs-progress-rural-sanitation http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_Water/~3/nQEep4_3ZgM/water-scarcity-continuum-economic-physical Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Water is one of three focus areas (alongside land and energy) for the forthcoming European Report on Development (ERD) 2011-2012 on natural resources management for inclusive and sustainable growth. Absolute availability is the key constraint in some contexts, where water is being exploited beyond its renewal capacity, often at the expense of ecosystems. At its most extreme, such apparent cases of ‘physical scarcity’ provoke alarming warnings of ‘water wars’ between competing users. But conceptualising and measuring water scarcity is not straightforward. <P><a href="http://www.erd-blog.eu/blog/water-scarcity-continuum-economic-physical">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=nQEep4_3ZgM:3NaZxw2VzY8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=nQEep4_3ZgM:3NaZxw2VzY8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?i=nQEep4_3ZgM:3NaZxw2VzY8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_Water?a=nQEep4_3ZgM:3NaZxw2VzY8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_Water?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_Water/~4/nQEep4_3ZgM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.erd-blog.eu/blog/water-scarcity-continuum-economic-physical