The latest news, events, publications and other resources from the ODI, the UK's leading think tank on international development. http://www.odi.org.uk/ en-uk Fri, 25 May 2012 22:58:11 GMT Copyright 2012, Overseas Development Institute (ODI). http://www.odi.org.uk/http://www.odi.org.uk/images/logos/odi-circle-text.gif http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/1tBfc-DCo3c/details.asp Thu, 24 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/database/651-w80h80.jpg" width="80" height="80" alt="Book - Be outraged: there are alternatives (Source: Richard Jolly, Richard Jolly) " title="Book - Be outraged: there are alternatives (Source: Richard Jolly, Richard Jolly) " align="left" hspace="10" /> <div><p><i><a target="_blank" href="http://policydialogue.org/files/events/Be_Outraged-finalhi_rez_1.pdf"><i>‘Be Outraged – there are alternatives!</i></a></i> is a booklet written by an international group of economists and social scientists disheartened at the narrow range of austerity policies presently underway in Europe and elsewhere. At this ODI event <strong>Sir Richard Jolly</strong>, <b>Stephany Griffith-Jones</b> and <b>Professor Frances Stewart, </b>each contributors to the booklet, will discuss the alternatives to austerity and cutbacks, followed by an interactive questions and answer session.  <br>  </p><p>This is an invitation only event however should you or someone from your organisation wish to attend please email <a href="mailto:meetings@odi.org.uk"><a href="mailto:meetings@odi.org.uk. We">meetings@odi.org.uk. </a></a> Should you wish to watch online and join the debate via the ODI chatroom please click the register tab below. </p></div> <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/events/details.asp?id=2952&title=be-outraged-there-alternatives">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=1tBfc-DCo3c:5Ing-MOfE9A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=1tBfc-DCo3c:5Ing-MOfE9A:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=1tBfc-DCo3c:5Ing-MOfE9A:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=1tBfc-DCo3c:5Ing-MOfE9A:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/1tBfc-DCo3c" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/events/details.asp?id=2952&title=be-outraged-there-alternatives http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/OGF9onu0o40/after-the-honeymoon-what-would-a-happy-marriage-between-brazil-and-africa-look-like Thu, 24 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT "The rise and establishment of Brazil as a development actor in Africa is good news. Notwithstanding the potential benefits ... [there are] some of the myths and challenges underlying the glitter of the Brazil-Africa honeymoon.' <P><a href="http://www.future-agricultures.org/blog/entry/after-the-honeymoon-what-would-a-happy-marriage-between-brazil-and-africa-look-like">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=OGF9onu0o40:NadGNgR4694:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=OGF9onu0o40:NadGNgR4694:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=OGF9onu0o40:NadGNgR4694:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=OGF9onu0o40:NadGNgR4694:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/OGF9onu0o40" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.future-agricultures.org/blog/entry/after-the-honeymoon-what-would-a-happy-marriage-between-brazil-and-africa-look-like http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/1eWJ9SzCvjo/ Thu, 24 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT 'The EU Foreign Affairs Council has finally issued Conclusions regarding the new EU development policy, ‘Agenda for Change’...What has been gained and lost in the process?' <P><a href="http://international-development.eu/2012/05/22/a-waymark-reached-is-the-finish-line-in-sight/">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=1eWJ9SzCvjo:r4T3gfd7LjE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=1eWJ9SzCvjo:r4T3gfd7LjE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=1eWJ9SzCvjo:r4T3gfd7LjE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=1eWJ9SzCvjo:r4T3gfd7LjE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/1eWJ9SzCvjo" height="1" width="1"/> http://international-development.eu/2012/05/22/a-waymark-reached-is-the-finish-line-in-sight/http://internationaldevelopmenteu.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/waymark-blog.pdf http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/cl3QnqkOg30/details.asp Thu, 24 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT This Background Note presents data that challenge the conventional development narrative of reduced aid dependency over time. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6576&title=glennie-poor-people-aid-dependency">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=cl3QnqkOg30:dV4VVO3S1_Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=cl3QnqkOg30:dV4VVO3S1_Q:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=cl3QnqkOg30:dV4VVO3S1_Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=cl3QnqkOg30:dV4VVO3S1_Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/cl3QnqkOg30" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6576&title=glennie-poor-people-aid-dependencyhttp://www.odi.org.uk/resources/docs/7681.pdf http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/GYsKmZApYUM/details.asp Wed, 23 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT 'Some key questions still remain to be answered to take full advantage of solutions offered by the leap-frogging development instrument of mobile banking.' <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6587&title=mobile-banking-catalysing-diaspora-investment-leapfrogging-development-opportunity-acp-drc">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=GYsKmZApYUM:M4PPwkngUDg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=GYsKmZApYUM:M4PPwkngUDg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=GYsKmZApYUM:M4PPwkngUDg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=GYsKmZApYUM:M4PPwkngUDg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/GYsKmZApYUM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6587&title=mobile-banking-catalysing-diaspora-investment-leapfrogging-development-opportunity-acp-drc http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/Y6KbPf8Jsxo/details.asp Tue, 22 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/database/472-w80h80.jpg" width="80" height="80" alt="Haitians in Cité Soleil Queue for Food (Source: UN Photo, Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/un_photo/4295416205/) " title="Haitians in Cité Soleil Queue for Food (Source: UN Photo, Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/un_photo/4295416205/) " align="left" hspace="10" /> <div>Aid policy and programming in fragile and conflict-affected situations often assumes that investing in improved service delivery, justice and security can contribute to state-building and peace-building.  Surveys are increasingly used to better understand the attitudes and perceptions of people in conflict-affected countries but their impact on decisions about aid interventions is less clear.  This public meeting, organised by the <strong>Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (<a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/work/projects/details.asp?id=2320&amp;title=secure-livelihoods-research-consortium">SLRC</a>)</strong> and hosted by ODI will explore the <strong>challenges </strong>associated with <strong>delivering perception surveys in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCAS)</strong>, <strong>share findings from </strong>two surveys in<strong> Haiti and Afghanistan</strong> and <strong>assess </strong>how far these two perceptions surveys have successfully<strong> influenced aid policies.</strong><div><br></div><div><br></div></div> <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/events/details.asp?id=2955&title=perception-surveys-aid-fragile-states-fcas">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=Y6KbPf8Jsxo:UpOBY8jxqb0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=Y6KbPf8Jsxo:UpOBY8jxqb0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=Y6KbPf8Jsxo:UpOBY8jxqb0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=Y6KbPf8Jsxo:UpOBY8jxqb0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/Y6KbPf8Jsxo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/events/details.asp?id=2955&title=perception-surveys-aid-fragile-states-fcas http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/hoqE2QGBIGg/details.asp Tue, 22 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT 'DFID’s bullish focus on results is welcome, but there are different ways to achieve results. An Independent Commission for Aid Impact evaluation points in one direction: a ‘more hands-on approach’ for budget support.' <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6585&title=budget-support-independent-commission-aid-impact-icai-uk">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=hoqE2QGBIGg:i6136FBggc4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=hoqE2QGBIGg:i6136FBggc4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=hoqE2QGBIGg:i6136FBggc4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=hoqE2QGBIGg:i6136FBggc4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/hoqE2QGBIGg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6585&title=budget-support-independent-commission-aid-impact-icai-uk http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/saWJUfIG34Y/details.asp Tue, 22 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT This paper reviews the policies and practices of companies in water use and water management, and considers how they manifest an evolution of private sector roles, through examples of innovation by companies in sectors that make significant use of water: beverages/drinks, tourism, and mining and energy - with agriculture also considered in two respects. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6583&title=private-sector-water-management-corporate-governance-european-development-report-peter-newborne">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=saWJUfIG34Y:Bl9ab11sACg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=saWJUfIG34Y:Bl9ab11sACg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=saWJUfIG34Y:Bl9ab11sACg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=saWJUfIG34Y:Bl9ab11sACg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/saWJUfIG34Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6583&title=private-sector-water-management-corporate-governance-european-development-report-peter-newbornehttp://erd-report.eu/erd/report_2011/documents/dev-11-001-11researchpapers_newborne.pdf http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/I04OI0uEA_s/ Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT 'Handing over policy implementation to any external organisation should be of concern. Under new proposals, the civil service would not only outsource the policy-making process to political organisations, but its constitutionally mandated accountability as well. If anything went wrong, where would the buck stop?' <P><a href="http://onthinktanks.org/2012/05/21/outsourcing-policy-should-think-tanks-get-involved-even-if-it-guarantees-influence/">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=I04OI0uEA_s:ptuKsoEifaI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=I04OI0uEA_s:ptuKsoEifaI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=I04OI0uEA_s:ptuKsoEifaI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=I04OI0uEA_s:ptuKsoEifaI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/I04OI0uEA_s" height="1" width="1"/> http://onthinktanks.org/2012/05/21/outsourcing-policy-should-think-tanks-get-involved-even-if-it-guarantees-influence/ http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/RC7SqsK22Ic/sustainable-development-shape-world-to-come Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT 'Development cooperation needs to shift focus from poverty eradication to a broader, more inclusive framework.' <P><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2012/may/21/sustainable-development-shape-world-to-come">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=RC7SqsK22Ic:vhgQ07MqT5Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=RC7SqsK22Ic:vhgQ07MqT5Q:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=RC7SqsK22Ic:vhgQ07MqT5Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=RC7SqsK22Ic:vhgQ07MqT5Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/RC7SqsK22Ic" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2012/may/21/sustainable-development-shape-world-to-come http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/oghgg5JTPGU/details.asp Mon, 21 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT 'The second REDD+ Partnership meeting of 2012 should be commended for its acknowledgment and frank discussion on these important issues. I left the meeting, however, without a clear sense of the pathway to progress.' <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6579&title=moving-redd-forward-more-structured-discussion-drivers-deforestation-needed">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=oghgg5JTPGU:zL7TsT-z-3s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=oghgg5JTPGU:zL7TsT-z-3s:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=oghgg5JTPGU:zL7TsT-z-3s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=oghgg5JTPGU:zL7TsT-z-3s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/oghgg5JTPGU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6579&title=moving-redd-forward-more-structured-discussion-drivers-deforestation-needed http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/1CWkN5RAANY/details.asp Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT ‘High on the [NATO] summit’s agenda will be exit strategies and the buzz words ‘security transition’. Few are likely to be paying attention to the humanitarian consequences of troop withdrawal or addressing the human cost of their departure.’ <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6571&title=afghanistan-kabul-nato-summit-humanitarian-transition">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=1CWkN5RAANY:RsBMJYKDxTw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=1CWkN5RAANY:RsBMJYKDxTw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=1CWkN5RAANY:RsBMJYKDxTw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=1CWkN5RAANY:RsBMJYKDxTw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/1CWkN5RAANY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6571&title=afghanistan-kabul-nato-summit-humanitarian-transition http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/EG_161dV3NE/shedding-light-fast-start-finance Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT 'It’s not presently possible to say with confidence how much funding has been disbursed or where it’s going... consistent fast-start finance reports that provide detailed lists of projects and programs supported are needed' <P><a href="http://insights.wri.org/open-climate-network/2012/05/shedding-light-fast-start-finance">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=EG_161dV3NE:RZL8BzcOPcY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=EG_161dV3NE:RZL8BzcOPcY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=EG_161dV3NE:RZL8BzcOPcY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=EG_161dV3NE:RZL8BzcOPcY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/EG_161dV3NE" height="1" width="1"/> http://insights.wri.org/open-climate-network/2012/05/shedding-light-fast-start-finance http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/W9iQwCmQc0Y/REDD%2B+and+adaptation+in+Nepal Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT This case study examines how REDD+ and adaptation policies are currently aligned in Nepal’s national policy, before assessing whether planning for REDD+, outlined in the Readiness Preparation Proposal (R-PP), is likely to contribute to adaptive capacity at the local level. <P><a href="http://redd-net.org/resource-library/REDD%2B+and+adaptation+in+Nepal">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=W9iQwCmQc0Y:POAQjG8wilA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=W9iQwCmQc0Y:POAQjG8wilA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=W9iQwCmQc0Y:POAQjG8wilA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=W9iQwCmQc0Y:POAQjG8wilA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/W9iQwCmQc0Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://redd-net.org/resource-library/REDD%2B+and+adaptation+in+Nepalhttp://redd-net.org/files/REDD%20Adaptation%20Nepal%20Simon%20West.pdf http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/xnRCv2YKw0g/Synergies+between+REDD%2B+and+adaptive+capacity+at+the+local+l... Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT This case study uses the Local Adaptive Capacity (LAC) framework developed by the African Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) to compare how REDD+ strategy options may impact LAC in Ghana. It analyses not only how REDD+ may affect the provision of assets necessary for adapting to climate change, but also the role of REDD+ in building processes and functions that develop the adaptive capacity of people at the local level. <P><a href="http://redd-net.org/resource-library/Synergies+between+REDD%2B+and+adaptive+capacity+at+the+local+l...">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=xnRCv2YKw0g:gWiqDk7ondc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=xnRCv2YKw0g:gWiqDk7ondc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=xnRCv2YKw0g:gWiqDk7ondc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=xnRCv2YKw0g:gWiqDk7ondc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/xnRCv2YKw0g" height="1" width="1"/> http://redd-net.org/resource-library/Synergies+between+REDD%2B+and+adaptive+capacity+at+the+local+l...http://redd-net.org/files/Ghana%20REDD%20Adaptation%20William%20McFarland.pdf http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/VNzVRa3c1Rg/details.asp Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT This Project Briefing looks at what has been achieved in the first year of implementing Kenya's new Constitution, and what still needs to be done to realise constitutional commitments to the rights of children and women. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6577&title=kenya-constitution-women-children">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=VNzVRa3c1Rg:QAUpeo0vtLE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=VNzVRa3c1Rg:QAUpeo0vtLE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=VNzVRa3c1Rg:QAUpeo0vtLE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=VNzVRa3c1Rg:QAUpeo0vtLE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/VNzVRa3c1Rg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6577&title=kenya-constitution-women-childrenhttp://www.odi.org.uk/resources/docs/7677.pdf http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/HVsBrzDSBn0/details.asp Thu, 17 May 2012 8:00:00 GMT At the end of 2011 the European Commission published a Communication on the future of EU budget support. It recommended that budget support be tied to the political conditions in recipient countries, particularly those related to human rights and democratic values. The European Think-Tanks Group, in collaboration with the Institute of Development and Policy Management, look at the implications of this new approach on EU development assistance. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6570&title=budget-support-eu-development-policy-political-conditionality">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=HVsBrzDSBn0:OF7O1UZiq44:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=HVsBrzDSBn0:OF7O1UZiq44:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=HVsBrzDSBn0:OF7O1UZiq44:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=HVsBrzDSBn0:OF7O1UZiq44:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/HVsBrzDSBn0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6570&title=budget-support-eu-development-policy-political-conditionalityhttp://www.odi.org.uk/resources/docs/7671.pdf http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/QvP3PScj4lQ/details.asp Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/database/362-w80h80.jpg" width="80" height="80" alt="Kenya Parliament building (Source: DEMOSH, Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/44222307@N00/950695442/) " title="Kenya Parliament building (Source: DEMOSH, Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/44222307@N00/950695442/) " align="left" hspace="10" /> <div>This series comprises six discussions around the theme of ‘Demanding accountability from the bottom-up: examining what works, what does not work, and why'. The series reflects on the four years of implementing Governance and Transparency Fund (GTF) programmes such as <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mwananchi-africa.org/" target="_blank">Mwananchi</a> in various parts of the world. </div> <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/events/details.asp?id=2968&title=governance-transparency-fund-gtf-series-demanding-accountability-bottom-up-works-does-not-work">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=QvP3PScj4lQ:2PdoxilocQE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=QvP3PScj4lQ:2PdoxilocQE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=QvP3PScj4lQ:2PdoxilocQE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=QvP3PScj4lQ:2PdoxilocQE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/QvP3PScj4lQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/events/details.asp?id=2968&title=governance-transparency-fund-gtf-series-demanding-accountability-bottom-up-works-does-not-work http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/SzHCPij4deo/details.asp Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/database/297-w80h80.jpg" width="80" height="80" alt="Women's focus group, Ethiopia (Source: Rachel Slater and Rebecca Holmes, ODI) " title="Women's focus group, Ethiopia (Source: Rachel Slater and Rebecca Holmes, ODI) " align="left" hspace="10" /> <div>As media celebration of women’s role in the 'Arab Spring' revolutions clearly demonstrates, there is growing interest in the <strong>value of women's participation in the shaping and reshaping of governance systems and processes</strong>. But when the 'real decisions' start to be made – from household to district, national to international – women disappear. What needs to change to ensure that <strong>women’s voices really count</strong>? <p><strong>PLEASE NOTE:</strong> this event is not taking place at ODI. Details of how to register are as follows:</p><p>RSVP: <strong><a href="mailto:embrown@oxfam.org.uk">embrown@oxfam.org.uk</a></strong></p><p>For those not able to attend in person, a live video recording will be made available (details tbc - contact embrown@oxfam.org.uk to register your interest).</p></div> <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/events/details.asp?id=2969&title=womens-voices-participation-power-gtf">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=SzHCPij4deo:iYX8AoyyKwU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=SzHCPij4deo:iYX8AoyyKwU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=SzHCPij4deo:iYX8AoyyKwU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=SzHCPij4deo:iYX8AoyyKwU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/SzHCPij4deo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/events/details.asp?id=2969&title=womens-voices-participation-power-gtf http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/w8SwI2zaI5s/details.asp Wed, 16 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/database/649-w80h80.jpg" width="80" height="80" alt="European Report on Development 2011/2012 (Source: The European Commission) " title="European Report on Development 2011/2012 (Source: The European Commission) " align="left" hspace="10" /> <div>The <a target="_blank" href="http://www.erd-report.eu/erd/report_2011/report.html"><em>European Report on Development (ERD)</em></a> considers water, energy and land management. Dirk Willem te Velde argues that we <a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=566&amp;title=european-report-development-2011-2012-natural-resource-management-water-energy-land">'need to avoid policy making in silos and stimulate integrated thinking'</a>.<br></div> <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=566&title=european-report-development-2011-2012-natural-resource-management-water-energy-land">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=w8SwI2zaI5s:fBg3m6Ee7Kg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=w8SwI2zaI5s:fBg3m6Ee7Kg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=w8SwI2zaI5s:fBg3m6Ee7Kg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=w8SwI2zaI5s:fBg3m6Ee7Kg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/w8SwI2zaI5s" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=566&title=european-report-development-2011-2012-natural-resource-management-water-energy-land http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/nhcf9Segm8o/report.html Wed, 16 May 2012 13:30:00 GMT The third edition of the European Report on Development focuses on water, energy and land. It examines the constraints on each, the interrelationships between them and then considers how they can be managed together to promote growth in developing countries that is both socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable. <P><a href="http://www.erd-report.eu/erd/report_2011/report.html">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=nhcf9Segm8o:-2GMyiySOEA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=nhcf9Segm8o:-2GMyiySOEA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=nhcf9Segm8o:-2GMyiySOEA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=nhcf9Segm8o:-2GMyiySOEA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/nhcf9Segm8o" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.erd-report.eu/erd/report_2011/report.htmlhttp://erd-report.eu/erd/report_2011/documents/erd_report%202011_en_lowdef.pdf http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/VRugSmiVXso/water-radical-change-people-environment Wed, 16 May 2012 9:00:00 GMT <P><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/may/16/water-radical-change-people-environment">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=VRugSmiVXso:-KQgu2xifDc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=VRugSmiVXso:-KQgu2xifDc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=VRugSmiVXso:-KQgu2xifDc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=VRugSmiVXso:-KQgu2xifDc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/VRugSmiVXso" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/may/16/water-radical-change-people-environment http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/j9dH-IP3WCg/roads-from-rio20-pathways-to-achieve-global-sustainability-goals-by-2050 Tue, 15 May 2012 13:00:00 GMT This report analyses how combinations of technological measures and changes in consumption patterns could contribute to achieving a set of sustainability objectives, taking into account the interlinkages between them. <P><a href="http://www.pbl.nl/en/publications/2012/roads-from-rio20-pathways-to-achieve-global-sustainability-goals-by-2050">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=j9dH-IP3WCg:hrAlURrPP3s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=j9dH-IP3WCg:hrAlURrPP3s:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=j9dH-IP3WCg:hrAlURrPP3s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=j9dH-IP3WCg:hrAlURrPP3s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/j9dH-IP3WCg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.pbl.nl/en/publications/2012/roads-from-rio20-pathways-to-achieve-global-sustainability-goals-by-2050 http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/EtWY3uk1mTo/FOOD-Power-to-the-people Tue, 15 May 2012 8:00:00 GMT <P><a href="http://www.irinnews.org/Report/95459/FOOD-Power-to-the-people">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=EtWY3uk1mTo:ap4Ndzkktk0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=EtWY3uk1mTo:ap4Ndzkktk0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=EtWY3uk1mTo:ap4Ndzkktk0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=EtWY3uk1mTo:ap4Ndzkktk0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/EtWY3uk1mTo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.irinnews.org/Report/95459/FOOD-Power-to-the-people http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI/~3/VCxTcm6XGWY/details.asp Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/database/620-w80h80.jpg" width="80" height="80" alt="Flooding Sindh province, Pakistan: people returning home as soon as the water recedes (Source: DFID, Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dfid/5330986750/) " title="Flooding Sindh province, Pakistan: people returning home as soon as the water recedes (Source: DFID, Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dfid/5330986750/) " align="left" hspace="10" /> <div>Researchers for ODI will be focusing on <a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/news/odi-on/details.asp?id=2954&amp;title=unfccc-2012-climate-change-conferences-bonn">climate finance and drivers of deforestation at this year's UNFCCC climate change conference</a>. </div> <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/news/odi-on/details.asp?id=2954&title=unfccc-2012-climate-change-conferences-bonn">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=VCxTcm6XGWY:y5oBbQPi758:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=VCxTcm6XGWY:y5oBbQPi758:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI?a=VCxTcm6XGWY:y5oBbQPi758:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI?i=VCxTcm6XGWY:y5oBbQPi758:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI/~4/VCxTcm6XGWY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/news/odi-on/details.asp?id=2954&title=unfccc-2012-climate-change-conferences-bonn