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Blog series
Development Progress kicks off a debate over how a post-2015 framework ought to measure poverty, with a series of blogs from Martin Ravallion and others.
Opinion
Leni Wild reflects on a recent ODI discussion, arguing that we are building up a much clearer picture of how to achieve politically smart development assistance.
HPG Working Paper
Based on interviews with internally displaced people, refugees, residents and others, this HPG research explores urban displacement and vulnerability in Pakistan.
ODI Working Paper
Drawing on analysis of South Africa, this research explores what the EU's new aid policy approach means for middle-income countries.
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Events
17 May 2013Why poverty - where next?This event will examine how successful the BBC's Why Poverty project was and ask what lessons can be learnt for any future attempts to engage the public, both in the UK and around the world, with poverty and development.
21 May 2013Who counts? The power of participatory statisticsIn partnership with Practical Action Publishing and the Institute of Development Studies ODI will host Jeremy Holland who will discuss his most recent book 'Who counts? The power of participatory statistics.'
21 May 2013The limits of institutional reform in developmentMatt Andrews discusses his new book 'The limits of institutional reforms in development' and its implications for the theory and practice of reforming public sector institutions in developing countries.
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Research ReportSmallholder farming: key to food security and nutritionUsing country case studies, this paper investigates the contribution of smallholder agriculture to food security and nutrition.
ODI Working PaperClimate finance: maximising effectivenessThis paper examines the effectiveness of international climate finance and how it can enable climate-resilient development to become economically viable.
ToolkitNavigating political economyUnderstanding political and economic contexts is essential in improving development outcomes. This framework enables practitioners to diagnose specific problems and identify feasible change processes in response.
ODI PodcastWhy measuring inequality mattersThere have been calls for inequality to be at the centre of the post-2015 framework. This ODI podcast asks how progress on inequality should be measured.
ODI Research ReportCash transfers: voices from the villageThis multi-country research argues that understanding beneficiary and community perceptions of cash transfers is essential for designing effective social protection instruments.
Prospect MagazineDebate over UK's aid budget misses the point‘Aid isn't just about money,’ says Romilly Greenhill. To reduce long-term need for development aid, we must widen the debate to explore how money is spent.
The GuardianChanging the world? Where's the cash coming from?Jonathan Glennie argues that countries should be viewed as finance-generators instead of recipients, and that the ‘financing gap’ model is out of date.
ODI Research ReportMaking sense of the politics of deliveryPolitics can help explain why services can work better in some countries than others, but how should this inform policy and practice? This paper reviews recent ODI work to identify where change needs to happen.
ODI Research ReportDisaster risk management: preparing for post-2015This report examines options for including disaster risk management indicators in the post-2015 framework, and argues that such targets will be essential in helping to prepare for shocks.
ODI Working PaperShocks, crises and capital in sub-Saharan AfricaFollowing recent international crises and financial instability, this research argues that we are now seeing increased private sector capital flows and investment in sub-Saharan Africa.
HPG eventGetting where needed: aid access obstaclesWhat challenges do aid workers face in trying to reach people in need? Check out the catch-up videos from the HPG/ICRC event and podcast interviews with Dennis McNamara, HD Centre and Marc DuBois, MSF UK
ODI OpinionA multitude of meanings in a mutual pastHPG Research Officer Eleanor Davey compares Middle Eastern and North African humanitarian experiences with those from the West.
HPG Working PaperStabilisation and civil-military dialogue in AfghanistanWhat have we learnt from Afghanistan – the longest running experiment in stabilisation? Ashley Jackson and Simone Haysom examine civil-military dialogue and stabilisation in Afghanistan over the last ten years.
Photography exhibition, LondonWhat do the poor really think of cash transfers?In ‘Developing Perspectives’, images and digital stories from beneficiaries in Kenya and Mozambique reveal how cash transfers affect their daily life.
ODI Research ReportFood price spikes: looking back, peering forwardFive years on from the food price hike in 2007 - 08, this paper reviews what has been learned, what may be expected for food prices in the future, and what the policy implications may be.
ODI Research ReportFuel subsidies dwarf climate effortsFossil-fuel subsidies in developing countries are 75 times greater than climate finance, according to a new ODI report.
ERD 2013Post-2015: inclusive and sustainable futureThe European Report on Development 2013 explores how global collective action can support development, and argues for a prompt agreement on a successor framework to the MDGs.
ODI On...Forests - past, present and futureAs the tenth United Nations Forum on Forests gets underway, ODI researchers explore the key issues for development today including the importance of cross-sectoral strategies and disaster risk reduction.
ODI OpinionThe Pakistan conundrum'Why should we keep giving aid to relatively well off countries', asks Andrew Rogerson in this new ODI Opinion.
The Guardian‘A remarkable period for development’In an interview with The Guardian Alison Evans reflects on her time as ODI Director.
Bangkok PostMeiktila violence undermines Myanmar’s developmentODI Council Member Dr Jemilah Mahmood and HPG Research Fellow Lilianne Fan call for the Government of Myanmar to crack down on ringleaders of violence.