As ODI's meeting series on climate change draws to a close, this blog draws out six key messages:
1. Climate change is big, urgent and happening right now.
2. Uncertainty about future carbon emissions and their impact makes it vital to focus on specific contexts.
3. Middle income countries must play their part in mitigation.
4. Climate change is going to cost a lot, and innovative finance is crucial
5. We need to be clear about our expectations for Copenhagen.
6. Lessons about politics and policy-making on climate change are critical... (more)
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Natasha Grist on
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 10:03 AM
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A groundbreaking study coordinated by ODI finds that developing countries are being hit harder than expected by the global financial and economic crisis, and that, sooner or later, they will need to respond. Research in ten developing countries, carried out by 40 researchers, provides a vivid picture of how these countries are faring in the crisis. The research examines the transmission belts -- such as remittances, private capital flows and trade -- that have been affected and are now carrying the crisis from the rich industrialised countries of the north to the poor developing countries of the south. .. (more)
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Dirk Willem te Velde on
Thursday, June 04, 2009 3:48 PM
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Piracy off the coast of Somalia has its roots in state collapse and fragmentation within Somalia itself. This blog argues that security measures alone will not solve the problem, and that a development approach is needed that will restore order and rule of law within Somalia. It sets out three principles for an effective development approach: strategies that are driven locally; a willingness to engage with those on all sides; and the development of new economic opportunities. .. (more)
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Leni Wild on
Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:56 AM
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This blog welcomes the publication of a new World Bank book, Moving Out of Poverty: Success from the Bottom Up, with its emphasis on personal empowerment, gender and power relations, families and collective action. But the blog finds that its emphasis on such social relations does not carry through into the conclusions or recommendations. .. (more)
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Caroline Harper on
Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:51 AM
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A ground-breaking study on participatory governance in Nepal is launched, as the country celebrates its first peace-time Republic Day. As well as highlighting participation issues in Nepal, the study has implications for wider governance issues both within and beyond the country... (more)
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David Walker on
Thursday, May 28, 2009 3:38 PM
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UK Members of Parliament face public scrutiny in the wake of an expenses scandal, sparking a wide-ranging debate on the very nature of politics and governance. Taking this further, the blog warns against the wholesale transfer of western 'models' of democracy, such as the Westminster Model, to other contexts. It suggests that various governance initiatives in developing countries may provide useful lessons for western democracies. .. (more)
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Alan Hudson on
Thursday, May 28, 2009 1:47 PM
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Once, think tanks worried about how to communicate the research they already had. Then, they worried about how to communicate the research they were doing. Now, they worry about how to communicate. Research is implied, but this blog raises concerns that it may sometimes be overlooked... (more)
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Enrique Mendizabal on
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 7:28 AM
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It is clear that Europe is important for development, but the EU is battling against charges of irrelevance and strategic confusion. This blog outlines what the authors would like to see emerge from a development ministers meeting in Brussels in May. .. (more)
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Alison Evans on
Monday, May 18, 2009 10:53 AM
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Alison Evans, ODI's new Director, pays tribute to her predecessor, Simon Maxwell. She highlights the expansion of ODI under his leadership, and his determination to transform researchers into policy entrepreneurs... (more)
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Alison Evans on
Friday, May 01, 2009 8:00 AM
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Latest aid volume statistics look good, but are not adequate to reach the agreed targets for 2010 and beyond. This blog rings alarm bells for European aid, but welcomes the UK Government's commitment to agreed aid levels.
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Simon Maxwell on
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 5:00 PM
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As ODI prepares to host, jointly with the UK Department for International Development (DFID), a series of meetings in London on the change agenda in EU Development Cooperation, we should celebrate the publication of new proposals by the European.. (more)
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Simon Maxwell on
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 3:40 PM
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The G-20 London summit is over. The numbers have been agreed. Some really good promises on aid and finance, but now we need to wait and see whether and how the $50 billion earmarked for low-income developing countries will actually flow to those who.. (more)
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Dirk Willem te Velde on
Wednesday, April 08, 2009 11:20 AM
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Investment in sanitation for the dignity and health of millions of poor people should be an urgent development priority. Based on research carried out by ODI and the RIPPLE Programme, this blog proposes three rules for successful policy-making for sanitation... (more)
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Peter Newborne on
Tuesday, April 07, 2009 9:20 AM
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The European Commission and EU member states have not yet delivered on the promises they made in their Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) with developing countries.
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Mareike Meyn on
Monday, April 06, 2009 4:05 PM
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The G-20 Communiqué was published yesterday. Probably fewer than a dozen people in the world fully understand the numbers, but the words and numbers together secure gains for development and for the poor. The text provides a plan of attack, but also.. (more)
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Simon Maxwell on
Friday, April 03, 2009 11:20 AM
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ODI Director, Simon Maxwell, outlines why we need to reinvent globalisation and international institutions to ensure they genuinely reflect and represent regional, cultural and income diversities and provide a framework to govern the world amid new global threats. .. (more)
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Simon Maxwell on
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 9:30 AM
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Following on from the recent World Water Forum, this blog explores the global solutions to the crisis in water and sanitation sector. With a focus on developing a central narrative on water and growth and linking to other sectors such as finance, economics and social protection should enable the sector to respond more effectively and quickly to new challenges.
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Alan Nicol on
Monday, March 30, 2009 3:51 PM
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