Rome exceeded expectations; will the G8 do the same?
The Food Summit in Rome turned out better than expected. It was not derailed by Robert Mugabe. It survived the unedifying wrangling over a final communiqué. It gave the topic a good hearing. It confirmed some practical actions. And it passed the torch successfully to the G8 in Japan in July...
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Tackling the food price crisis: five steps
The word "crisis" is much abused. But the current food price crisis constitutes a genuine emergency. Urgency in tackling it is essential...
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The view from Davos - Part two: Hunger and malnutrition – the forgotten MDG?
Last week, I attended the World Economic Forum in Davos. This is
the second of four blogs with my reflections and predictions on how the
debates will be taken forward in 2008. (for the other blogs, visit 'ODI on... Davos 2008')Substantively, my enduring..
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Six approaches to fragile states
An explanatory note: using the blog to help develop ideas
In our blog on the WTO last week, we posted a text by me and then four sets of comments by ODI colleagues. This seemed like an interesting way to share our own thought processes and perhaps..
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