Tag: ODI

Reducing the humanitarian financing gap: review of progress since the report of the High-Level Panel on Humanitarian Financing (ODI)

Barnaby Willitts-King, Alexandra Spencer In January 2016, the United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Humanitarian Financing (HLP) published its report Too important to fail – addressing...

UK – Futile hostility: the UK’s migration and asylum approach must change (ODI)

Gemma Hennessey Last week the UK Home Secretary Priti Patel announced the New Plan for Immigration, outlining proposals which would further intensify its ‘hostile environment’ approach...

How to put cities at the heart of the energy transition (ODI)

Angela Picciariello The Paris Agreement sets a goal of limiting global warming to well below 2°C, preferably close to 1.5°C. To achieve this, global emissions need to...

Why agricultural reform is needed to achieve net zero emissions (ODI)

Anna Locke A quarter of the way into the “super year” for climate and nature – and with eyes firmly fixed on COP26 – policy-makers and activists...

(Uganda) Promoting commercial forestry in Uganda: the experience of the Tree Biotechnology Programme (ODI)

Linda Calabrese Forests (natural and planted) are a vital resource in East Africa, providing food, fuel and timber for local communities, maintaining the soil and...

(Africa) Financial performance and corporate governance: evidence from national development banks in Africa (ODI)

Samantha Attridge, Yunnan Chen and Michael Mbate National development banks (NDBs) have huge potential to support their country’s development strategies and the transition to low-carbon, climate-resilient economies. However,...

(Pandemic/Aid) Prospects for aid at times of crisis (ODI)

Liam Carson, Maike Hebogård Schäfer, Annalisa Prizzon and Jessica Pudussery The depth of the global economic crisis triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic is placing enormous pressure on...

(Pandemic/Migrants) Beyond gratitude: lessons learned from migrants’ contribution to the Covid-19 response (ODI)

Claire Kumar and Elsa Oommen with Federica Fragapane and Marta Foresti This report recognises and values the fundamental contribution of migrant workers to our societies and economies throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Over...