The impact of the Russia-Ukraine war has been felt across Africa through trade disruptions, commodity price increases, and tighter financial conditions. This report synthesises the evidence on the...
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The impact of the Russia-Ukraine war has been felt across Africa through trade disruptions, commodity price increases, and tighter financial conditions. This report synthesises the evidence on the...
Vidya Diwakar, Marion Davis, Sarah Colenbrander, Alexandra Löwe, Sam Pickard Note: this blog contains direct excerpts from a recent ODI report from the same authors. The poorest people in the world...
Abstract People living in places affected by fragility and/or violent conflict are among the most vulnerable in the world to climate change. In these situations, a natural hazard – such as a flood or...
1 Introduction It has been two years since the fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the re-emergence of the Taliban and the Islamic Emirate. During that time the Taliban have issued over...
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Vikrant Panwar, Emily Wilkinson and Lena Nur Executive summary The decision by countries to establish loss and damage funding arrangements and a fund was a welcome one. It is important that existing...
By Yue Cao, Courtney Lindsay, Emily Wilkinson and Vikrant Panwar Since 2015, the increasing number and intensifying nature of the impacts of climate change worldwide and the lack of progress on both...
Written by Nathaniel Mason, Jodie Keane, Mark Miller, Prachi Agarwal, Yunnan Chen, Archie Gilmour Climate change is not confined by national boundaries—it has far-reaching impacts that transcend...
By Deodat Maharaj, Executive Director Caribbean Export Development Agency Africa and the Caribbean share deep historical and people-to-people ties. Indeed, the African Union has identified the...
By Courtney Lindsey Climate change is happening, and it is having profound impacts on social and ecological systems. Governments and communities across the world, particularly those in developing...
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This policy brief is framed around five themes that emerged from our research: agency, voice, (im)mobility, language and linkages. The findings and recommendations of this paper also draw on three...
Executive summary Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have long argued that their unique condition, including their small populations and geographic location, makes them especially vulnerable to...
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The study examines the barriers and opportunities to strengthening digital financial inclusion for cash transfer recipients in the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on Bangladesh, Cambodia and Nepal. ...
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Highlights Social protection has emerged as a crucial policy and programme measure to reduce poverty and help those impacted by crises to prepare for, cope with and recover from shocks. Despite the...
Key messages – Systemic risk management requires: collaborative work, breaking down barriers and establishing transdisciplinary and cross-institutional approaches managing trade-offs and minimising...
Key messages Systemic risk management is a starting point for encouraging more comprehensive understandings of risk. Specific actions include establishing a cross-technical working group to explore...
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Worldwide, there are now 100 million displaced people, often living among host communities on a protracted basis. To respond to this growing and evolving challenge, there is increasing interest in...
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1. Introduction There is a gender gap in development Worldwide, the average of women’s human development is behind men’s by 5.7% as a whole, based on: ● the ability to lead a long and healthy life,...
This paper intends to provide a clearer framework for understanding what can be anticipated, and to what degree. The analysis in this report shows that there are significant avenues within the...
Issued by the International Committee of the Red Cross, International Council of Voluntary Agencies, MercyCorps, ODI, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, United Nations High Commissioner for...
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By Najia Alizada, Hannah Murray Education and women’s civic engagement were a source of pride in Shahrake Jabrael – an area with limited state and international support. Imminent risk to lives ahead...