Pioneering power: transforming lives through off-grid renewable energy in Africa and Asia Research reports and studies | April 2018 | Andrew Scott and Leah Worrall This report examines the challenge of bringing power to over one billion people who live without electricity in remote areas. Downloads
Our shared prosperous future: an agenda for values-led trade, inclusive growth and sustainable jobs for the Commonwealth Research reports and studies | April 2018 | Tom Pengellly, Stacey Mills-Smith, Stephanie Gillibrand, Dirk Willem te Velde and Maximiliano Mendez-Parra Shared prosperity in the Commonwealth is a major challenge. This inquiry report presents a case for a trade and investment agenda to help reduce poverty. Downloads
China’s new development agency: five expert views Comment | 14 March 2018 | Alex Thier, Nilima Gulrajani, Barnaby Willitts-King, Annalisa Prizzon, Linda Calabrese Five experts discuss China's new National Development and Cooperation Agency. Read and comment
The role of Kaizen in economic transformation Working and discussion papers | March 2018 | Alberto Lemma There is little knowledge on the role of Kaizen within the more traditional donor support community. This report sets the approach within the literature. Downloads
Governments must act now to improve the lives of informal workers – new ODI report Press release | 29 January 2018 Governments must act now to improve the lives of informal workers who risk being left behind, experts at the Overseas Development Institute have warned Find out more
Climate finance fundamentals 8: Asia (2017 update) Publication series | December 2017 | Charlene Watson, Neil Bird, Liane Schalatek, Katharina Keil This publication assesses the flow of international climate finance to Asia, including a breakdown of funding by country and objective. Downloads
Adjusting to rising costs in Chinese light manufacturing: what opportunities for developing countries? Research reports and studies | December 2017 | Jiajun Xu, Stephen Gelb, Jiewei Li and Zuoxiang Zhao Rising costs in Chinese light manufacturing are putting pressure on firms. How can developing countries capitalise on this to attract investment and jobs? Downloads
India’s energy transition: mapping subsidies to fossil fuels and clean energy in India Research reports and studies | December 2017 | Vibhuti Garg, Ivetta Gerasimchuk, Christopher Beaton, Kaushik Ranjan Bandyopadhyay, Gurpreet Chugh, Ajit Gupta, Apurva Jain, Ramit Malhotra, Garima Sodhi, Sagun Tripathi, Shelagh Whitley, Leah Worrall, Andrew Scott and Sejal Patel This report maps out the context, magnitude, trends and impacts of India’s energy subsidies. Downloads
Chinese light manufacturing and outward investment into Africa and Asia Working and discussion papers | October 2017 | Stephen Gelb and Linda Calabrese Opportunities remain for low-cost manufacturing within China, despite rising wages. Other developing countries will need to do more to compete. Downloads
Resilience in practice: voices from the ground Roundtable | 9 October 2017 13:00 - 15:00 BST What does resilience look like in practice and how can climate resilience programmes learn from others’ experiences? Find out more
