Localising emergency preparedness and response through partnerships Research reports and studies | April 2019 | Caitlin Wake and Veronique Barbelet Lessons from Islamic Relief's exercise in localisation of aid, partnerships and capacity strengthening. Downloads
Building capacity for the Paris Agreement's enhanced transparency framework Working and discussion papers | March 2019 | Yamide Dagnet, Nathan Cogswell, Neil Bird, Mathilde Bouyé and Marcelo Rocha Capacity building is essential to enable developing countries to implement the Paris Agreement's stringent transparency requirements. Downloads
Local humanitarian action in the Democratic Republic of Congo: capacity and complementarity Working and discussion papers | March 2019 | Veronique Barbelet with Paulin Bishakabalya Kokere, Emmanuel Kandate, Pacifique Makuta Mwambusa, Antoine Mushagalusa Ciza and Sanctus Nkundamwami Namahira Identifying factors that support or undermine complementarity for humanitarian action that is 'as local as possible, as international as necessary'. Downloads
Capacity and complementarity in the Rohingya response in Bangladesh Working and discussion papers | December 2018 | Caitlin Wake and John Bryant Exploring issues of capacity and complementarity in the Rohingya response within a broader humanitarian policy context, including localisation. Downloads
Generating demand for and use of evaluation evidence in government health ministries Journal articles or issues | October 2017 | Sophie Witter, Andrew Kardan, Molly Scott, Lucie Moore and Louise Shaxson This paper assesses the success of a pilot programme aimed at increasing evidence-based policy-making in the Ministries of Health of Uganda and Zambia. Downloads
Service delivery and state capacity: findings from the Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium Research reports and studies | June 2017 | Lisa Denney and Richard Mallett with Matthew Benson This report synthesises findings from the Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium on capacity development plays in fragile and conflict-affected situations. Downloads
The Somalia Conference must avert the threat of famine Comment | 10 May 2017 | Sara Pantuliano Ahead of the London Somalia Conference, leaders must ensure that longer-term issues of security and stability are discussed in parallel with the immediate impacts of famine. Read and comment
Effectiveness in building resilience: synthesis report for Oxfam's resilience outcome area Research reports and studies | February 2016 | Aditya Bahadur, Emma Lovell and Florence Pichon This report examines evidence of how Oxfam's interventions have contributed to building resilience in the face of shocks and stresses. Downloads
Women and power: representation and influence in Malawi's parliament Research reports and studies | February 2016 | Tam O'Neil, Ngeyi Kangongolo and Joseph Wales, with Moir Walita Mkandawire This case study uses the 2014 election to examine trends in women's access to parliamentary power in Malawi. Download
From political economy analysis to doing development differently: a learning experience Research reports and studies | January 2016 | David Booth, Daniel Harris and Leni Wild A study of how development efforts can be strengthened by an awareness of political economy, reflecting on the experiences of PoGo policy researchers. Download
