More than half of all climate-related disaster deaths in Asia occur in just four fragile states – ODI report Press release | 29 June 2018 New report warns 55% of climate-related disaster deaths between 1997 and 2016 took place in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Myanmar and Bangladesh Find out more
Accelerating Sendai Framework implementation in Asia: disaster risk reduction in contexts of violence, conflict and fragility Research reports and studies | June 2018 | Katie Peters This report explores the links between disasters and conflict in Asia, with a view to supporting accelerated implementation of the Sendai Framework. Downloads
Famine in North Korea: humanitarian policy in the late 1990s Working and discussion papers | December 2015 | Emma Campbell Famine in North Korea led to the deaths of over 600,000 people. This paper reflects on the controversial humanitarian response to the famine and its impact on recent humanitarian engagement. Download
The US offer to North Korea: What kind of food aid was that? Comment | 19 April 2012 | Ed Clay And the poor, hungry and malnourished in North Korea? Where does the withdrawal of the US food aid offer leave them?... There are no easy answers where a government prioritises rocket science over its people’s entitlement to food. Read and comment
Can developing country think tanks ever escape their US heritage? Comment | 23 March 2011 | Ajoy Datta Ajoy Datta reflects in this ODI blog on the relationship between think tanks and political systems, and asks that we step back from out-dated US-centric views and consider political contexts within countries. Read and comment
