Why ‘leave no one behind’ must be at the core of Pakistan’s skills development agendaInsight | 4 December 2019 | Amina KhanThere are many challenges facing skills development in Pakistan, but a 'leave no one behind' framing helps identify five disadvantaged groups to target. Read and comment
Digital economy vital for sustainable development: Asad UmarMedia | 4 December 2019 | The Express Tribune Find out more
Multi-year humanitarian funding in PakistanResearch reports and studies | July 2019 | Simon Levine and Agata KusnierekEvaluating the impact and effectiveness of multi-year humanitarian funding in Pakistan. Downloads
Multi-year humanitarian funding: a thematic evaluationResearch reports and studies | July 2019 | Simon Levine and Lewis Sida with Bill Gray and Courtenay Cabot VentonAssessing the effectiveness of DFID's multi-year humanitarian funding approach in protracted crises. Downloads
Public finance and development: six things to read in MayInsight | 21 May 2019 | Mark MillerChinese lending; what budget officers do all day; financial management information systems; links between audits and electoral accountability, and more. Read and comment
The impact of displacement on gender roles and relations: the case of IDPs from FATA, PakistanResearch reports and studies | March 2019 | Simon Levine with Zaki Ullah, Saeed Ullah Khan, Mushtaq Ahmad, Shazia Ghulam, Rahat Iqbal and Saeed UddinTracing the ways in which displacement presented an opportunity for change in the lives of Afridi women and girls. Downloads
Influencing adaptation policy: the role of policy entrepreneurs in securing ownership and climate action in South AsiaResearch reports and studies | December 2018 | Thomas Tanner, Rizwan Uz Zaman and Sunil AcharyaThis paper highlights the particular role of policy entrepreneurs in helping to promote mainstreaming climate change into development policy. Downloads
The political economy of cash transfer programmes in Brazil, Pakistan and the PhilippinesWorking and discussion papers | December 2018 | Moizza Binat SarwarThis paper contributes to an understanding of the kind of incentives that can open a space for major pro-poor policies to be put into place. Downloads
‘Leaving no one behind’ through enabling climate-resilient economic development in dryland regionsBriefing papers | July 2018 | Guy Jobbins, Eva Ludi, Margherita Calderone, Rajeshree Sisodia and Moizza Binat SarwarPublic policies and investments that recognise the strengths of drylands can spur progress towards achieving the SDGs and global climate adaptation goals. Downloads
More than half of all climate-related disaster deaths in Asia occur in just four fragile states – ODI reportPress release | 29 June 2018New report warns 55% of climate-related disaster deaths between 1997 and 2016 took place in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Myanmar and Bangladesh Find out more
