Agricultural Development and Policy
Working to reduce hunger and poverty, and improve the sustainability of rural livelihoods in the face of increasing social, economic and physical shocks and stresses.
Chronic Poverty Advisory Network
Investigating poverty dynamics, specifically why people remain trapped in poverty, escape it, or fall into it, with the aim to improve the effectiveness of policies and programmes at reducing chronic and extreme poverty.
Climate and Energy
Supporting climate compatible development and poverty reduction through high quality research, analysis and debate on adaptation and resilience, climate finance, green growth and natural resource management.
Communications
Enhancing the impact of ODI's research on development policy and practice, and ODI’s reputation and image through efficient and effective internal and external communication.
Development Strategy and Finance
Providing cutting-edge, policy-relevant research and advisory support on bilateral and multilateral development agency strategy and finance. (Formerly Centre for Aid and Public Expenditure).
Digital Societies
Digital Societies (formerly RAPID) provides analysis and expertise on issues affecting youth and researches the growing influence of digital technologies and their implications for policy decision-making, monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL).
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Exploring the role of social norms and relationships in maintaining the cycle of poverty and exclusion.
Growth, Poverty and Inequality
A multi-disciplinary team working on one of the core issues of development policy and practice: how can economic growth and the changes it brings deliver the maximum benefits for poor people? GPIP leads ODI's work on the Sustainable Development Goals.
Humanitarian Policy Group
One of the world's leading teams working on humanitarian issues. We are dedicated to improving humanitarian policy and practice through a combination of high-quality analysis, dialogue and debate.
International Economic Development Group
Aiming to influence events in the international arena that affect development, through high quality innovative research, policy advice and communications in areas relevant to contemporary policy debates.
Politics and Governance
A leading centre for research and policy engagement on political and governance issues in development.
Public Finance and Institutions
Leading research at the global and country level on public financial management and service delivery, the capabilities of finance ministries and adaptive development. (Formerly Centre for Aid and Public Expenditure).
Risk and Resilience
Providing research, analysis and policy advice on systemic, inclusive and just approaches to understanding risk and managing uncertainty. We look at the nexus between climate, weather extremes and hazards and other risk drivers, to understand the impact on poverty and development.
Social Protection and Social Policy
Supporting the design and implementation of effective social protection policy and systems.
Water Policy
Linking high quality research with practical policy advice on water issues with a bearing on poverty, aiming to provoke, contribute to and influence debates on water and sanitation.