Africa’s future is urban: implications for EU development policy and cooperation Briefing papers | June 2018 | Paula Lucci, Giulia Maci, Laure Criqui and Jean Bossuyt This paper builds on ongoing research to map relevant trends in the African continent and propose new directions for the EU’s urban agenda for Africa. Downloads
Public finance and development: six things to read in March Insight | 16 March 2018 | Mark Miller This blog forms part of a regular series of updates on the latest resources and must-reads in the public finance and development world. Read and comment
Changing gender norms to empower rural women and girls Public event | 8 March 2018 15:00 - 16:30 ET Discussing opportunities for policy and practice to change gender norms and empower rural women and girls. Find out more
Staying hydrated in a thirsty future: learning from Cape Town Comment | 8 March 2018 | Ian Langdown What can other cites learn from Cape Town’s experience of water scarcity? Read and comment
Politics, poverty, and climate change: stories from Cape Town’s ‘Day Zero’ Comment | 8 March 2018 | Leo Roberts Leo Roberts examines some of the social, political and environmental complexity behind Cape Town's urban water crisis. Read and comment
Cyril Ramaphosa set to become South Africa president – ODI expert available Press release | 15 February 2018 Cyril Ramaphosa is set to become president of South Africa today following the resignation of Jacob Zuma Find out more
Gender and youth livelihoods programming in Africa: building knowledge to improve practice Research reports and studies | January 2018 | Paola Pereznieto and Rachel Marcus with Matthew Maclure, Nandini Archer and Anna Mdee This report explores the gender-related barriers young people face in seeking access to employment or entrepreneurship opportunities. Downloads
Global evidence policy units: Department for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, South Africa Briefing papers | June 2017 | Caroline Cassidy and Josephine Tsui A snapshot look at South Africa's Department for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME). Downloads
Framework for scaling-up Forecast-based Financing (FbF) Projects | April 2017 to March 2020 This project looks for opportunities for adopting Forecast-based Financing (FbF) mechanisms into national and local Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) policies. Find out more
10 Commonwealth policy priorities for trade and development Publication series | March 2017 | Maximiliano Mendez-Parra, Stacey Mills-Smith, Tom Pengelly, Hector Santos and Dirk Willem te Velde There is great potential to make the Commonwealth a driver of trade for development. Here we make recommendations for policy-makers ahead of the 2017 trade ministers meeting. Downloads
