ODI live events podcast
Live recordings of the Overseas Development Institute events, covering everything from climate change to migration, gender to the Sustainable Development Goals. Join our global discussion of international development and humanitarian issues here.
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- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 83 minutes
- Episodes
- 378
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
PFI conference 2020 session 2: using analysis to help improve resource allocations
Chair: Maia King, Lecturer in Economics, Kings College London and ODI Research Associate
• Andrew Blazey, Deputy Head of Division OECD
• Fiona Davies, ODI Research Associate
• Kenneth Mugambe, Direct…
01:28:33 |
Tue 10 Mar 2020
PFI conference session 1: Making PFM responsive to the demands of public service provision
Chair: Andrew Lawson, Co-Founder and Technical Director of Fiscus Limited
• Neil Cole, Executive Secretary, Collaborative African Budget Reform Initiative
• Suzanne Flynn, IMF and Centre for Excellen…
01:51:26 |
Tue 10 Mar 2020
PFI conference 2020: How can PFM support better public services?
Sara Pantuliano, Chief Executive, ODI – Introductory remarks
• Mark Miller, Director, Public Finance and Institutions Programme, ODI – Framing a
future international agenda on PFM and service deliver…
00:43:36 |
Tue 10 Mar 2020
Universal basic income and universal basic services: what have we learned and what’s next?
Over the past years, Universal Basic Income (UBI) has increasingly been discussed in countries across the world. India’s 2019 elections featured UBI in a prominent way; a presidential candidate in th…
01:32:04 |
Mon 17 Feb 2020
Increasing UK investment in Africa
The UK is an important investor across Africa. Projected population and economic growth across the continent, as well as a high regard for British products, heighten the prospects of future UK invest…
01:42:43 |
Wed 22 Jan 2020
Moving away from aid: lessons from country experiences
Over the past decade, several developing economies have achieved strong and sustained economic growth, moving them up the income per capita ladder and away from aid. Some of these countries are expec…
01:34:18 |
Tue 17 Dec 2019
Challenging the humanitarian status quo: a gender equality revolution
Nearly 132 million people worldwide are in need of assistance and protection due to conflict, persecution and disasters. Women and girls are disproportionately affected by crises, and are at higher r…
01:02:33 |
Mon 09 Dec 2019
Booming Africa: young women and new digital societies
By 2050 more than half of Africa’s population will be under 25 years old. The booming population is posing challenges to African countries to meet the educational and employment needs of young people…
01:35:49 |
Mon 09 Dec 2019
Breaking harmful gender norms in health practices and systems
We cannot wait any longer to shift gender norms, reduce inequalities and set the course for good health for generations to come. Addressing gender inequality and restrictive gender norms benefits the…
01:26:05 |
Fri 06 Dec 2019
Strengthening the voice and agency of disadvantaged adolescents
Adolescents are a driving force for development. If we are to deliver on the 2030 Agenda and ‘leave no one behind’, young people must be provided with the tools needed to reach their full potential. …
01:31:26 |
Fri 22 Nov 2019
Financing the future of the Belt and Road in Africa
China's investment in the African continent is increasing at a steady rate, with the country announcing the provision of $60 billion in financial support to Africa at the 2018 China–Africa Cooperatio…
01:25:39 |
Tue 24 Sep 2019
Women’s empowerment, gender equality and social protection: where next?
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development emphasises the critical role of social protection in achieving the SDGs, including gender equality. If appropriately designed and implemented, social prote…
01:36:20 |
Wed 18 Sep 2019
Accelerating economic transformation in Africa
For nearly two decades, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda have all sustained average economic growth of 5 per cent or higher. To maintain and top this performance, while making growth more…
01:27:43 |
Mon 16 Sep 2019
Managing climate risks: adaptation without borders
We live in a globalised world. Just as people, goods and services cross borders, so do the impacts of climate change and our subsequent adaptation responses. A localised drought, occurring more frequ…
01:43:05 |
Thu 12 Sep 2019
An urban future: humanitarian preparedness
Over 4.2 billion people currently reside in urban areas. By 2045, it is predicted that the number will increase to six billion, with most growth taking place in Asia and Africa. Against this backdrop…
01:33:42 |
Thu 25 Jul 2019
Growth from below: tackling poverty from the bottom up
In order to meet SDG 8 and secure ‘decent work and sustainable economic growth for all’, governments and their development partners will need to achieve the right balance between promoting ‘growth fr…
01:32:11 |
Fri 19 Jul 2019
Moving and learning: rethinking education and skills for global migration
Education is central to achieving economic and social benefits for migrants of all ages, and their host communities; improving livelihoods and health outcomes, reducing gender inequality and enhancin…
01:23:03 |
Fri 19 Jul 2019
Merging international NGOs: would less be more?
NGOs have been central to efforts to improve the humanitarian system. Yet international NGOs are often criticised for a lack of coordination, destructive competition and unnecessary duplication – esp…
01:29:16 |
Wed 12 Jun 2019
Tackling gender norms through media
The power of the media to influence gender norms both towards greater equality and reinforcing discriminatory attitudes and behaviour has long been recognised. Through the representation of men and w…
01:34:22 |
Wed 12 Jun 2019
Disasters: impact on child poverty and development
From droughts in East Africa to floods in Southern India, the impacts of climate change and natural hazards include death and illness, damage to property and infrastructure, disruption to basic servi…
01:34:16 |
Wed 08 May 2019
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