Odi Live Events Podcast

Asia’s economic prospects by 2025 appear strong. Yet despite historic economic success and resilience since the global financial crisis, the continent faces a range of challenges including escalating trade protectionism, graduation from international support measures, external debt and an ageing population. Asia is diverse with countries of varying population size, geography and economic dynamism. Asia’s giants, China, India and Japan, are experiencing varying growth challenges, while several middle-income countries (MICs) are likely to be vulnerable to trade and income shocks, as well as rising income inequality. Asia’s MICs also offer substantial opportunities for trade and investment.  After Beijing's Belt and Road Forum, this event examines the economic implications of China’s development strategy for other Asian countries and explores macroeconomic prospects for Asian economies and how countries such as the UK could work to seize opportunities and address vulnerabilities.

Without urgent action, the global consequences of climate change will be devastating. Yet despite the environmental impact of rapid economic growth, increasing GDP (Gross Domestic Product) continues to remain the priority for countries around the world. So what is the future of economic growth? Can we achieve green growth that marries rapid environmental transformation with ever-rising financial returns? Or is it time to create economies that enable us to thrive, rather than grow, in order to stand a real chance at tackling climate change?

Building on ODI’s work on migration and sustainable development, this event considers a series of concrete proposals to address these challenges and make the most of the opportunities that human mobility can bring - to those who move and those who stay.

On International Women's Day, activist Nimco Ali joins ODI for a conversation on tackling female genital mutilation (FGM) and harmful traditional practices towards adolescent girls.

Susanna Moorehead, the new Chair of the OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC) joins ODI in conversation on the future of aid.

This event explores the changes needed to achieve the global target of universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030.

Alex de Waal, Executive Director of the World Peace Foundation, Research Professor at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, delivers the 2018 HPG Annual Lecture, examining the current political and legal developments related to mass starvation and the implications for humanitarian action.

This keynote speech was delivered on the second day of the Africa's rising debt conference by Dr Donald Kaberuka, High Representative of the African Union Peace Fund and CGD Distinguished Visiting Fellow, and former president of the African Development Bank Group.

This keynote speech was delivered on the first day of the Africa's rising debt conference by Razia Khan, Chief Economist for Africa and the Middle East, Standard Chartered.

This keynote speech was delivered on the first day of the Africa's rising debt conference by Dr Antoinette Monsio Sayeh, former Minister of Finance, Liberia, and former director of the African Department at the IMF.

This panel session, the fourth of the Africa's rising debt conference, addresses the following key questions: - How effective has the implementation of collective action clauses been and what further improvements can be made? - What challenges does the evolving financing landscape pose to sovereign debt restructuring, particularly the Paris Club and market-based approaches, and what are some possible solutions? - What incremental steps can be taken to improve the architecture for sovereign debt restructuring to assess legitimacy of debt claims, deal with creditor coordination, address aggressive litigation strategies by 'vulture funds' against sovereign debtors, and link debt restructurings to SDG financing needs and human rights?

This panel session, the third of the Africa's rising debt conference, addresses the following key questions: - What factors have enabled some sub-Saharan African countries to borrow responsibly following debt relief? - What challenges does the evolving finance landscape pose to policy-makers in sub-Saharan Africa when it comes to ensuring that the level and rate of growth in their public debt is sustainable? - How can the providers of technical assistance better suport national authorities to ensure that borrowing is responsible and that risks are better managed in a volatile environment?

This panel session, the second of the Africa's rising debt conference, addresses the following key questions: - How effective have voluntary guidelines for sustainable and transparent lending been so far and what more can be done as part of the responsible investment agenda? - What metrics and mechanisms can be applied to monitor whether creditors lend in a sustainable and transparent manner? - What are the advantages and challenges of state-contingent debt instruments as tools to ensure debt sustainability?

This panel session, the first of the Africa's rising debt conference, addresses the following key questions: - What are the debt trajectories in sub-Saharan Africa and which countries are most vulnerable to being in debt distress? - What are the risks for debt sustainability associated with relatively new and less concessional sources of finance? - How can existing frameworks for monitoring debt vulnerabilities be improved

This event explores how changing gender norms can lead to women's economic empowerment – for women around the world today and for future generations.

This event discusses the drivers of sustainable economic growth in Africa in the context of new global trends.

Drawing on articles in the latest issue of HPN magazine, panellists discuss the opportunities and challenges of working in this protracted Rohingya crisis.

This event, to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, convened leading experts in the fields of growth, social inclusion and climate change to discuss how joining together these key themes can contribute to ending chronic poverty by 2030.

To mark the International Day of Rural Women on 15 October, ODI convened an expert panel to explore this question further. The event includes discussion of new findings from recent research from ODI and the DFID-ESRC Growth Research Programme.

What actions do donors need to take in order to eradicate extreme poverty in the next 12 years?