Overseas Development Institute (ODI) newsletter 31 October 2013

	Improving maternal health: Nepal's story As the World Health Summit convenes, new research explores the remarkable progress of Nepal, which, despite a decade of conflict, reduced its maternal-mortality ratio by half.   7 Nov event - How to pay for a greener future? Ahead of the UN global climate talks in Warsaw, we are hosting a global conversation on climate change with The Guardian's Global Development site to explore what's at stake for poor countries.Register to attend or watch online.

	Podcast: disasters, UK development politics and structural transformation In this month's podcast we explore the relationship between poverty and disasters, assess the place of development in UK politics and ask what we know for sure about structural transformation in low-income countries.   Lessons from the US Government shutdown Bryn Welham looks at why understanding national budgets – and their intrinsic link to a country’s politics – is a crucial question for development.

	EU membership: costs and benefits for the UK in development Mikaela Gavas considers whether EU membership offers the UK a collective advantage – or if it is an ineffective compromise – on development.   World Conference on Humanitarian Studies Watch the Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium’s video from the WCHS of people’s perceptions of access to services, livelihoods and governance in Nepal and DRC. See also: papers from last year's conference published in Disasters journal special issue on the role of evidence in humanitarian crises and how it affects action

	EVENTS

Forthcoming events Leave no girls behind – post-2015 and the empowerment of girls 31 October 2013 11:00 - 12:30 (GMT+00) Partnering in emergencies 4 November 2013 12:30 - 14:00 (GMT+00) Book launch - Aid on the Edge of Chaos: rethinking international cooperation in a complex world 6 November 2013 17:00 - 19:00 (GMT+00) How to pay for a greener future? 7 November 2013 12:30 - 14:00 (GMT+00) Risky business: maintaining a presence in dangerous environments 8 November 2013 14:00 - 15:30 (GMT+00) Book launch: The International Handbook of Public Financial Management 12 November 2013 17:30 - 19:00 (GMT+00) The 2013 CAPE conference: budgeting in the real world 13 - 14 November 2013   Recent events - videos Structural transformation, growth and development in low income countries World Disasters Report 2013: technology and humanitarian action Report launch: The geography of poverty, disasters and climate extremes in 2030