Aid & Development Professionals

Aid & Development Professionals

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  • Michaela Raab
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    Treasure Troves
    My all-time favourite is the Candadian IDRC web-site, trilingual English- French- Spanish and full of state-of-the art research and applications around development and especially rich on the topic of evaluations: http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-1-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html

    And since the IDRC is good at qualitative approaches, I shall mention, in the same breadth, the International Journal of Qualitative Methodology, freely accessible on the web: http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/IJQM/index

    My award for easy applicability goes to the BRIDGE Cutting Edge Packs on Gender and Development, also available in several languages: http://www.bridge.ids.ac.uk/reports_gend_cep.html

    Also good on gender and development: http://www.siyanda.org - an on-line database full of helpful articles.

    More links at the bottom of my blog http://michaela-raab.blogspot.com - always keen to hear about yours!
    • 28 Jun 2009, 10:22 pm
  • Jens Wegner
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    Re: Treasure Troves
    thanks,
    there are some interesting things there..

    and just as a side note and to add to resource pool:
    A site I like is the publications page from Russel Bernard, from where you can directly access a lot of his stuff. For those who don't know him, he is an anthropologists with a huge knowledge in research methods. I really like the way he makes his papers accessible.

    http://nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~ufruss/publications.htm



    Best regards,
    Jens
    This post was modified on 01 Jul 2009 at 09:42 am.
    • 01 Jul 2009, 09:20 am
  • Michaela Raab
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    Re^2: Treasure Troves
    Thanks for sharing this delightful site! Since we're into academics sharing their knowlege, I also recommend a low-threshold collection of psychology basics - http://arbeitsblaetter.stangl-taller.at/ - in German, though, which may disappoint some members of this forum.
    • 01 Jul 2009, 10:16 am
  • Jens Wegner
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    Re^3: Treasure Troves
    pretty usefull things are also available through the eldis plattform:

    http://www.eldis.org/go/topics/resource-guides/manuals-and-t...




    I just spent some time with the handbook: "Tracking results in agriculture and rural development in less-than-ideal conditions: A sourcebook of indicators for monitoring and evaluation" from WB and FAO

    ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/011/i0380e/i0380e.pdf
    • 13 Aug 2009, 4:09 pm
  • Jens Wegner
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    Re^4: Treasure Troves
    In advance: sorry for the mess, but it seems i'm not good in formating posts in Xing.


    This my list of Development-Related-Things
    (DRT because I like AU -Acronym Use;)
    that I wish to share. The very very last part is probably the most useful.


    1.
    Multilateral Development Co-Operation:
    Intergovernmental Organisations and Institutions concerned with „development“:

    IMF / IWF: International Monetary Fund
    http://www.imf.org


    OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development
    http://www.oecd.org

    OECD-DAC: The OECD Development Assistance Committee
    http://www.oecd.org/dac


    PPD: Partners in Population and Development (24 Developing Countries in so called South-South-Collaboration)
    http://www.partners-popdev.org/

    The Worldbank Group: Worldbank
    http://www.worldbank.org

    IDA: The International Development Association (IDA) is the part of the World Bank that helps
    the world’s poorest countries.
    http://www.worldbank.org/ida/


    IBRD: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
    http://go.worldbank.org/SDUHVGE5S0




    1.1
    UN Organisations, Agencies and Programmes and funds:

    FAO: Food and Agriculture Organisation
    http://www.fao.org

    IFAD: International Fund for Agricultural Development
    http://www.ifad.org/

    ILO: International Labor Organisation
    http://www.ilo.org

    UNCDF: United Nations Capital Development Fund
    http://www.uncdf.org

    UNDG: The UN Development Group unites the 32 UN funds, programmes, agencies, departments, and offices
    that play a role in development
    http://www.undg.org

    UNDP: United Nations Development Programme
    http://www.undp.org

    UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme
    http://www.unep.org

    GEF: Global Environmental Facility
    http://www.gefweb.org

    UNFPA: United Nations Population Fund
    http://www.unfpa.org

    UN-HABITAT: United Nations Human Settlements Programme
    http://www.unhabitat.org/

    UNICEF: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
    http://www.unicef.org

    UNIDO: United Nations Industrial Development Organization
    http://www.unido.org

    WFP: World Food Programme
    http://www.wfp.org

    WHO: World Health Organisation
    http://www.who.int




    1.2
    Regional Integration and Development


    1.2.1
    African Union related Organisations, Institutions and Programmes:

    ECOWAS-BID: ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development
    http://www.bidc-ebid.org

    IGAD: Intergovernmental Authority on Development
    http://www.igad.org/


    SADC: South African Development Community
    http://www.sadc.int/


    1.2.2
    Development related Bodies of the European Union:

    ECHO: Humanitarian Aid Department
    http://ec.europa.eu/echo/

    EPLO: European Public Law Organization
    http://www.eplo.eu

    EUNIDA: European Network of Implementing Development Agencies
    http://www.eunida.eu

    EuropeAid: Programs for Development Cooperation
    http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/

    DG-DEV: European Commission; Directorate General for Development (DG DEV)
    http://ec.europa.eu/development/index_en.cfm

    1.2.3
    Organization of American States related Organisations, Institutions and Programmes:

    PADF: Pan American Development Foundation
    http://www.padf.org/



    1.3
    International Finance Institutions (IFIs):

    IMF / IWF: International Monetary Fund
    http://www.imf.org

    1.3.1
    Multilateral Development Banks MDBs: (classification according to Worldbank )

    The Worldbank Group – Weltbank:
    http://www.worldbank.org

    AFDB: African Development Bank Group
    http://www.afdb.org

    IADB: Inter-American Development Bank
    http://www.iadb.org

    ADB: Asian Development Bank
    http://www.adb.org/

    ADF: Asian Development Fund
    http://www.adb.org/ADF/

    EBRD: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
    http://www.ebrd.com/




    1.3.2
    Sub-Regional Banks:
    “established for development purposes, are also classified as multilateral banks, as they are owned by a group of countries (typically borrowing members and not donors)”


    BOAD: West African Development Bank
    http://www.boad.org/

    BSTDB: Black Sea Trade and Development Bank
    http://www.bstdb.com/

    CABEI: Central American Bank for Economic Integration
    http://www.bcie.org/english/index.php

    CAF: Corporacion Andina de Fomento
    http://www.caf.com/

    CDB: Caribbean Development Bank
    http://www.caribank.org/

    EADB: East African Development Bank
    http://www.eadb.org/





    1.3.3.
    Other Multilateral Financial Institutions (MFIs)
    “They differ from the MDBs in a more narrow ownership/membership structure or in focusing on special sectors or activities” http://go.worldbank.org/F3REECOMB1

    EIB: The European Investment Bank
    http://www.eib.org/

    IFAD: International Fund for Agricultural Development
    http://www.ifad.org/

    IsDB: Islamic Devlopment Bank
    http://www.isdb.org

    NDF: The Nordic Development Fund
    http://www.ndf.fi/

    NIB: The Nordic Investment Bank
    http://www.nib.int/

    OPEC-FUND: The OPEC Fund for International Development
    http://www.opecfund.org/#








    2
    Bilateral Development Co-Operation:


    2.1
    Development Agencies of the Donorcountries


    AECID: Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional
    http://www.aecid.es

    AFD: Agence Française de Développement
    http://www.afd.fr/

    ADA: The Austrian Development Agency (also: ÖEZA)
    http://www.ada.gv.at/

    AusAID: Australian Agency for International Development
    http://www.ausaid.gov.au/

    BMZ: Bundesministerium Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit (german ministry)
    http://www.bmz.de/

    CIDA: Canadian International Development Agency
    http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/

    DANIDA: The Danish Development Agency
    http://www.danidadevforum.um.dk/en

    DCI: Development Cooperation Ireland
    http://www.dci.gov.ie/

    DFID: The Department for International Development, UK
    http://www.dfid.gov.uk/

    DGCID: Direction Générale de la Coopération Internationale et du Développement
    (France)
    http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/france-priorities_1/develop....

    DGDC: Directorate-General for Development Cooperation (of Belgium)
    http://www.dgdc.be/

    Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Section for Development Cooperation
    http://www.minbuza.nl/en/developmentcooperation

    FINNIDA: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Section for Development Cooperation
    http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=15316&am....


    HELLENIC AID: HELLENIC AID
    http://www.hellenicaid.gr

    IPAD: Instituto Português de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento (Portugal)
    http://www.ipad.mne.gov.pt/

    JICA: Japan International Cooperation Agency
    http://www.jica.go.jp/english/

    LUX-DEVELOPMENT: Agence luxembourgeoise pour la Coopération au Développement
    http://www.lux-development.lu

    NORAD: The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
    http://www.norad.no/

    NZAID: New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID)
    http://www.nzaid.govt.nz

    SDC: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (also: DEZA)
    http://www.sdc.admin.ch/

    SIDA: The Swedish International Development Agency
    http://www.sida.se/

    USAID: Agency for International Development
    http://www.usaid.gov/






    2.2
    Technical Co-Operation Agencies:

    BTC: Belgian Technical Cooperation
    http://www.btcctb.org/

    CROWN-AGENTS: Crown Agents and The Crown Agents Foundation. (Ex British British public corporation for development, now a private enterprise, similar to a TCA)
    http://www.crownagents.com

    EUNIDA: European Network of Implementing Development Agencies
    http://www.eunida.eu

    FCI: France Coopération Internationale
    http://www.fci.gouv.fr


    LUX-DEVELOPMENT: Agence luxembourgeoise pour la Coopération au Développement
    http://www.lux-development.lu

    GTZ: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH
    (german technical co-operation agency in form of a private enterprise)
    http://www.gtz.de/

    SNV: Netherlands Development Organisation
    http://www.snvworld.org





    2.3
    Bilateral Development Banks:

    FMO: The Netherlands Development Finance Company
    http://www.fmo.nl/

    KfW: Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau; (german development bank)
    http://www.kfw-entwicklungsbank.de

    OeEB: Österreichische Entwicklungsbank; Austrian Development Bank
    http://www.oe-eb.at/





    2.4
    Other more or less State related Agencies:

    DED: Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst; German Development Service
    http://www.ded.de

    InWent: Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung gGmbH (germany)
    http://www.inwent.org

    SADEV: Swedish Agency for Development Evaluation
    http://www.sadev.se/

    USADF: United States African Development Foundation
    http://www.adf.gov/






    2.5
    Meta NGOS, INGOS etc.:

    VENRO: Verband Entwicklungspolitik deutscher Nichtregierungsorganisationen
    (german association of development related NGOs)
    http://www.venro.org/






    2.6
    Scientific Institutions, Thinktanks and Research Bodies

    Thinktanks and Research Institutes:


    CCDCommission: The Commission on Climate Change and Development (Sweden)
    http://www.ccdcommission.org

    CGDEV: Center for Global Development, Washington D.C.
    http://www.cgdev.org/

    CMI: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), Norway
    http://www.cmi.no/

    DIE: Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik, Bonn
    http://www.die-gdi.de

    ECDPM: The European Centre for Development Policy Management, Netherlands
    http://www.ecdpm.org/

    FRIDE: Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior, Madrid
    http://www.fride.org/

    IDRC: The International Development Research Centre (Canada)
    http://www.idrc.ca/

    IDS: Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton
    http://www.ids.ac.uk/go/home

    IIED: International Institute for Sustainable Development, London, Edinburgh, UK
    http://www.iied.org/

    IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development, Geneva, Manitoba, Ottawa
    http://www.iisd.org

    ODI: Overseas Development Institute, London, UK
    http://www.odi.org.uk/

    REPSF: Regional Economic Policy Support Facility, Jakarta
    Part of AADCP (ASEAN-Australia Development Cooperation Program)
    http://www.aseansec.org/aadcp/repsf/

    SEI: Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, SE
    http://www.sei.se/

    UNRISD: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, Geneva
    http://www.unrisd.org




    2.7
    Research Networks, Association and Projects:

    EADI: The European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes
    http://www.eadi.org/

    EDC2020: European Development Co-operation to 2020; The EDC 2020 project combines both research and communication aspects. Its aim is to
    encourage close collaboration between researchers and policy makers
    http://www.edc2020.eu/

    GEMDEV: Scientific Network on Globalisation and Development
    Founded in November 1983, GIS-GEMDEV is a scientific interest grouping (GIS in French) attached to the Ministry of Education and Research.
    http://www.gemdev.org/venglish.htm






    2.8
    Other Schools and University Departments:

    AMIDSt: Amsterdam institute for Metropolitan and International Development Studies
    http://www.fmg.uva.nl/amidst/home.cfm

    CICOPS: Centre for International Cooperation and Development; Università degli Studi di Pavia
    http://www.unipv.eu/on-line/en/Home/InternationalRelations/C....

    IEE: Institute of Development Research and Development Policy; Ruhr Universität Bochum
    http://www.development-research.org/home.html


    IHEID: Graduate Institute of Development Studies, Switzerland
    http://graduateinstitute.ch/

    IOB: Institut of Development Policy and Management – Universität Antwerpen
    http://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=.IOB


    ISS: Institute of Social Studies (independent international graduate school), Netherlands
    http://www.iss.nl/

    ODG/DEV: Overseas Development Group, / School of International Development (DEV) University of East Anglia (UEA)
    http://www.uea.ac.uk/dev/odg

    TSD: Technology and Sustainable Development in North South Perspective; University of Twente, Enschede, NL
    http://www.utwente.nl/cstm/tsd/







    3.
    Web-Portals and Internet Resources:

    AiDA: Accessible Information on Development Activities (a DGF project)
    http://aida.developmentgateway.org/

    ELDIS: Eldis is one of a family of knowledge services from the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex. Eldis is core funded by Sida, Norad, SDC and DFID.
    http://www.eldis.org/

    R4D: Research for Development: R4D is a free access on-line database containing information about research programmes supported by DFID
    http://www.research4development.info/

    Development Gateway: Webportal for Online Resources (a DGF project)
    http://www.developmentgateway.org/

    GDPRD: Global Donor Platform for Rural Development
    http://www.donorplatform.org/

    ID21: Development Research Reporting Service
    http://www.id21.org/
    This post was modified on 13 Aug 2009 at 04:56 pm.
    • 13 Aug 2009, 4:55 pm
  • Magnus Bucht
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    Re^5: Treasure Troves
    Check also out http://www.postadjust.org
    This site is not so much about the thematic issues in development, but instead if focus on giving practical support to staff working within the international development sector, and especially to those who are posted in hardship duty stations. The whole site is based on service around your duty station, but there's also a great job search for vacancies within UN-organizations and major international NGO's.
    • 11 Oct 2009, 2:43 pm