Craig Valters
Craig Valters is a research officer for politics and governance at the Overseas Development Institute. He has an interest in security and justice provision in conflict-affected regions of the world. His work is also concerned with how aid organizations can learn and adapt to the complex social environments they work in, with his recent research analyzing the value of Theory of Change approaches.
Latest Articles
Learning and adaptation: 6 pitfalls to avoid
almost 10 years ago // Adaptation
Much development thinking and practice is stuck in a linear planning model. But to be effective, development practitioners need to learn about changes in their local context and adapt interventions accordingly. ODI's Craig Valters offers six tips on what to avoid as the push for learning and adaptive programming gathers pace.
3 big problems with how we think about results and development
over 10 years ago // The future of DfID
How useful or disruptive is focusing on results to development work? As it is currently understood, the results agenda is dangerously unrealistic, time-consuming and misleading, an ODI research officer writes in this guest commentary.