Development news roundup: DfID's open access to research policy, double whammy in Niger’s Tahoua region, and more

Today, we reported:

• A new plan to reduce disaster losses

• A closer look at DfID’s open access to research policy

• No roads for aid in remote Nigerian region

• Attacks against Red Cross in Libya: A case of ‘misunderstanding’?

• Join the debate: Should the US cut foreign aid?

Other must-reads:

• World Bank plans carbon credit purchase from Uruguay wind farm

• Finland sponsors skills development for African decision-makers

• Amid Guinea Bissau’s food security challenges, aid groups urged to change strategy

• In Uganda, a project to aid 1M orphans and vulnerable children launched

• Red Cross seeks to dispel misperceptions in Libya

• South Africa, Vietnam to identify priority areas of bilateral cooperation at 2nd partnership forum, Aug. 17

• Christine Lagarde in Egypt next week for talks on new loan deal

• Aid needs for Rakhine IDPs: $32.5 million til December

• ADB report: What China needs to do to achieve green growth

• Ban Ki-moon tells East Timor: ‘You have much to be proud of’

• Dirk Niebel tours Kenya

• In Philippines, Canada partners with Red Cross to help monsoon flood victims

• IRC eyes expanding work at Jordan camp for Syrian refugees

•  Canada rescinds medical aid pledge to Syrian-Canadian group

• JICA presents proposal to upgrade Vietnam railway

• Red Cross comes to the aid of southern Philippine conflict victims

• Denmark, UNOPS ink aid deal for improved livelihoods, maternal and child health in Myanmar

• Launched: Violence-Free Society for Children campaign in Sri Lanka

• In Myanmar, floods displace thousands

• Brazil to invest $66B in roads, railways

• Years after Haiti quake, safe housing Is a dream for many – NYT

• Hasan Tuluy on his Bolivia visit: ‘I want to show that the World Bank is a trustworthy partner’

• In east Africa, quality of education has ‘deteriorated further’ - report

• The Global Fund is being very short-sighted’ - Health GAP’s Matthew Kavanagh

• Circumcision, not a ‘passport’ to unprotected sex in Zambia

• Youth engagement: ‘Complex and requires a clear purpose’

• Aid worker diaries: ‘It makes me proud to help other people’

• The ‘Spirit of Rio’

• Seeing between the lines: Visualizing global poverty trends

• Market access: A key determinant of economic development in sub-Saharan Africa

• A critique of a critical paper on NGOs

• The case of Canadian aid to Syrians

• The potential of South Africa’s PPP model to attract investments

• Vietnam eyes strengthened cooperation with Japan through PPPs

• Amanda Glassman: Does allocating ex ante mean less country ownership?

• Eric Holdeman: The 10 commandments of emergency management

• The plight of environment refugees

• Want to be part of UN’s Youth Advocacy Group for Education First?

• Mark your calendars: Danida Development Days in November

• US State Department outlines plans to engage women as agents of peace

• Wanted: Donor, corporate partners

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