Localising aid: a whole of society approach
A whole-of-society approach to localising aid means donors supporting government-led strategies and engaging with all key stakeholders.
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Should more foreign aid be spent locally?
Is giving aid to institutions in recipient countries riskier than handing cash to international NGOs and companies? -
Localising aid: is it worth the risk?
Donors often perceive localising aid (transferring aid to local rather than international actors) as riskier than non-localised aid. But is this perception correct? This report finds that non-localised aid may carry higher risks of programme and strategic failure. -
G8 leaders must do more than talk a tough game on multinational tax avoidance
'Eight years on Britain has changed. Comeback gigs are so common they’re practically passé and politicians appear reluctant to talk about aid at all. If you stopped the next person you saw in the street and asked them what we might expect from the summit, the answer would probably be ‘what summit?’.' -
Scientific or political? Options for the 11th European Development Fund allocation method
Mira MarkovaThis paper discusses the possible approaches that the EC could take to determine 11th EDF aid allocations. It highlights the variety of methodological tools and options for adjustments and modifications. -
Overlooking the central Kumasi market at closing time in Kumasi, Ghana
License: Creative Commons
Credit: Jonathan Ernst / World Bank
Source: FlickrUK launch of the European Report on Development 2013
The authors of the European Report on Development 2013 (ERD 2013) will present some of the findings of the report, which provides a contribution to the post-2015 debate, and will put them in perspective with the recent publication of the High-Level Panel Report.
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Lough Erne accountability report comments by ODI
Overseas Development InstituteThis report provides an ODI commentary on the Loch Erne G8 accountability report. -
We must rethink the role of aid for a new era
'It’s time for us to think more about how traditional “aid,” or official development assistance, fits in to the new landscape.' -
The good, the bad and the ugly in the long-awaited UN development report
'We're firmly in "jigsaw" territory – a report trying, ambitiously, to solve interrelated problems at once. It sets out the destination well. We're unclear about the journey, and the roles of different actors in getting us there – but there's still two years left to negotiate.' -
Aid isn’t just about money
'We should focus (and even argue) much more about how aid money is spent, and how we can reduce the need for aid in the long run.'