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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. -
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. -
Does technical assistance need a makeover?
'Inserting foreign advisers into governments is more about facilitating a donor project than resolving broader problems within the public sector. Is it time for a change?' -
South Sudan Stakeholder Consultation
License: ODI given rights
Credit: Sphere
Source: SphereImproving humanitarian action: standards, verification and compliance
A unique opportunity to learn first-hand about the outcomes and findings emerging from the Joint Standards Initiative, and the SCHR Certification Review Project.
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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.' -
UK should revisit its decision on South Africa and its concept of aid
'Directing aid from middle-income countries demonstrates a misunderstanding about the role it can play in big and increasingly better-off countries.' -
The BRICS Summit in Durban: too soon to write it off
Many in the mainstream media from the developed world have regarded the BRICS Summit held in Durban last week as more of a failure than a success. But I have a contrarian view and argue that criticism of its apparently nebulous proceedings misses the point.
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The effectiveness of climate finance: a review of the Adaptation Fund
One in a series of ODI working papers assessing the effectivness of multilateral climate finance, this paper reviews the Adaptation Fund.