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Latest blog posts
A chance to reset: How the UK could transform aid
With a substantial majority, the new UK government has the opportunity to revitalise aid for a fairer, more sustainable world. Here's how they can achieve this.
Thatcher Kaliisa
Development Initiatives' CEO announces the passing of Thatcher Kaliisa, a cherished colleague, and shares some memories of her.
Do we need a common definition of climate finance? It depends who you ask
The diversity of climate finance definitions makes it difficult to know how much donors have truly spent, undermining accountability. As parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change adopt a New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance in 2024, they must agree on what should count towards it.
The conundrum of climate financing: Where is the money?
How can we ensure impactful climate action, mobilising greater funding for low-income and climate vulnerable economies, without compromising pathways for prosperity?
Japan and the US offset EU aid squeeze in 2023, but the outlook on aid is poor
New data shows an overall increase in aid in 2023, notably from Japan and the US, but forthcoming cuts from Germany and France may be a sign of worse to come.
The missing data of older women
DI's Claudia Wells considers the intersectional impact of age and gender. How can data ecosystems inspire inclusion by revealing the true power of older women?
Opinion: Gender equality funding data is a mess. How do we fix it?
In this blog, four development actors advocate for a multistakeholder convening to review, discuss, and then resolve the leading gender equality funding data issues.
Gender equality and climate adaptation: closing the data gap
New analysis from Development Initiatives shows there are challenges tracking investment in gender-responsive climate finance, with only 0.1% of total bilateral DAC ODA going to projects specifically targeting climate adaptation and gender.
Missing baselines: have recent increases in climate finance been exaggerated?
To what extent might increases in climate finance since 2009 be due to changes in reporting practices? We used a natural language processing model and backcast the results to find out.