In the early 1990s, Australia, along with other wealthier countries, promised to give “new and additional” funding to help developing countries address issues associated with climate change. This is what we now call “climate finance”. Money is no substitute for wealthier countries reducing their emissions, but it does have the potential to help developing countries. ... Read moreDisclosure This research was undertaken with the support of the Gates Foundation. The views represent thos...| Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
Australian aid The 2025 Australian aid attitudes survey commissioned by the Development Policy Centre shows a large drop (-11%) in the proportion of people who think the government gives too much foreign aid compared to 2024. The survey results also show that when given information about the predicted impacts of US aid cuts, the proportion ... Read moreDisclosure Material for this update has been collected by Devpol staff; editorial responsibility lies with Cameron Hill. Devpol’s work on Au...| Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
Aid, by its very nature, is harder to monitor than domestic spending. This makes transparency integral to good aid practice. Transparency makes it easier for donor publics to track how their taxes are being spent. Transparency also makes it easier for people in aid recipient countries to learn about the aid affecting them. The Development ... Read moreDisclosure This research was undertaken with the support of the Gates Foundation. The views represent those of the authors only. About the auth...| Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
Pacific nuclear powers should accept responsibility for environmental destruction and adequately compensate victims of past injustices, says David Robie.| Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
What does it mean for international NGOs to truly shift power? At Oxfam, we think our fund for grassroots women’s rights organisations, which is founded on the principle that our partners should decide what to spend money on, holds some of the answers. Oxfam GB CEO Dr Halima Begum writes here about a project that has just won two 2025 Charity Awards. The post Women in the Global South know exactly how to support their own communities – so why don’t we get behind them? appeared first o...| Views & Voices
The re-elected Albanese Labor Government's domestic and international climate initiatives must address our Pacific family's concerns, says Melanie Pill.| Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
The re-elected Labor Government‘s political capital should be used to improve the quality and measurement of Australia’s aid to PNG, says Terence Wood.| Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
Increased risks of disease spread, migration, regional instability and extremism cannot be ignored, says Richard Brennan.| Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
Should rich countries focus aid on fragile states? Drop development and just fund humanitarian work? Make aid a tool of soft power? The current debate on how to spend dwindling aid budgets is a depressing read, says Neil McCulloch. Let’s stop thinking about how to “buy results” and instead look at how best to support domestic initiatives for progressive change.| frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk