Last week at the 2026 @munsecconf.bsky.social, the balance between defense priorities and global development goals was a key topic of discussion. Devex reported from the summit to explore the evolving role of aid in an era of heightened security.
#MSC26 #mediapartner #globaldevelopment
With USAID dismantled, #Germany’s @BMZ is now the world’s largest aid agency.
Minister Reem Alabali Radovan just unveiled a massive overhaul to meet the moment:
- Focus on the poorest nations
- Africa & Ukraine prioritized
- Pivot to private sector & loans
www.devex.com/news/germany...
What is it like being at COP30?
Devex’s @jessechaselubitz.bsky.social provides an update on the logistics of getting around the conference venue in Belém and some of the conversations that are happening at the summit.
#COP30 #climatechange #Belem
Don't know much about climate adaptation finance? Here's a video to help 📹
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Huge crowd today to watch Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Governor Gavin Newsom of California, Mayor Gavin Buckley of Annapolis and Mayor Van Johnson of Savannah. This is likely to be one of the few events featuring any level of US leadership at @cop30brazil.bsky.social
COP30 is officially underway!
Devex’s @jessechaselubitz.bsky.social is on the ground and provides an update from the conference.
#COP30 #Belem #climatechange #climateaction
All those people who think they can dodge the effects of the climate crisis because they live in a nice developed country are about to get punched in the face. It’s coming in hard everywhere.
Halfway through the “decisive decade,” global #climate action is slipping.
A new WRI report finds not one of 45 climate indicators is on track. Check out my @devex.com story
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Devex's @jessechaselubitz.bsky.social speaks to experts to unpack the political and philosophical debates holding the sector back and highlight what can be done to improve services worldwide.
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🔴HAPPENING NOW: We are in Rome for COP16 and are waiting as heads of delegations negotiate a new draft on resource mobilization.
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Final day of #COP16.2 in Rome today and basically everything is still on the table.
It’s a tight deadline. Based on meeting rules, everything has to be finished within 13 hours. So either delegates find a middle ground by 11pm or parties would have to agree on yet another extension.
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Following along at the resumed #COP16 meetings today in #Rome on biodiversity.
These are expected to be a streamlined version of the official meetings in October. The pressure is on delegates to conclude the unfinished business of Colombia.
Today’s focus: resource mobilization
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#Afghanistan still relies on the U.S. for aid. Since the #USAID stop-work order, its currency has devalued, its hospitals are struggling to function, and NGOs are panicking trying to figure out what the #waivers cover.
Read our coverage on the reverberations of the USAID freeze @devex.com
One of the many fatalities of the USAID order is a #climate program, SERVIR, which has spent the last 20 years helping countries foresee and prepare for #disasters. It has saved lives and, experts say, helped stave off migration into the U.S.
Read more @devex.com 👇
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With #USAID frozen, #climate programs will undoubtedly suffer. 🌍
Under the last Trump administration, organizations were able to "fly climate under the radar" but some humanitarian officials say "it’s not going to be as easy to just tweak the language this time around."
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On Thursday, a USAID-funded resource that provides early warning alerts on famines went offline and company emails bounced back. Officials are outraged, nervous, and sad.
“Holy shit. FEWS NET is like the Bible," one official told us. "We rely on them."
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Map titled "Which countries met the UN's target of giving 0.7% of national income to foreign aid in 2023?" showing countries in three categories: "No data" (white), "Below the UN target" (tan), and "Meeting the UN target" (blue). Only Sweden is shown in blue, meeting the UN's foreign aid target. Countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia, and various European nations appear in tan, indicating they fall below the target. The map notes that the UN’s 0.7% target is intended for developed countries and references data from the OECD (2024).
Five developed countries met the UN’s target for foreign aid in 2023
It's big year for climate action and there's a lot to keep track of. I’ve broken down the key milestones to watch — from Trump's #inauguration to #COP30 in Brazil. Take a look 👇
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Climate change may not feature in elections as high a priority, but it's clear that the world's global elite are certainly worried. www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
Excellent investigation (as always) by @peter-yeung.bsky.social into how water is flowing to companies like Coca-Cola rather than to residents. This is keeping residents reliant on the sugary drink while restricting their access to safe water. www.aljazeera.com/news/longfor...
My latest for @devex.com, summarized for me by @felixfinkbeiner.bsky.social!
The French seem to be meeting the moment. They are sending air and sea convoys, a field hospital, and materials to rebuild. But the island was not prepared to deal with this, and #climatechange is only going to make these disasters more frequent.
Some island experts say that these "subnational island jurisdictions" known, charmingly, as SNIJs, don't get the right preparation and support because they are ruled by big developed continental nations that don't understand island vulnerability.
In Mayotte, 3/4 of the population live below the national poverty line. But because they are a French jurisdiction, most of its needs must be met by, or approved by, the French government.
The #cyclone in #Mayotte has left dozens dead and tens of thousands without water.
The disaster brings up the question of how island jurisdictions that are ruled by rich continental states (France, in this case) receive aid and prepare for these kinds of disasters.
Almost 100 countries & 12 international organizations appeared before the International Court of Justice, seeking to clarify the duties that high-emitting countries have to fight climate change.
It’s the largest case the UN has ever seen, Devex climate reporter @jessechaselubitz.bsky.social writes.
