What does success at #COP30 look like?
This year's summit is taking place at a difficult political moment, but the stakes couldn't be higher.
As world leaders prepare to head to Belém, a new #ThinkChangePodcast previews what we can expect.
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Several countries formally recognised Palestinian statehood at #UNGA80 last month.
But what will it take to turn this into real justice, sovereignty & dignity, all of which remain absent for Palestinians?
New #ThinkChangePodcast now out. 🎧
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With official aid is shrinking, can philanthropy fill the gap? Or is it time to rethink the system entirely?
A new episode of our #ThinkChangePodcast asks how development cooperation must evolve in a changing world. 🎧
From suffragettes once branded criminals to today’s movements for climate justice & Palestine – protest has always been contested.
So who gets to define legitimate protest? And how will history judge us?
New #ThinkChangePodcast now out. 🎧
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The rising cost of capital is impacting many low- and middle-income countries, particularly in Africa.
Valerie Dabady (African Development Bank) explains how, in this moment, the African Development Fund can be a crucial source of affordable finance.
Listen: buff.ly/DQjkaCW 🎧
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African countries face soaring borrowing costs that are blocking vital investments and widening inequality.
In what could be a pivotal year for the continent, what will it take to make development finance fairer and more affordable?
Our new #ThinkChangePodcast investigates. 🎧
“So, there's a market depth challenge, there's a liquidity challenge and there's a familiarity challenge, all of which don’t favour good rates.”
Bright Simons joins our next episode of the #ThinkChangePodcast – out on Thursday – which explores how to reduce high capital costs in African countries.
Programmes critical to the HIV response face increasing political scrutiny & funding restrictions.
Fionnuala Murphy (@frontlineaids.bsky.social) joined the #ThinkChangePodcast to unpack how this affects communities leading the fight to #EndAIDS & the future of global health: odi.org/en/insights/...
🎙️ Check out the new podcast episode from ODI Global, featuring our very own Fionnuala Murphy!
Discussions follow the latest updates on the the road ahead for #PEPFAR and the shifting global health landscape.
Listen here ➡️ odi.org/en/insights/...
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Despite being hailed as one of the most successful global health programmes, the future of PEPFAR looks uncertain – with political support waning.
New on the #ThinkChangePodcast: guests dissect this shifting landscape & ask how the wider global health system can evolve to meet today's challenges. 🎧
Headshots of guests on ODI Global's Think Change podcast - Corporate humanitarianism? Gaza, Sudan and beyond
🎙️ HPG researcher Dustin Barter recently spoke on @odi.global's #ThinkChangePodcast to explore whether a privatised model of humanitarianism is going to become dominant, and what this means for the sector's operations and principles, particularly in Gaza & Sudan.
Listen now: buff.ly/T5ylxT1
'Are we in this work to deliver boxes... or are we here to stand with people in their struggle for survival...?'
As humanitarian agencies get blocked, governments are turning to private firms to get aid in.
Oxfam's Bushra Khalidi joined our new #ThinkChangePodcast to dissect this alarming shift. 🎧
With humanitarian agencies blocked from accessing crisis settings like Gaza, Sudan and Myanmar, governments are turning to private firms led by security & ex-military to deliver aid.
Is corporate humanitarianism becoming the new normal?
A new #ThinkChangePodcast from @odi.global investigates. 🎧
The humanitarian system is being destroyed.
As aid workers get blocked, private firms are stepping in – from South Sudan to Gaza.
New on the #ThinkChangePodcast: we dissect how this is playing out in these crises and what it means for the future of humanitarian principles and response. 🎧
HPG's Dustin Barter features on the latest episode of the #ThinkChangePodcast from @odi.global, to discuss whether a privatised and corporate model of humanitarianism is going to become more dominant, and how this is already playing out in Gaza, Sudan & beyond.
🎧 Listen in full now: buff.ly/T5ylxT1
Development finance institutions are moving from waiting for markets to emerge to creating them – especially in fragile economies.
Experts joined me on a new @odi.global #ThinkChangePodcast to discuss how @britishintinv.bsky.social and others are pioneering this shift.🎧
Development finance institutions must move from waiting for investable markets to emerge to creating them – especially in fragile economies.
Our new #ThinkChangePodcast explores how @britishintinv.bsky.social & others are pioneering this shift, creating ventures that can deliver lasting impact. 🎧
Aid cuts in the US & Europe have come at a time when bold climate action is urgently needed.
For @politico.com's @saraschonhardt.bsky.social, the retreat of these bigger powers could present an opportunity for smaller countries to drive the conversation: buff.ly/gK2tJwl 🎧
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#FfD4 must deliver "practical actions that can really nurture development impact where it's needed most."
IFAD President Alvaro Lario, who joined the #ThinkChangePodcast to discuss what's at stake at next week's major development finance conference in Seville: buff.ly/LH4etTZ 🎧
Multilateral development banks must step up and deliver on their potential to scale up climate finance – and urgently.
A message from Nicholas Stern, Chair of @granthamlse.bsky.social, who joined our latest #ThinkChangePodcast on how aid cuts are impacting climate action: buff.ly/gK2tJwl 🎧
International aid is retreating at a time when the need for climate action is becoming ever more urgent.
A new episode of our #ThinkChangePodcast explores this concerning paradox, asking what today's drastic aid cuts mean for the most climate-vulnerable countries. 🎧
“It’s no surprise that it’s when we have an inability to generate growth that we get the rise of populism.”
Anand Menon (King’s College London) joined the #ThinkChangePodcast to discuss the economic and geopolitical tensions shaping Europe today, and opportunities for change: buff.ly/3yv1wPE 🎧
Europe's role in today's divided world is being tested. For @fromtga.bsky.social, it faces 4 big shocks: "Putin shock, Orbán shock, Xi shock & Trump shock."
Leading commentators joined our #ThinkChangePodcast to unpack this geopolitical landscape & how Europe should respond: odi.org/en/insights/...
At a moment of major geopolitical turbulence, #Europe is at a crossroads. Its global role - and the resilience of its institutions - are being tested.
I spoke with leading voices on @odi.global’s #ThinkChangePodcast to unpack what this moment means for Europe and how it can rise to the challenge 🎧
At a time of major geopolitical turbulence, Europe is at a crossroads. Long seen as a pillar of stability, its role in today's divided world is being tested.
New on the #ThinkChangePodcast: leading commentators join @sara-pantuliano.bsky.social to dissect these changes and how Europe should act. 🎧
🇸🇾 On the latest episode of @odi.global's #ThinkChangePodcast, HPG’s Leen Fouad joined an expert panel to discuss #Syria’s current challenges, the evolving role of international actors and why Syrians themselves must be at the heart of rebuilding their future.
🎧 Listen in full now: buff.ly/TJvZuwK
A recent poll shows 70% of Syrians are hopeful for the future – but that hope is colliding with difficult realities.
On the #ThinkChangePodcast, Amy Rodgers explains how donors can support Syria's rebuilding efforts in challenging times for the aid sector.
Listen to the episode: buff.ly/TJvZuwK 🎧
Syria has been ravaged by conflict since 2011. The fall of Assad's regime has led many to finally feel hope for the future, but on whose terms?
Listen to the latest @odi.global's #ThinkChangePodcast, where experts join me to discuss how to ensure the voices of Syrians shape the rebuilding process.🎧
Syria has been ravaged by conflict since 2011, but the fall of Assad's regime has led many to finally feel hope for the future.
New on our #ThinkChangePodcast: humanitarian experts join @sara-pantuliano.bsky.social to discuss how to ensure Syrians' voices are central to the rebuilding process. 🎧
Critical minerals aren't just commodities. They are strategic assets shaping global power.
New on @odi.global's #ThinkChangePodcast: we ask how Africa can benefit from its mineral wealth, at a time when resource scarcity, trade, security, and geopolitical and economic interests are colliding. 🎧
