2017 Global Trends in Giving Report
Based upon the survey results of 4,084 donors worldwide, the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report is unique in that it is the only annual research project dedicated to studying how donors worldwide prefer
Aid Agencies
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Security spending must cover disease outbreaks
The health emergency precipitated by the Zika virus is a salutary reminder: global preparedness for emerging pathogens with endemic or pandemic potential is crucial and needs an overhaul. These crises
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Order of the United States District Court regarding environmental harm caused by Tata Mundra Power Plant, Gujarat, 24/03/2016
<p>Order of the United States District Court in the matter of Budha Ismail Jam & Others Vs International Finance Corporation dated 24/03/2016 regarding environmental and social harm caused by the coal-fired
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How much donor financing for health is channelled to global versus country-specific aid functions?
The slow global response to the Ebola crisis in west Africa suggests that important gaps exist in donor financing for key global functions, such as support for health research and development for diseases
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Addressing the shortfall: the urgent need for increased and better targeted aid to the water and sanitation sector
Addressing the shortfall, commissioned by WaterAid and written by Development Initiatives, puts the water and sanitation sector resourcing under the spotlight and argues that donor countries should act
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Bio-business in brief: a case for new drugs at generic prices from India
The current drug discovery paradigm in the West is constrained in what it can do, primarily due to the funding model. Here we envisage a hypothetical non-governmental, non-profit organization called the
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Performance-based financing: just a donor fad or a catalyst towards comprehensive health-care reform?
<p>Performance-based financing is generating a heated debate. Some suggest that it may be a donor fad with limited potential to improve service delivery. Most of its critics view it solely as a provider payment mechanism.
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Poverty in numbers: the changing state of global poverty from 2005 to 2015
Poverty reduction lies at the core of the global development challenge. For the international development community, this objective serves not only as a source of motivation, but as a defining theme across its work. Many of the world
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Is aid without climate adaptation a waste of time?
Aid agencies are well resourced and quick to act, but not enough of them appear to be using their power to tackle the long term problems posed by climate change. Aid agencies are first on the scene of many of the world's trouble spots, and often play a huge role in helping communities get back on their feet.
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Initiative targets malaria eradication
The PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI), the main public