Additionality in the context of development finance institutions (DFIs), private finance mobilization by official development finance, Canada’s role in disaster risk reduction (DRR), feminist international assistance in sub-Saharan Africa, and our Lead Analyst joins the Policy Talks podcast to [...]

Analyzing the FIAP commitment to ensure that “no less than 50% of bilateral ODA is allocated to countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by 2021-22”. Does the target make sense? Is it ambitious? How does it relate to what we know about the changing geography of poverty and need? [...]

Additionality remains one of the most confusing concepts in development finance. The need for a common understanding of additionality in the context of DFIs is highlighted by increasing interest in capturing private finance mobilized by official development finance in OECD-DAC reporting and [...]

DRR spending since 2011 has been fairly flat among DAC countries. Recent international efforts to raise awareness for DRR may signal potential for greater investment in coming years, but real challenges [...]

Analysis of OECD-DAC data on amounts mobilized from the private sector by official development finance. [...]