Donors in a Post-Aid World
Transforming institutions for a new development project
The bilateral donor ecosystem built on concessional aid transferred from North to South is facing a moment of reckoning. In the face of challenges from all directions, there are questions about where global development cooperation is headed and what role the North should play in its next act.
The Donors in a Post-Aid World (DPAW) project brings together ODI research evidence that informs the future roles and functions of bilateral Northern donors.
Our ambition is to inform pathways for the reform and renewal of the donor ecosystem at a time when multipolarity and uncertainty jeopardise unity behind a shared development project.
Crafting development power: evolving European approaches in an age of polycrisis
This ODI report looks at how four European donors are adapting to a world of radical uncertainty and geopolitical rupture by leveraging a range of development cooperation tools to grow national influence.
Our work
Events
Localising aid: why aren't we there yet?
This will be the second instalment in ODI's "Donors in a post-aid world" webinar series, which aims to foster dialogue based on multi-faceted evidence and inform pathways for the transformation of the Northern donor ecosystem.
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The unintended effects of foreign aid: Should donors avoid, accept or act on them?
This webinar explores the range of unintended effects that can arise in aid relations and initiatives, and provides advice on how donors might tackle them.
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Looking back, looking forward: Global South perspectives on the BRI
Experts reflect on the past ten years of the Belt and Road Initiative and how the global development landscape has changed in response.
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Related resources
Updates
Newsletters from the Donors in a Post-Aid World team, with updates, analysis and commentary on policy directions and emerging transformations in the sector
January 2024 update
The Donors in a Post-Aid World newsletter collates fresh evidence, original commentary and insightful resources that can inform donor policy options in response to challenging global and domestic operating environments.
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Meet our team
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Nilima Gulrajani
Senior Research Fellow
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Leanna Kathleena Dimaya
Research Officer
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Samantha Attridge
Senior Research Fellow
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Yunnan Chen
Research Fellow
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Nerea Craviotto
Senior EU Policy Analyst
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Kathryn Nwajiaku-Dahou
Director, Politics and Governance programme
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Cecilia Milesi
Senior Advisor on Decolonising Research Partnerships
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Frederique Dahan
Director, Development and Public Finance programme
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Samuel Sharp
Senior Research Officer
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Andrew Herscowitz
Executive Director, ODI North America
