In this report, co-written with Jonathan Glennie, Director of the Global Cooperation Institute, we look at the EU's Structural and Investment Funds and lessons learned for development aid
Six lessons from the EU for the future of aid
How do increases in government revenues really impact the SDGs? The GRADE Model can tell us
Tax abuse, tax exemptions and external debt service all drain governments' revenue. The GRADE Model is an innovative tool that can be used to understand the negative impact these outflows have on SDG progress in individual countries.
Turning the tide: enhancing ocean equity for Small Island Developing States
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) depend heavily on the ocean for their livelihoods, economies and climate resilience. Yet they face stark and growing inequities in how ocean resources are accessed, governed and financed. A new briefing paper from ODI Global's Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative (RESI) calls for bold action to place equity at the heart of the international oceans agenda - and ensure SIDS can thrive as stewards of the sea.
Tackling the ‘cost of capital’ crisis in small vulnerable nations
A growing number of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are experiencing debt distress due to high exposure to climate-related shocks. SIDS are having to borrow at high rates to recover from disasters, leaving them unable to invest in further development and climate resilience. Learn more.
New paper: How Transparency Can Make Debt Sustainability Analyses a Trusted and Effective Tool
This paper, written for Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and Jubilee USA, analyses the extent to which the Debt Sustainability Analyses (DSAs) carried out by the IMF and World Bank are sufficiently transparent, and what measures have been taken to improve their transparency. Improved transparency in DSAs is vital for driving continuous improvement, fostering trust and confidence, and enabling the formulation of better policy advice.
Global Public Investment and ocean protection
COP28 will consider Nature, Land Use and Oceans. Marine ecosystems stabilise the climate and support human wellbeing. Can a GPI approach help us conserve and use oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development?
ESG and the SDGs: A perfect partnership?
How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect ESG investments? And is it possible to ensure that the current focus on ESG standards benefits low-income countries? Gail Hurley calls for more patient capital and a hands-on approach.
Paper and video: Organised Crime in the Fisheries Sector
Our "Blue Paper" explores how organised crime in the fisheries sector threatens a sustainable ocean and puts forward an action plan to tackle the problem
Global pandemic must be the impetus for a new era of international cooperation and financing for Global Public Goods
The coronavirus crisis highlights just how much the world needs a well-coordinated and well-resourced system of international public financing. Global Public Investment offers an ambitious approach towards pooling resources and knowledge.
Building a finance system to slow climate change
The UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid has wrapped up, and all eyes will now be on Scotland as next year’s host of what is arguably the world’s most important international conference. How can we build a financial system that has people and planet at its heart?
From aid to Global Public Investment: an evolution in international co-operation
What we were taught about aid is wrong. How we should think of economic assistance and international cooperation in a new era
What do Global Megatrends mean for the financing of the SDGs?
What do global ‘megatrends’ such as climate change, migration, urbanisation, continued environmental degradation, advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and demographic shifts mean for financing the SDGs? What are the challenges and opportunities?
Opinion: Global shadow financial system enables the plunder of the world’s oceans and seas
The world’s shadow financial system plays a key role in enabling some of the worst abuses of the ocean’s precious resources yet this is rarely front and centre of international policy discussions.
Blog: How Tax Inspectors Without Borders are tackling lost tax revenues
Developing countries lose billions annually through tax avoidance and evasion. New UN-led initiatives are helping but global action is still required
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