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Developments is DAI’s newsletter. News and feature articles, opinion pieces, and interviews highlight DAI projects and offer insight into global development issues of the day.

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sharon donofrio, kristin kelly jangraw

Tags: finance, development-finance, investment

10 days ago | 5 min read

#MindTheGap: How Catalytic Funding Mobilized $1 Billion for Clean Energy, Gender Equality, and Resilient Agriculture

The annual financing gap to achieve the SDGs by 2030 is estimated at $3.9 trillion. Working together, governments, multilateral institutions, and the private sector could narrow this gap by means of blended finance.

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janine mitchell, nicole decastro

17 days ago | 5 min read

Effective One Health Governance is All About Trust

Effective collaboration requires strong relationships and relies on cultural, social, and institutional trust. Here are three lessons derived from our recent experience on how to foster trust in One Health governance.

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tate crowards, Analyst

24 days ago | 4 min read

Building Domestic Offshore Wind Supply Chains Key to U.S. Climate and Energy Security Goals

To realize climate and energy security goals—and capitalize on the related tax incentives—local stakeholders in the U.S. offshore wind sector will need to make significant inroads in the development of robust domestic supply chains.

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Centering Citizens: USAID Governance Project Builds Up Systems to Support Citizen Voices in Iraq

Citizen involvement invigorates democracy and is essential for good governance. Thanks in part to the work of the Iraq Governance and Performance Accountability (IGPA/Takamul) Project, Iraqi citizens are beginning to see that dynamic play out in their long-troubled nation.

maria luces, che cruspero

11 min read

MicroVest’s Investment in Mongolia’s First Green Bond Brings DAI Engagement Full Circle

Khan Bank’s commitment to green financing is particularly gratifying to DAI because two decades ago the bank was facing insolvency and liquidation, and DAI helped restructure the bank and enable it to grow into what it is today—one of Mongolia’s biggest success stories.

megan howe

4 min read

Digital Finance Is Growing Ethiopia’s Economy by Banking the Unbanked, Including Refugees

Despite being one of Africa’s fastest growing economies, Ethiopia lags behind some of its poorer neighbours in terms of its banked population. Just over one third of Ethiopians are bank account holders, and as few as one in 10 are active borrowers from financial institutions.

phoebe malone, paul joicey

6 min read

#MindTheGap: A Development Finance Primer

In our #mindthegap series we explore the multitrillion-dollar finance gap to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and how to close it. In this primer, we provide an overview of development finance and its various components, including public, private, domestic, and international finance.

till bruett, megan howe

9 min read

One Year On: How One USAID Governance Project in Ukraine Pivoted in War Time

Since the Russian invasion began on February 24, 2022, stories of Ukrainian heroism have been inspiring. But it’s hard to appreciate the full extent of difficulties faced by most Ukrainians. For DAI staff on a large decentralization project, stress and danger are part of everyday life.

elizabeth drachman

8 min read

Synthesizing the Sensitive: Lessons from a Political Economy Analysis in a Closed Environment

In this post, Emma Kerr and Paula Estrada Tun recount their experience undertaking a political economy analysis (PEA) for an anti-corruption project in a sensitive political setting.

emma kerr, paula estrada tun

6 min read

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