DEVELOPMENTS BLOG

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.

Regional Trade Bolsters Southern Africa’s Economic Outlook

Six years ago, USAID set out to dramatically increase regional trade in Southern Africa. Its partners in this ambitious endeavor were trade promotion service providers, trade and investment promotion agencies, and business membership organizations.

Developments

kim shelsby, yodit admasu birhane

8 days ago | 7 min read

How Ethiopia Can Develop a More Sustainable Health Supply Chain

Affording the most vulnerable citizens in Ethiopia access to medicines and medical supplies is complex. It requires constant innovation, dedicated capacity building, continuous performance improvement, and comprehensive drug stewardship.

Developments

aisling byrne

18 days ago | 10 min read

Funding Climate Action in the South Mediterranean

Water scarcity, rising temperatures, and desertification are growing concerns, endangering delicate ecosystems and putting pressure on local infrastructure, industries, and population in the Mediterranean. Climate adaptation and mitigation efforts are essential.

Recent Articles

Net Zero Update

DAI is addressing the challenges posed by climate change through policy and governance work, however we need to fast-track decarbonisation plans at the corporate and project levels.

felicity buckle

26 days ago 4 min read

U.S. Offshore Wind’s Local Content Rules Provide Opportunity for Investors

Investors and vendors in the U.S. offshore wind sector need to be aware of a crucial aspect of the government's drive to stimulate green energy—local content.

zachary kaplan, tate crowards

1 month ago 4 min read

Mexico: Toward a Gender-Sensitive Energy Transition

The recently concluded Mexico Clean Energy Programme (MCEP) was a collaboration between the U.K. Government and the Mexican energy sector to facilitate the latter’s transition to greener, more sustainable energy sources and practices.

sofia martinez

1 month ago 3 min read

Meeting Kenya’s Water Needs by Positioning Utilities for Success

Since the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a six-year water project across nine Kenyan counties, the country’s population has surpassed 50 million.

devin nihill

1 month ago 12 min read

How Countries Can Meet Their Family Planning Commitments

World Contraception Day, celebrated every September 26, is an annual reminder that governments should be doing more to meet the demand for modern family planning services among their populations.

stephen rahaim, megan howe, jacqui larsen

2 months ago 6 min read

Mainstreaming Gender Equity and Inclusion in Honduran Schools

Persistently high levels of violence in Honduras drive irregular out-migration, with harmful consequences for young Hondurans. When parents leave the country without their children, the resulting family disintegration leaves young people even more vulnerable to gangs and violence...

claire mcgilley, lylli moya

2 months ago 9 min read