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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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jane clifford, rob youngs

Tags: energy

1 day ago | 8 min read

Time for an Upgrade? Getting to Grid 2.0

Clean energy deployment is growing at an impressive pace, largely driven by falling prices. But this momentum risks stalling if countries do not pay careful attention to building a fit-for-purpose energy grid centered on affordability and resilience.

Developments

gareth e-davies

15 days ago | 6 min read

The Art of Grant Making—Lessons from SHARPE

In the third and final article on grant-making for private sector actors, Gareth Davies shares some of the lessons and recommendations from the in-depth study of the Strengthening Host and Refugees Populations in Ethiopia (SHARPE) program experience. 

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lana ramer

17 days ago | 5 min read

The Road More Traveled: Upgrading Ukraine’s Land and Rail Border Crossing Points

USAID tasked the Economic Resilience Activity with upgrading Ukraine's border crossings to improve grain and export volumes while enhancing the border staff and passenger experience. 

Recent Articles

Strengthening Trade and Investment Through Climate Finance in Africa

The USAID Africa Trade and Investment Activity and Prosper Africa programs offer custom climate change solutions to help African governments, businesses, and smallholder farmers transition to more sustainable, productive, and profitable approaches amid a complex trade and investment landscape. 

kyla grau, alex riabov

4 min read

Future-Proofing Export Success for Developing Countries

How can government or donors help to foster long-term export success in these countries? Fundamentally, they must tackle two main sets of issues: macro issues related to international trade barriers and micro issues related to individual businesses and the environment around them.

joe phillips, nora brown

7 min read

Establishing a Benefit Sharing Mechanism: Lessons from Mozambique

Establishing a community benefit-sharing mechanism, whether part of a carbon project or, as in Mozambique, in the oil and gas sector, presents numerous challenges. The private sector moves forward quickly and has the capacity and systems to easily overwhelm a less savvy community.

christy owen, kate heuisler

8 min read

How Data Analysis, Community Engagement, and GIS Delivered a Reliable Water Source to an Afghan Community

By desilting the central stretch of the Char Dara canal in Afghanistan, a DAI project worked to improve agricultural resilience, bring economic stability, and secure a reliable water source for the thousands of farmers who rely on the canal for their livelihoods. 

alice brindley, bella brittan

4 min read

The Realities of Providing Cost-Share Grants to the Private Sector

This is the second in a series of three articles that examine market systems development within refugee contexts and how grants catalyze change and innovation. It explores the realities of providing cost-share grants to private sector actors.

gareth e davies

6 min read

New Paper Explores How Pakistan Can Better Manage and Benefit from Hill Torrent Flooding

A recent paper, based on key stakeholder discussions held earlier in 2024 in Pakistan, presents recommendations for policies for managing hill torrents.

darren saywell

5 min read

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