In 2012, the OECD decided to create a new measure of development finance that would be much wider than just “official development...

Professor Speedy presents his insights and recommendations to promote Total Official Support for Sustainable Development (TOSSD) as the...

August 2024 ODAReform.org Newsletter Dear Friends, I hope that those of you who share the Northern Hemisphere with us are having a good...

Hedwig Riegler points out the fundamental problems of a system designed under political influence and for political reasons which,...

This special ODAReform page contains three articles about the measurement of climate finance. - The first, by Steve Cutts, identifies the key problems with the $100 billion per year climate finance target and the lessons they offer for any follow-up target. - The second, by Simon Scott, discusses the pros and cons of four published methods of measuring financial flows against the $100 billion pledge. - The third, by Hedwig Riegler, discusses the practical problems of developi

Given all the problems created by the DAC’s recent changes to ODA rules, it is no surprise to see proposals for alternative measures of...

Donors have come up with a new trick -- scoring ODA for selling financial guarantees.  Scott and Riegler explain why this rabbit won't...

Numerous allegations have been made that the DAC’s guidance for claiming ODA for the donation of surplus COVID-19 vaccines originally...

This is the annex that I attached to my letter to the OECD DSG