Chief Commissioner speech at CIPFA International conference
…which itself is a key component of building an investment climate of trust in the developing world. I have visited 61 different countries, including a number of developing countries such…
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Independent Commission for Aid Impact publishes three year work plan
…addresses a wide range of topical issues including Afghanistan, corruption and climate change, as well as other important areas which are key elements of the fight against poverty. The plan…
Chief Commissioner speech at the launch of ICAI
…plan covers core development areas such as health, education and Africa. It also addresses a range of topical issues including Afghanistan, corruption and climate change, as well as many other…
ICAI reports on the Conflict Pool and Asian Development Bank
…to the ADB’s Asian Development Fund for lending and grants to low income countries and £337 million to co-financed projects and trust funds. The ICAI report finds that DFID’s support…
Commissioner Diana Good meets Smallholder Farmers in Tanzania
…being 12 hours drive from Dar where for 6 weeks of the year the roads are completely impassable; water conservation is poor and climate change is affecting rainfall; many market…
Rapid Review of DFID’s Humanitarian Response to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines
…Philippines, DFID and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office should support the Philippine Government’s reconstruction plan in strategic areas, such as climate change resilience. Recommendation 2: DFID should build on the…
Independent Commission for Aid Impact publishes report: Official Development Assistance spent by Departments other than DFID
…reached £1.3 billion in 2013 – an increase of £472 million since 2009. Most of this increase came from the establishment of the International Climate Fund and expansion of the…
Consultation on ICAI Work Plan
…climate change. All reviews will need to consider some core issues irrespective of theme, and we will investigate these as appropriate: Our core issues Approaches to financial and risk management;…
Building resilience to natural disasters – new review
…of resilience into the global development agenda. Although DFID’s humanitarian, environmental and climate related programmes were found to be consistently contributing to reducing vulnerability and strengthening resilience, the review found…
New blog – The use of UK aid to enhance mutual prosperity
…Development Goals in catalysing investment ‘beyond aid’, including tackling climate change; how the increasing focus on mutual prosperity was often due to requests from partner countries; and the challenges of…