From momentum against fossil fuels to fires breaking out on site - COP30 was dramatic. Get inside the negotiating rooms with ...

Many will recognise 2025 as the year gender equality and justice took a major hit. This ODI Expert Comment reflects on the ...

This event will bring together a variety of actors and implementers working across education, health, and social protection ...

As 2025 draws to a close, Northern donors seem to be in a state of hesitation. The initial shock of the sweeping US aid cuts that unfolded in 2025 (recent estimates suggesting at least $30 billion ...

Research-to-action programme SPARC has six years of experience carrying out research and collecting meaningful data in some of the world’s most fragile places. In this article, researchers share their ...

Welcome to the latest issue of This Week in Macroeconomics, your essential guide to navigating the forces shaping the global economy. This week, Research Fellow Prachi Agarwal exposes a critical ...

Report of an Independent Growth Study Group under the auspices of ODI Global and the Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA). Sri Lanka stands at a pivotal moment. After overcoming its most severe economic ...

China has become a major global player in energy finance, infrastructure development and clean technology exports. This report explores the changing nature of China’s engagement in energy transitions ...

When discussing advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) models, whether they are niche analytical tools or Large Language Models (LLM) such as ChatGPT or Gemini, the focus often falls on the software ...

Sovereign debt stress is a significant concern for many emerging markets and developing economies. The recent World Bank International Debt Report highlights major challenges ahead, with most debt ...

From 2000 to 2021, Chinese creditors, particularly state-owned commercial banks (SOCBs) and state-owned enterprises (SOEs), lent more than $75 billion in infrastructure loans across Africa. The topic ...

The new Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) will be considering how best to support governments struggling to respond to the immediate impacts of extreme weather. But the indirect or ...