Monthly Archives: August 2010

Show me the money! No literally–show me what you’re doing with the money

Posted on August 17, 2010 by adevelopingclimate

The UK Government Department responsible for distributing foreign aid assistance, DFID, recently announced plans to assess the Aid Effectiveness of all their aid. Overall while this current drive for increased Aid Effectiveness looks good there are some potential downsides that should be addressed. Governments and the public should be aware of these potential problems to ensure the most vulnerable are still helped. Continue reading →

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People don’t want to live on handouts…. but sometimes it’s a bit risky not to!

Posted on August 12, 2010 by adevelopingclimate

Situations have arisen in the world where some of the most vulnerable to natural disasters have become dependent upon on the aid assistance and are not using the financial assistance to develop out of poverty. This blog looks at the reason for this and proposes using insurance schemes to solve the problem. Continue reading →

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