Monday, September 5th, 2011
Venue: Old Parliament House, 18 King George Tce, Parkes 8222, Canberra
Date: Tuesday, 13 September 2011 6:00 PM
Summary
"In a world where we have achieved so much, from quantum leaps in medical research to the development of sophisticated technologies, it seems implausible that there are more hungry people in the world today ...
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Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
"After the landmark international Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, endorsed in 2005, what have been the improvements in the quality of global aid and its effects on development? And how can a political declaration, implemented across widely varying national contexts, be robustly evaluated?
An independent global evaluation - a fully joint ...
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Friday, July 15th, 2011
Date: 25 July 2011 12:00-13:30 (GMT+01 (BST))
Venue: British Academy, London
This debate will explore possible tensions – and opportunities – when donors seek to reassure domestic publics that aid is being spent well, while also endeavouring to support the needs and priorities of aid recipient countries and their citizens.
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Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
The 'Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness' and the Government's response were released on 6 July 2011 by Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, in an official launch at Parliament House, followed by a Ministerial Statement to Parliament. For an overview, see this page on the AusAID website
Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness:
Independent Review ...
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Sunday, May 29th, 2011
Heart + Mind? Or Just Heart? Experiments in Aid Effectiveness (And a Contest!) by Dean Karlan 05/27/2011 | 4:00 pm Found courtesy of @poverty_action
RD comment: There is a killer assumption behind many of the efforts being made to measure aid effectiveness - that evidence of the effectiveness of specific aid ...
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Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
- Exploring innovations in Australian NGO accountability for development effectiveness
by Chris Roche, ACFID research paper, 2010
From the Preface
"This research paper represents the latest chapter in a body of work, led by ACFID’s Development Practice Committee (DPC), focused on Australian NGO program quality and effectiveness. Over the past ...
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Monday, April 4th, 2011
[from the IDS Virtual Bulletin, March 2011]
Introduction
In this virtual Bulletin we bring together ten articles dating from across three decades. They all address Impact. From the outset, we ...
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
Blog posting by Owen Barder
February 22nd, 2011
"I’ve spent the last three years working on aid transparency. As I’m moving on to a very exciting new role (watch this space for more details) this seems a good time to reflect on what I’ve learned in the last three years.
This is a ...
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Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
On Not Being Cavalier About Results by Nancy Birdsall, Centre for Global Development, 1Dec 2010
It's wrong to assume results-based aid will lead to a culture of quick wins, Andrew Mitchell, 25 Nov 2010
Aid policy is dangerously contradictory. Seeking quick wins in development sends civil servants chasing fictional figures while long-term ...
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Thursday, September 9th, 2010
Mark Tran, Guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 8 September 2010 11.40 BST
"More than half of Britons think development aid is wasted and do not support the coalition government's policy of ring-fencing assistance for poor countries, a survey shows.
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