Wonderful to be at the UN in NYC this week to present RESI-ODI Global’s new research on how the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index can be used to improve access to concessional finance to SIDS. Cost would be less than US$2bn a year for donors but have an outsize impact in SIDS. Paper coming soon!

Edinburgh peeps! If you’re interested in attending a screening of our new documentary film “Climate Blueprint: Barbados” in beautiful Dynamic Earth on 17 June please register your interest now! Spaces limited! odi.org/en/events/cl...

Climate Blueprint: Barbados screening - A small island's fight for international financial reform

Join us for a special evening of cinema and small island stories on reforming the global financial system, during the Edinburgh Finance Festival 2026. Register interest now.

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Last chance to register for our webinar tomorrow on investing in nature. Promises to be an inspiring one! Privileged to moderate!

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You’re invited! I’m moderating a webinar on scaling up investments in nature. With the wonderful @finance4change.bsky.social team. Wednesday 18 February. “Pricing the Priceless: Designing Nature Projects”. Sign up: www.globalethicalfinance.org/nature-to-ca...

You’re invited! I’m moderating a webinar on scaling up investments in nature. With the wonderful @finance4change.bsky.social team. Wednesday 18 February. “Pricing the Priceless: Designing Nature Projects”. Sign up: www.globalethicalfinance.org/nature-to-ca...

Wonderful to be back at Wilton Park this week for the “SIDS Future Forum 2026: Shaping the future of Small Island Developing States.” Follow our discussions on the ODI website: odi.org/en/events/si...

One for the new year if you’re interested in Small Island Developing States! Our new paper from #RESI at @odi.global explores the implications of the #FfD4 outcome for SIDS. What were the wins? Let-downs? What levers exist to push for a SIDS-friendly financing ecosystem? See: odi.org/en/publicati...

Leveraging the Sevilla Commitment in favour of Small Island Developing States

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) entered the Fourth Financing for Development Conference amid a polycrisis of rising debt and accelerating climate impacts. A new briefing from ODI Global’s Resili...

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Congratulations UNDP Indonesia on a successful workshop on blue carbon and blue finance in Jakarta. It’s an honour to be involved in this project which is exploring opportunities to drive inclusive blue growth in the #ASEAN region and identifying the financing sources that can meet these needs

Check out my new report co-written with @jonathanglennie.bsky.social: “6 lessons from the EU for the future of aid.” We ask what the EU Structural & Investment Funds can teach us about how to craft a more effective international aid system. See: globalcooperation.institute/six-lessons-...

Six lessons from the EU for the future of aid - Global Cooperation Institute

November 2025 …

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You’re invited! Join me & the fantastic team at ODI Europe on 12 November to debate future directions for EU aid at a moment of significant disruption. I’ll explore what the EU Structural Funds teach us about how we need to organise global cooperation. In Brussels & online: odi.org/en/events/ex...

Exploring new narratives for aid in the context of the EU’s strategic agenda

This ODI Europe event comes at a time when global cooperation is undergoing a significant transformation – with international relations marked by heightened competition and conflict – development budg...

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It’s always a treat to attend the annual Global Ethical Finance Conference in #Edinburgh. This year was no exception. Congrats to the GEFI team on 10 years! What a fantastic community of community of professionals you’ve built committed to finance for positive change! Excited for the next chapter

Tune-in! I was thrilled to contribute to the latest episode of the Small Islands Big Picture podcast. 🎙️ "Protecting our oceans: is impact investing the big ticket for small islands?" With SDG14 the most under-funded we ask whether impact investing can close the financing gap: odi.org/en/insights/...

Protecting our oceans: is impact investing the big ticket for small islands?

Impact investing is happening across the globe, showing how small islands are leading the way in ocean conservation while delivering returns for investors and communities alike. Listen to the podcast ...

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A treat to be at #FfD4 in Sevilla this week. I joined events on public finance, future of aid, debt & more! Financing challenges for the Global South are huge but I left inspired by wonderful colleagues advocating for a more just international financial architecture. Let’s continue to be ambitious!

Privileged to attend #UNOC3 to present RESI/ODI-Global's new paper on ocean equity and Small Island Developing States. I was also able to interview inspiring ocean leaders for a new podcast we have in the works on impact investing and SIDS. Stay tuned! Read the paper: odi.org/en/publicati...

If you’re at #UNOC3 join us on 13 June where I’ll present our new paper on enhancing ocean equity for #SIDS. This is vital if they’re to maximise the potential of their vast ocean assets

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Protecting our oceans is more important than ever. That starts with putting equity for SIDS at the centre of global ocean policy. 🌊 Our new briefing – which we're sharing at #UNOC3 – examines how to do this. Read the paper and sign up to our side event next week: buff.ly/snYVWs5 🔗 #WorldOceanDay

Delighted to co-author a new paper on ocean equity for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) alongside my wonderful colleagues at ODI-Global. We'll launch the paper at the UN Ocean Conference #UNOC3 on Friday 13 June. You're invited! Read the paper and RSVP here: odi.org/en/publicati...

Turning the tide: enhancing ocean equity for Small Island Developing States

Briefing paper from ODI Global's Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative (RESI) on enhancing SIDS access to and inclusion in the blue economy.

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Delighted to co-author a new blog for @taicollab.bsky.social which asks, "How do increases in government revenues really impact the SDGs? The GRADE Model can tell us." Read more here: taicollaborative.org/how-do-incre...

I'll be at the UN Ocean Conference #UNOC from 9 June! Join RESI-ODI-Global's event on 13 June on ocean inequities and Small Island Developing States (#SIDS) where we'll present our new paper. Full programme: sdgs.un.org/sites/defaul...

Join @uniofstandrews.bsky.social, @uniofleicester.bsky.social & @taicollab.bsky.social on June 18 @ 10AM ET to explore the #GRADEModel—a tool linking revenue, governance & development to 2050. 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #FiscalJustice #TAI @gailhurley.bsky.social

You are invited! Webinar on the #GRADEModel. How do increases in revenue impact the #SDGs given differences in governance? Join us on 18 June as we explore these questions using an analytical tool developed by St Andrews & Leicester Uni's. Moderated by me! Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Meet our team at this week's #SpringMeetings in Washington, D.C.! 📍 We’ll be sharing new insights and analysis on urgent global challenges — covering MDB reform, the climate crisis, trade, fragility, humanitarian action and more. Browse our events programme and key resources: buff.ly/Lb40apc

Congrats to UNDP’s Oslo team on the final Finance, Integrity & Governance conference in NYC! With this initiative we’ve explored why inclusive, effective and accountable institutions – at national & international levels - matter if we want to maximise the impact of financing on development #FfD4

Also a heads-up - in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank, we’re organising a roundtable in Washington DC on 22 April to discuss our findings on the cost of capital crisis in SIDS. Invitation-only. To register for the live stream, see: odi.org/en/events/re...

Reducing the cost of capital in small, vulnerable states: ODI Global and IDB at the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings 2025

The Global Risks and Resilience Team at ODI Global and the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) are in the context of the 2025 Spring Meetings ,hosting a livestreamed in-person roundtable discussion i...

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In our new RESI Policy Brief “Tackling the 'cost of capital' crisis in small vulnerable nations” we find that if 10 SIDS issuing bonds from 2003–2023 had paid interest rates equivalent to those paid by the G7, they would have saved $34 billion: odi.org/en/events/re...

Reducing the cost of capital in small, vulnerable states: ODI Global and IDB at the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings 2025

The Global Risks and Resilience Team at ODI Global and the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) are in the context of the 2025 Spring Meetings ,hosting a livestreamed in-person roundtable discussion i...

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First post! Delighted to share our new RESI Policy Brief on “Tackling the 'cost of capital' crisis in small vulnerable nations”. We ask whether the high interest rates paid by small island nations are justified and whether there is an unfair “SIDS risk premium”. Read more: odi.org/en/publicati...

Tackling the 'cost of capital' crisis in small vulnerable nations

Policy Brief from ODI Global's Resilient and Sustainable Islands initiative on reducing the cost of borrowing in SIDS.

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