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UNOPS Rewires Aid Accountability: Tracking Scope 3 Emissions in the Development Sector (A Conversation with Samantha Stratton-Short
Season 3 Episode 9
The United Nations Office for Project Services, widely known as UNOPS, is pushing climate accountability into the core of development work by tackling the most elusive part of its carbon footprint: S…
Published on 15 hours ago
Raj M. Desai: Rethinking Development Finance in an Age of Shrinking Aid
Season 3 Episode 8
International development is heading into a crunch moment, and this episode with Professor Raj M. Desai puts numbers, mechanisms, and politics around what “shrinking aid” really means for countries t…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Rebecca Thissen: Putting Climate Justice at the Heart of COP30
Season 3 Episode 7
In this episode of DevelopmentAid Dialogues, podcast host Hisham Allam interviewed Rebecca Thissen, Global Advocacy Lead at CAN International, for an in-depth look at the real outcomes of COP30 in Be…
Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Beyond the Chatbot: Why AI in Healthcare Still Needs the Human Touch. Insights with Prof. Krishnan Ganapathy
Season 3 Episode 6
Artificial intelligence is changing the way we think about healthcare, offering new ways to connect, diagnose, and support patients—especially through telemedicine. More people than ever are speaking…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Artificial Intelligence and Telemedicine: Human Judgment in the Digital Era with Dr. Jan Niclas Strickling
Season 3 Episode 5
The age of artificial intelligence is reshaping healthcare delivery worldwide, with telemedicine at the forefront of this transformation. In episode five of the DevelopmentAid Dialogues podcast, host…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Shadows Of Conflict: Why Some Emergencies Get Left Behind. A Quick-exchange with Desiree Ketabchi from OXFAM
Season 3 Episode 4
The global humanitarian landscape is marked by stark contrasts: while some crises like Ukraine dominate international attention and resources, others such as Sudan, the Sahel, and Haiti struggle in t…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Navigating the Aid Front Lines with Head of OCHA's UAE office Sajeda Shawa
Season 3 Episode 3
World Humanitarian Day 2025, observed globally on August 19, stands as a solemn tribute to the courage and sacrifice of aid workers delivering hope amid crises. In this episode of the DevelopmentAid …
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Transparency to the Bone: Rethinking Remote Aid with Ina Bluemel
Season 3 Episode 2
The hard truth of modern humanitarian action was this: access had closed, risks had risen, and remote delivery had become unavoidable. In this episode of the DevelopmentAid Dialogues podcast (Season …
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Beyond the Aid Cliff: Dr. Julius Sindi on What Comes After the Donor Exit
Season 3 Episode 1
The age of abundant Western aid is ending—and this time, no rebound is guaranteed. In this episode of the DevelopmentAid Dialogues podcast, host Hisham Allam speaks with Dr. Julius Kirimi Sindi, a sy…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Beyond the Flames and the Heatwaves: Robin Degron on Europe and the Mediterranean Basin’s Climate Crisis
Season 2 Episode 15
Devastating wildfires and intense heatwaves are sweeping across continents—from Indonesia’s burning rainforests and Canada’s parched woodlands to Latin America and, of course, Europe’s Mediterranean …
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago