Podcast Episodes

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 10 hours 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 1 month, 1 week ago

Can One Crisis Solve Another? Debt-for-Nature Swaps with Sawsan Bou Fakhreddine

Season 2 Episode 14

As mounting debt strangles public services and climate disasters escalate, a provocative idea is gaining ground: what if countries could trade their debt burdens for environmental action? In this epi…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Aid Localization Mirage: Dr. Duncan Green on Why Shifting Power Means Rethinking Aid

Season 2 Episode 13

“Localization” has become one of the most repeated terms in international development—but is it a genuine shift, or just a new label for old practices? In this episode of DevelopmentAid Dialogues pod…

Published on 2 months ago

Abandonment at the Breaking Point: Confronting Aid Cuts with Stephen Cornish

Season 2 Episode 12

Abandonment at the Breaking Point: Confronting the Aid Cuts with Stephen Cornish  

By: DevelopmentAid Dialogues 

In this episode of DevelopmentAid Dialogues podcast, host Hisham Allam speaks with Steph…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Aid cuts: Gamble on development or risky retreat? Insights from Professor Stefan Dercon

Season 2 Episode 11

In this 26th episode of DevelopmentAid Dialogues podcast, host Hisham Allam interviews Stefan Dercon, Professor of Economic Policy at the University of Oxford and author of Gambling on Development, a…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

The War on Global Health | Diagnosing the Impact of Aid Cuts with Lisa Hilmi

Season 2 Episode 10

As foreign aid cuts ripple across donor nations, global health systems are beginning to fracture. In the 25th episode of the DevelopmentAid Dialogues podcast, host Hisham Allam sat down with Lisa M. …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Unveiling the aid cuts: Between chaos and power shifts | Rethinking the aid model with Katri Bertram

Season 2 Episode 9

As foreign aid budgets shrink across Western nations, the global development sector is confronting a moment of reckoning. In this episode of DevelopmentAid Dialogues, host Hisham Allam speaks with Ka…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Water shortage isn't the problem - we are. Navigating the water crisis with David Shackleton.

Season 2 Episode 8

In this episode of DevelopmentAid Dialogues, host Hisham Allam speaks with David Shackleton, CEO of SIS.BIO, about a problem that rarely makes headlines but affects millions every day: water that’s t…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

The Future of Aid, Donald Trump, and the Prisoner’s Dilemma | A dialogue with Dr. Göran Holmqvist

Season 2 Episode 7

While the drastic aid cuts announced by the largest donors are making the headlines around the world, a deeper issue may be at stake. In this episode of DevelopmentAid Dialogues, host Hisham Allam sp…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago