8-June-2023
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Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have weathered storms, hurricanes and cyclones for centuries. Today’s climate change is intensifying these disasters and creating new development problems. Rising sea levels to increasing ocean acidity challenge not only the development but also the very existence of SIDS.
22-May-2023
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On the occasion of Africa Independence Day, this symposium by the OECD Development Centre and Minnesota Africans United (MAU) will bring together leaders, policy makers, businesspeople and diasporic groups, to share examples of the many ways diasporas have engaged in private sector development and the ways they mutually benefit both their mother countries in Africa and their new home countries.
28-April-2023
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The OECD DAC measures and monitors development finance targeting climate change objectives using two Rio markers: Climate Change Mitigation and Climate Change Adaptation.
12-April-2023
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Because ODA is a scarce resource for financing development, it is important to ensure it reaches the countries and people that need it most.
4-April-2023
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Domestic philanthropy is significantly larger than cross-border philanthropy to China. Over 2016-19, domestic philanthropy from large donors stood at USD 2.7 billion, while large international donors provided USD 0.4 billion.
16-November-2022
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Our events are opportunities to interact with major actors and thinkers on development issues.
7-October-2022
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In 2012, the DAC launched the modernisation of its statistical system in order to improve its accuracy while reflecting the changes in the development co-operation sector.
1-September-2022
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The OECD DAC measures and monitors development finance targeting the environment using the environment marker. Introduced in 1992, this predates the Rio markers. Reporting on ODA flows has been mandatory since 1998. Reporting on non-credit OOF flows was introduced in 2010 on a voluntary basis.
1-May-2022
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More than three billion people rely on the ocean for their livelihoods, the vast majority in developing countries. In many of those, ocean-based industries such as tourism and fisheries are key sources of income and jobs. Too often, however, these have expanded without sufficient consideration for environmental and social sustainability, creating low paying jobs and leading to environmental degradation.
14-October-2021
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Join us for two weeks of live events, as we bring together leading thinkers and policy experts who will share insights and data on accelerating climate action to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement.