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DevelopmentAid Dialogues

Hisham Allam
Humanitarian Aid
Climate Change
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Human Trafficking
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Yemen
Development Aid
OCHA
Sustainable Development
Sustainable Agriculture
Healthcare
Digital Innovation
Displacement
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Each episode features insightful conversations with experts and practitioners, offering valuable perspectives on the challenges and opportunities shaping our world. DevelopmentAid is a platform where we share knowledge and fostering collaboration within the development community. We believe that by sparking meaningful conversations, we can contribute to finding innovative solutions for a more just... more

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As the ongoing U.S./Israel–Iran war reverberates across the region—affecting energy markets, transport routes, and economic stability in the Middle East and North Africa—the question for the development sector is becoming more urgent: can Gulf donors... more

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In this episode of DevelopmentAid Dialogues, podcast host Hisham Allam spoke with Lotfullah Najafizada, an Afghan journalist and founder of Amu TV, a Washington-based international news outlet reaching audiences inside and outside Afghanistan.  

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In this episode of Development Aid Dialogues, podcast host Hisham Allam spoke with Jonathan Criss, CEO and Founder of Vital Lyfe. After more than 13 years working on Dragon and Starlink, from cargo racks to reusable spacecraft, Criss left to establis... more

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In this episode of Development Aid Dialogues, podcast host Hisham Allam interviewed Fadi Bou Ali, a sustainable finance specialist working at the intersection of capital markets and climate solutions, for an in-depth look at how green and blue bonds ... more

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Damyana Bakardzhieva
Senior Research Fellow leading the Economic Diplomacy Program
Anwar Gargash Diplomacy Academy
Episode: Beyond Bottomless Wallets: The Strategic Reality of Gulf Economic Diplomacy. A Dialogue with Damyana Bakardzhieva
Lotfullah Najafizada
Founder of Amu TV, journalist with two decades of experience in Afghan media
Amu TV / Afghan media veteran
Episode: Reclaiming Civic Space Amid Global Repression: A dialogue with Lotfullah Najafizada from Afghanistan ahead of the Ottawa Civic Space Summit
Jonathan Criss
CEO and founder of Vital Lyfe; former SpaceX lead integration and test engineer and product manager on Starlink/Dragon programs
Vital Lyfe
Episode: From Starlink to Scarcity: Dialogue with Jonathan Criss—the SpaceX Engineer Solving Earth’s Water Crisis
Fadi Bou Ali
Specialist in sustainable finance
Independent consultant; works at intersection of capital markets and climate solutions
Episode: Fadi Bou Ali: Green and Blue Bonds Between Promise and Hard Reality
Linda Nordby
Humanitarian expert and head of the Humanitarian Division at Norwegian Church Aid
Norwegian Church Aid
Episode: NGOs: From Band-aids to Real Impact. Breaking Silos with NCA’s Linda Nordby
Dara Johnston
Senior water and wash expert with over 35 years of experience; Chief of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for UNICEF in Palestine
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Episode: Why big donors can’t deliver without NGOs: A dialogue with UNICEF’s Dara Johnston
Steven Collet
Deputy Director General of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Episode: Reframing Dutch Aid: Steven Collet on Mutual Interests and Smart Partnerships in 2026
Paulo C. De Miranda
Chairman and co-founder of an organization; senior executive in impact management, ESG finance, and sustainable innovation with over 20 years of experience.
Episode: Who really benefits from COP summits? Paulo C. De Miranda on power, money and climate reality
Samantha Stratton-Short
Head of strategic initiatives for UNOPS, overseeing infrastructure and project management, and Climate Action Programme.
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Episode: UNOPS Rewires Aid Accountability: Tracking Scope 3 Emissions in the Development Sector (A Conversation with Samantha Stratton-Short)

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Beyond Bottomless Wallets: The Strategic Reality of Gulf Economic Diplomacy. A Dialogue with Damyana Bakardzhieva
Q: Is the Gulf able to scale up to replace major global donors, or is this a more modest, supplementary role?
Replacing the US, Germany, France, and the UK is not realistic; Gulf contributions are meaningful but not a full replacement; diversification of funding remains prudent for NGOs.
Beyond Bottomless Wallets: The Strategic Reality of Gulf Economic Diplomacy. A Dialogue with Damyana Bakardzhieva
Q: What role does the Gulf play within its broader external strategy beyond humanitarian aid?
Development Aid is a pillar among other tools like trade agreements, investment promotion, and sovereign wealth instruments, collectively forming a comprehensive Gulf external strategy.
Beyond Bottomless Wallets: The Strategic Reality of Gulf Economic Diplomacy. A Dialogue with Damyana Bakardzhieva
Q: How do Gulf aid models differ from traditional Western aid in terms of priorities and delivery?
Gulf aid is generally not tied to American procurement or technology in the same way as some Western aid, and it often emphasizes Muslim/Arab-country priorities, with strategic alignment to domestic economic diplomacy.
Beyond Bottomless Wallets: The Strategic Reality of Gulf Economic Diplomacy. A Dialogue with Damyana Bakardzhieva
Q: From your perspective, how accurate is the framing that Western donors are retreating and the Gulf is stepping in to fill the gap?
It's a simplification; the Gulf approach is more strategic and structured with historical policy in place, and even if rates of aid rise, Gulf contributions cannot completely replace the traditional Western donors due to scale and allocation constraints.
From Starlink to Scarcity: Dialogue with Jonathan Criss—the SpaceX Engineer Solving Earth’s Water Crisis
Q: How would you describe today's global water crisis to a non-technical audience?
He emphasizes the combination of lack of water, bad infrastructure, and governance issues, and explains that most drinking water comes from a tiny fraction of available fresh water, underscoring the need for scalable, decentralized solutions.

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The series centers on humanitarian aid, international development, climate policy, and the evolving role of NGOs and governments in global aid. Across episodes, conversations frequently explore NGO-humanitarian coordination, funding dynamics, accountability and transparency in aid delivery, climate finance and accountability, and the practical challenges of implementing development projects in diverse regions. A notable strength is the blend of frontline field experience with policy- and funding-level perspectives, featuring practitioners from NGOs, UN agencies, government ministries, and think tanks. This mix yields actionable insights for listeners involved in program design, partnership building, and impact measurement, while highlightin... more

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