Amy Dodd

Feminist, occasional politico and development geek.

[ONE France @ONE_Fr]

🚨 Alors que @EmmanuelMacron promettait de préserver le Fonds de solidarité pour le développement (FSD) en juin dernier, celui-ci vient d'être supprimé par le gouvernement, au bénéfice d'une subvention.

@jnbarrot @antoine_armand n'abandonnez pas ce mécanisme si crucial ! (1/2)

[Friederike Röder @FredRoder]

France is about to release its 2025 budget, which will include a terrible surprise change: the 2 solidarity taxes (on ✈️ & 💸transactions) won't be 'solidaire' any longer! After 2 decades of leadership on innovative development & climate funding, France doing a total u turn?

[Amy Dodd @amydodd80]

Why we are *really all in it together… and what we can do about it #MakesTotalSense #IDA https://t.co/ejVUfMz0Zq

[The Global Goals @TheGlobalGoals]

Prices are rising - an 800g loaf is up 30p in the UK! But is there a solution to the Cost of Living Crisis? YES! International investment in farming, health, and more can create stability & protect us from future price hikes. Watch Max Klymenko hit the streets to learn more. #MakesTotalSense

[Amy Dodd @amydodd80]

Great round up and analysis of what happened - or maybe more what didn’t happen - at this year’s #G7 👇

[Luca Bergamaschi @lucaberga]

Another #G7 Summit close the curtains

Final communiqué👉 https://t.co/9t8br9teE6

Despite great diplomatic efforts by Italy to bring most G20 leaders around the table and a promising menu, we are left with a rather empty stomach on #climate and #finance. A missed opportunity 🧵

[Center for Global Development @CGDev]

⏰ LIVE ➡ Experts from @CGDev, @AcetforAfrica, @PEPnetwork, @REPOA, & @PolicyCenterNS are convening for a workshop on prioritizing African countries in the multilateral development bank reform agenda 🌍

Tune in! 🔴⬇
https://t.co/mVlPD0VEOQ

[Luca Bergamaschi @lucaberga]

#G7 Finance meeting ends in Stresa with the final Communiqué adopted https://t.co/Sqg9MH6xSh

While we wait for the G7 Summit on 13-15 June, what are we left with?

A "fritto misto" (mixed bag) on #climate and #development: 🧵

[African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) @AcetforAfrica]

African countries are key borrowers from multilateral development banks. Can we ensure they have a say in reform?
On May 29, join us, @CGDev, @PEPnetwork, @REPOA, & @PolicyCenterNS for a conference on MDB reform & Africa's priorities.

RSVP virtually ⬇ https://t.co/b2S3IgiWyr

[Gabrielle Blair @designmom]

When I hear men worshipping guns and talking about how there’s nothing that will stop them from defending their family, my mind goes to Naaman in the Bible. Do you remember Naaman? He was a great military leader, and he also had leprosy.

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[Amy Dodd @amydodd80]

@MSuzman on @WorldBank IDA , why it's so important and why it should be at the heart of #COP28 discussions too.

'For many [of the world's poorest countries], it’s the only reliable source of external funds for development.'

https://t.co/H00MBFNhq9

[Friederike Röder @FredRoder]

Now in Dubai at #COP28 with @GlblCtznImpact ! Follow me here for what will be 2 very long and decisive weeks... A few thoughts on top! 🧵

[Amy Dodd @amydodd80]

It took @jriver_a and team literally hundreds and hundreds of hours to unpack this. I’m incredibly thrilled to have decent, open access climate fin data but it just shouldn’t be that hard. Good transparency builds trust and that is something climate negotiations definitely need.

[Amy Dodd @amydodd80]

Must read for everyone interested in #climatefinance. Particularly as many countries prepare to celebrate (read pat themselves on the back) at #COP28 and to start critical negotiations on a post-2025 climate finance target. Targets w/out decent data aren’t going to mean much 👎

[Joseph Kraus @hurrayforfacts]

REVEALED: Rich countries are inflating how much they’re spending to help climate vulnerable countries.

By a LOT.

Hundreds of billion$ in climate promises over the past decade never materialized or were spent on things unrelated to climate.

And we have the receipts. A 🧵

[Ranil Dissanayake @scepticalranil]

The Cameron return puts the foreign, commonwealth and development office in the hands of a pairing that gave the conservatives a serious development presence for the first time

You could disagree about approach, but Cameron and Mitchell really cared about it. It is showing again

[Amy Dodd @amydodd80]

Us in @devex on the #AnnualMeetings and my top 10 reflections here: https://t.co/jBOhfwlkyj

[Sophie Edwards @Sophie_Ed1984]

World Bank-IMF meetings: A start, but still a long way to go https://t.co/jyLbwaBIWl #Devex via @Devex @amydodd80 @charlesjkenny @ClemenceLanders @HansPeterLankes @bigshiftglobal

[Amy Dodd @amydodd80]

If you want to know what happened on #SDRs at #AnnualMeetings, @Sara_Harcourt has it all here 👇

[Sara Harcourt @Sara_Harcourt]

#SDR watch at the #AnnualMeetings in #Marrakesh. Spain makes huge announcement to increase SDR rechanneling to 50%‼️ It now leads all advanced economies. h/t @kerezhi

[Amy Dodd @amydodd80]

@WorldBank And check out updates from my colleagues @Sara_Harcourt and @David_McNair for some interesting and incisive takes on this week. You can also sign up to @ONEAftershocks for a regular weekly update on the state of the world, economy and all the news.

[Amy Dodd @amydodd80]

I've been at #AnnualMeetings for the last week and a lot has happened - but maybe not as much as we need. Here's my top 10 on reflections on this week and what that means for the next 6 months and beyond.

1. The @WorldBank has a new President and you can tell...

[Amy Dodd @amydodd80]

To quote @WorldBank President Ajay Banga and many others, development delayed is development denied.