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The CGD Podcast
International development experts share their ideas on smarter policies for a better world. Hosted by the Center for Global Development.
Episodes
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Responding to the Ebola Outbreak with Charlotte Watts and Jeremy Konyndyk
CGD's Rachel Glennerster speaks with Wellcome's Charlotte Watts and Refugees International's Jeremy Konyndyk about how scientific progress since 2014 has…
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What We're Watching at the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings
CGD's Clemence Landers presents highlights from our recent event on what to watch at the Annual Meetings next week. She was joined at the event by CGD's Rachel…
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Rethinking How to Boost Learning in Africa with Kwame Akyeampong and Rachel Glennerster
CGD's David Evans and Rachel Glennerster speak with Kwame Akyeampong, professor at the Open University, about his book Reconceptualising the Learning Crisis in…
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Women and Work in South Asia with Seema Jayachandran
CGD's Rachel Glennerster speaks with Princeton's Seema Jayachandran about how gender inequality can manifest differently in different regions, why GDP and…
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The Future of Development Finance with Leslie Maasdorp
CGD's Sam Attridge and Nancy Lee speak with British International Investment CEO Leslie Maasdorp about balancing national interests with development mandates…
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The Lasting Impact of the Middle East War for Low- and Middle-Income Countries with Mohamed El-Erian and Judy Woodruff
CGD Board Chair Mohamed A. El-Erian speaks with renowned journalist Judy Woodruff about the Middle East War's impacts on low- and middle-income countries…
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Ending Violence in Schools with Dipak Naker and Gabriela Smarrelli
CGD's David Evans speaks with Dipak Naker of the Coalition for Good Schools and CGD's Gabriela Smarrelli on what the data shows about school violence (and what…
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What Does the Iran War Mean for Low- and Middle-Income Countries? With Liliana Rojas-Suarez and Catherine Pattillo
CGD's Clemence Landers, Liliana Rojas-Suarez, and Catherine Pattillo look at how the Iran war compares to recent shocks like COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine…
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Tackling Child Marriage with Imran Matin and Kehinde Ajayi
CGD's Rachel Glennerster speaks with colleague Kehinde Ajayi and Imran Matin of BRAC University's Institute for Governance and Development about why child…
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Can Venezuela's Economy Recover? With Dany Bahar and Liliana Rojas-Suarez
Venezuela has experienced one of the deepest economic collapses in modern history. CGD's David Evans, Dany Bahar, and Liliana Rojas-Suarez examine how…
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Vaccines in a Changing Global Health Landscape with Seth Berkley
CGD's Rachel Glennerster speaks with Seth Berkley, former CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, about lessons from COVID-19 and how they should shape future…
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Inside the 2025 Commitment to Development Index with Ian Mitchell
In this episode, I speak with Ian Mitchell, the lead author of the 2025 Commitment to Development Index (CDI), about what this year's results reveal. We…
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Philanthropy's Evolving Role in Global Development with Katrina Sill
The landscape of global development is shifting—shrinking aid budgets, emerging funding models, and evolving priorities are forcing philanthropic capital to…
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Where AI Meets Development with Temina Madon and Han Sheng Chia
From chatbots supporting new mothers and nutrition coaches guiding families, to tutoring tools for children and apps advising farmers, artificial intelligence…
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Saving Newborn Lives with Lord Jim O'Neill and Dr. Akhil Bansal
CGD's Rachel Glennerster speaks with Lord Jim O'Neill and Dr. Akhil Bansal on the nature and scale of the problem of neonatal sepsis, how an advance market…
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Remittances for Development with Manuel Orozco
CGD's Helen Dempster speaks with the Inter-American Dialogue's Manuel Orozco about the key role that remittances play in development, the impact of the new…
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Climate Finance in an Era of Uncertainty with Dirk Meyer and Elizabeth Sidiropoulos
Following the 2025 Development Leaders Conference, CGD's Rachel Glennerster speaks with BMZ's Dirk Meyer and SAIIA's Elizabeth Sidiropoulos about conference…
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Racing to Preserve Life-saving USAID Programs with the Project Resource Optimization Team
After a large share of USAID's work was terminated, a small cadre of development experts created Project Resource Optimization, or PRO, to identify highly…
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CGD Podcast: Fiscal Policies for Equality
CGD's Sanjeev Gupta and Benedict Clements of Universidad de Las Américas discuss the considerations that influence the design of sound monetary and fiscal…
The CGD PodcastPandemic Proof: Preparing for What Comes Next
As the second season of Pandemic Proof comes to a close, host Javier Guzman reflects on the progress made in pandemic preparedness since COVID-19, the…
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CGD Podcast: The Future of the African Development Bank with Three Presidential Candidates
Ahead of the African Development Bank's presidential election in May, CGD's Karen Mathiasen and AfriCatalyst's Daouda Sembene interview three of the candidates…
The CGD PodcastPandemic Proof: Exploring Japan's Role in Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness Financing
Takahiro Tsuda and Atsushi Mimura from the Japanese Ministry of Finance join Javier Guzman to examine current funding mechanisms for pandemic preparedness and…
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CGD Podcast: China-Africa Cooperation with Hannah Ryder and Yunnan Chen
CGD's Gyude Moore speaks with Hannah Ryder of Development Reimagined and Yunnan Chen of ODI Global about the evolution of China's relationship with Africa, the…
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CGD Podcast: Addressing Adolescent Girls' Realities with Ruth Graham-Goulder and Rani Deshpande
CGD's Kehinde Ajayi speaks with UNICEF's Ruth Graham-Goulder and CGAP's Rani Deshpande about the importance of including adolescent girls' perspectives to…
The CGD PodcastPandemic Proof: Funding the WHO for Pandemic Preparedness
Catharina Boehme, Assistant Director-General for External Relations and Governance at the WHO, joins guest-host Pete Baker to discuss the outcomes of the WHO…
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CGD Podcast: Building Better Development Partnerships with Santiago Quiñones Cardenas
CGD's Rachael Calleja speaks with Santiago Quiñones Cardenas of APC Colombia, a member of the Re-thinking Development Cooperation Working Group, about the…
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CGD Podcast: Local Data for International Impact with Rakesh Rajani and Halsey Rogers
CGD's Eeshani Kandpal speaks with Twaweza founder Rakesh Rajani and the World Bank's Halsey Rogers about how Twaweza's learning assessments influenced the 2018…
The CGD PodcastLagos to Mombasa: What Have We Learned?
In the final episode of Lagos to Mombasa, Gyude reflects on some major topics and takeaways from the past three years and calls for better climate mitigation…
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CGD Podcast: UK Election Reflection with Stefan Dercon and Laura Chappell
Following the UK general election, CGD's Ranil Dissanayake speaks with Stefan Dercon from the Blavatnik School of Government (and CGD) and Laura Chappell from…
The CGD PodcastPandemic Proof: Negotiating a Global Pandemic Agreement
Precious Matsoso, co-chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body for the new Pandemic Agreement, joins Javier to reflect on the negotiations process and…
The CGD PodcastLagos to Mombasa: What Can Climate-Resistant Infrastructure Do for Africa?
Gyude speaks with Antonio Pedro of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, about the links between the sustainable development goals, climate adaptive…
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CGD Podcast: Paraguay's Sustainable Growth Strategy with Carlos Fernández Valdovinos
CGD's Liliana Rojas Suarez speaks with Paraguay's Minister of Finance Carlos Fernández Valdovinos about the keys to the country's growth, including the impact…
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CGD Podcast: Development Leadership with Siti Nugraha Mauludiah and Bård Vegar Solhjell
The co-hosts of the 2024 Development Leaders Conference—CGD's Mikaela Gavas, Siti Nugraha Mauludiah from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Indonesia, and…
The CGD PodcastLagos to Mombasa: How Does Climate Change Impact Migration?
Gyude speaks with Dr. Stephen Adaawen of the University of Groningen about the different types of human mobility and their complexities, the disproportionate…
The CGD PodcastPandemic Proof: Boosting the US Role in Global Health Security
Dr. Stephanie Psaki, US Global Health Security Coordinator, joins host Javier Guzman to discuss the changes made across the US government since the pandemic…
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CGD Podcast: Why the EU Elections Matter with Charles Goerens, Udo Bullmann, and Emily Wigens
On this episode of the CGD Podcast, Anita Käppeli speaks with several guests with close ties to the European Parliament who can offer insight on what June's…
The CGD PodcastPandemic Proof: Expanding Africa CDC's Role in Preparedness
Host Javier Guzman launches Season 2 with reflections on global progress on preparedness since the pandemic, then speaks with H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya of Africa…
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CGD Podcast: Unlocking Private Investment in Africa with Nick O'Donohoe and Frank Aswani
CGD's Gyude Moore speaks with Nick O'Donohoe from British International Investment and Frank Aswani from the African Venture Philanthropy Alliance about…
The CGD PodcastLagos to Mombasa: How Does Climate Impact Conflict?
Is there a relationship between climate change and conflict? Gyude speaks to Dr. Edward (Ted) Miguel of University of California Berkley about the impact of…
The CGD PodcastCGD Podcast: Supporting Women Economists in Latin America with Ana María Ibáñez
CGD's Eeshani Kandpal speaks with the Interamerican Development Bank's Ana María Ibáñez about her recent report on women economists in Latin America, the…
The CGD PodcastCGD Podcast: Decarbonization, MDB Reform, and the Private Sector with Ahmed Saeed
Ahmed Saeed of Allied Climate Partners and formerly the Asian Development Bank joins CGD's Karen Mathiasen and Clemence Landers for a conversation on his…
The CGD PodcastCGD Podcast: Development Leaders Conference 2023 with Siti Nugraha Mauludiah and Bård Vegar Solhjell
CGD's Masood Ahmed speaks with Development Leaders Conference cohosts Siti Nugraha Mauludiah from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Indonesia and Bård Vegar…
The CGD PodcastCGD Podcast: Elevating Women and People of Color to IFI Leadership with Amie Batson and Francisco Ferreira
Only one woman born and raised in a low- or middle-income country has ever headed an international financial institution. CGD's Eeshani Kandpal speaks with…
The CGD PodcastLagos to Mombasa: Are Energy Access and Climate Mitigation at Odds?
Olu Verheijen from the Nigerian government and Vijaya Ramachandran from the Breakthrough Institute join Gyude to discuss the scale and nature of the energy…
The CGD PodcastCGD Podcast: Efficient Development with Bjørn Lomborg
Bjørn Lomborg, author of Best Things First, joins CGD's Gyude Moore to discuss the 12 "most efficient" policy solutions for achieving the Sustainable…
The CGD PodcastLagos to Mombasa: How Can Smallholder Farmers Prepare for Climate Change?
Gillian Pais of McKinsey & Company returns to Lagos to Mombasa to discuss the importance of localizing climate solutions, strategies to promote the uptake of…
The CGD PodcastCGD Podcast: Accelerating MDB Reform with Stephanie von Friedeburg
Stephanie von Friedeburg of Citi and formerly the International Finance Corporation joins CGD's Karen Mathiasen and Clemence Landers for a conversation on how…
The CGD PodcastLagos to Mombasa: How Can Critical Minerals in Africa Support Clean Energy and Uplift Communities?
Africa is home to 30 percent of the world's critical minerals reserves, which play a key role in clean energy. How can African communities benefit? Gyude…
The CGD PodcastPandemic Proof: Beginning a New Era?
Over three years since it emerged, is the COVID-19 pandemic over? Amanda Glassman speaks with Ashish Jha, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator, about…
The CGD PodcastPandemic Proof: Reflecting on Media Coverage of COVID-19
Javier speaks with Natasha Loder from The Economist and John Burn-Murdoch from The Financial Times about keeping pace with the demand for information during…
The CGD PodcastLagos to Mombasa: What Can Space Tech Do for Africa?
To kick off Season 2 of Lagos to Mombasa, Gyude reflects on the intricacies of climate change and development in Africa and explores how space-based…
The CGD PodcastPandemic Proof: Making Sense of Medical Countermeasures
How can we ensure that medical countermeasures—such as diagnostics and vaccines—are ready to go at local, national, and global levels when the next pandemic…
The CGD PodcastCGD Podcast: Preparing for Nigeria's Elections with Amaka Anku
When Nigerian voters head to the polls on Saturday to elect the country's next president, all of Africa—and beyond—will be watching. CGD's Gyude Moore sits…
The CGD PodcastPandemic Proof: Learning from Sweden on Superbugs
Malin Grape, Sweden's Ambassador of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), joins Javier Guzman to discuss Sweden's track record on AMR, the outlook and priorities for…
The CGD PodcastPandemic Proof: Learning from COVID-19 in Taiwan
Dr. Yi-Chun Lo of Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control and National Taiwan University Hospital joins Javier Guzman to discuss Taiwan's COVID-19 experience and…
The CGD PodcastLagos to Mombasa: What Did COP27 Mean for Africa?
In this bonus episode of Lagos to Mombasa, Gyude invites two experts who were on the ground in Sharm El Sheikh for COP27—the UN's annual conference on…
The CGD PodcastPandemic Proof: Understanding Public Health Surveillance
How does public heath surveillance work, and how can it be done better? Amanda Glassman tackles these questions with Dr. Oliver Morgan of the WHO and Dr. Theo…
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The Changing Development Paradigm with Rémy Rioux
CGD's Masood Ahmed speaks with Rémy Rioux of Agence Française de Développement about the fifth annual Development Leaders Conference, the perfect storm of…
The CGD PodcastPandemic Proof: Seeking Equity in the COVID-19 Response
On this episode of Pandemic Proof, Dr. Ayoade Alakija, the World Health Organization's Special Envoy for the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) and…
The CGD PodcastPandemic Proof: Learning from COVID-19 in Latin America
Countries in Latin America were hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. On this episode of Pandemic Proof, Amanda Glassman welcomes Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da…