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Think Change
ODI Global's podcast that discusses some of the world’s most pressing global issues with a variety of experts and commentators. Find out more at odi.org.
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How do we close the global biodiversity finance gap?
The impacts of the climate crisis are widely known and have rightfully spurred international action, but the hastening collapse of global biodiversity receives…
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After the elections: The EU in the new world order
The recent European elections came at a pivotal time for Europe and its relations with the rest of the world. In the continent, the economic squeeze, along…
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Is SIDS4 a turning point for small island nations?
Small island developing states (SIDS) suffer disproportionately from external shocks. They face an existential threat from the climate emergency, while global…
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What is the ‘green squeeze’ and how can it be mitigated?
Time is running out to keep the climate goals set out in the Paris Agreement within reach. Wealthy countries have introduced new industrial and green trade…
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How can we deal with the security impacts of the climate crisis?
The Declaration on Climate, Relief, Recovery and Peace was signed last year at COP28 in Dubai. This recognised the unique challenge of addressing the climate…
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How can we make development finance work for everyone?
The question of how multilateral development banks need to reform themselves so they are fit to face today's global challenges was again high on the agenda at…
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The politics of hunger: can famine in Gaza and Sudan be stopped?
The crises of hunger in Sudan and Gaza are grave humanitarian emergencies with profound consequences for affected communities. A recent UN briefing to the…
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Tackling debt, transforming economies – why is the IDA replenishment so urgent?
Global public debt is at unprecedented levels. The UN has reported that nearly half of the world’s population lives in countries that spend more paying off…
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Can art and design change the world?
When it comes to development, creative and cultural practitioners are too often overlooked and underestimated as agents of change. According to UNESCO, the…
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Rising tides, shifting borders: Migration in a changing climate
Between 2008 and 2016, 21.5 million people a year were forcibly displaced from their homes by weather-related events, and the UNHCR predicts that globally, 1.2…
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What will it take to end femicide?
Femicide – the intentional killing of women and girls with a gender-related motivation – affects every society around the world. According to UN Women, nearly…
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Will the ICJ ruling change anything for Gaza?
In November, South Africa approached the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and to consider whether Israel is…
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How can AI become a force for social good?
Artificial intelligence (AI) dominated conversations at the recent World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. The release of ChatGPT to the public in…
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What trends will shape 2024? Part 2
Last year was a bumpy one for the global economy, with sluggish growth, high inflation, tightened monetary policy and instability in the financial sector. This…
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What trends will shape 2024? Part 1
2023 has been another year marked by major crises. This final episode reflects on where we are now, and the major global themes shaping 2024. The world is at a…
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Why is modern slavery on the rise?
An increase in modern slavery in the last five years has been met with a decrease in the political will needed to address it. But what can consumers do to make…
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Is the international community failing on its shared commitment to refugees?
The rights and treatment of refugees is never far from the media headlines. Hostile narratives and politicised rhetoric dominate the news at a time when…
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Is our food system really broken?
The Global Food Security Summit is about to get under way, where political leaders and experts will come together to discuss how to make urgent progress on…
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The forgotten crisis: what next for Nagorno-Karabakh?
The world today is grappling with a multitude of conflicts, each of which different levels of global attention. In this episode, we shine a spotlight on a…
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Israel/OPT crisis: what's needed to stop the bloodshed?
We are now two weeks into the latest escalation of the long and bloody conflict between Israel and Hamas. A humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in Gaza…
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What do borrowing countries think of MDB reform?
The question of how multilateral development banks (MDBs) must transform themselves to address today’s most pressing global challenges will again be under the…
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Halfway to 2030, are the SDGs still relevant?
The High-Level Week of the UN General Assembly is about to get under way. This is a significant year because it marks a halfway point in the delivery of the 17…
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Palestine and Israel: how can justice prevail?
Following the Israeli government’s recent attacks in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and against its own Supreme Court, our new Think Change podcast…
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How can we counter the anti-feminist backlash?
On the cusp of the Women Deliver Conference in Kigali, Rwanda this episode explores the growing anti-rights agenda relating to women and sexual minorities…
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Refugee leadership: how do we move from talk to action?
To mark Refugee Week, we highlighting the transformational impact that refugee leadership and expertise can bring to refugee responses. The importance of…
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How can we build a just financial relationship between Global North and Global South?
Next week, world head to Paris for the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact. In the words of French President Emmanuel Macron, the Summit will ‘provide a…
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Africa-China: where is the relationship heading?
African countries have had close economic relationships with China for many years. China is a major trade and investment partner, technology and infrastructure…
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Sudan conflict: how did we get here and what next?
The current terrible violence in Sudan comes almost twenty years to the day of when the genocide in Darfur started. Darfur was headline news at the time, but…
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Is democracy really in retreat?
On the face of it, the global outlook for democracy looks pretty bleak. Democratic norms are eroding all over the world. According to International IDEA, ‘half…
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On borrowed time: the sovereign debt crisis in the Global South
In just over a week’s time, the Spring Meetings of the World Bank and IMF will see the first formal session for a Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable. The problem…
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What do Europeans really think about migrants?
The rhetoric around immigration in Europe has become increasingly politicised and polarised. National governments are taking a more hostile approach in both…
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Why should men care about International Women's Day?
This International Women's Day, we ask how and why men should care more about feminist visions for a fairer society. Every year on 8 March, women organise…
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Türkiye-Syria earthquakes: lessons learnt and what next?
On 6 February, two major earthquakes struck Türkiye and Syria, bringing widespread destruction to both countries. Scientists had issued warnings, but the scale…
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'Woman, Life, Freedom': can activism reshape Iran?
Protests have gripped the country over the past four months. It’s not the first instance of civil unrest since the Iranian Revolution 44 years ago, but is…
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What does poverty really mean today?
Until recently, conversations about ending poverty were very mainstream. The sustainable development goals spoke of ending extreme poverty, and reducing…
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What can we expect in 2023 and beyond?
This final episode of 2022 reflects on the year that has just been and looks ahead to 2023. It has been a year of major and often cascading crises. Many have…
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The climate and conflict double challenge: has COP27 delivered?
COP27 ended with the launch of a new ‘loss and damage’ fund, which will provide financial assistance to poor nations stricken by climate disaster. But this…
Think ChangeClimate loss and damage: who should pay?
With COP27 now under way in Sharm El Sheikh, this episode explores why loss and damage is a key focus for this year’s negotiations through the perspective of…
Think ChangeHow do we solve the fossil fuel problem?
The International Energy Agency last year found that there is no room for any new coal, oil or gas if the world is to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 – a…
Think ChangeDo we need a new Bretton Woods Agreement for the post-Covid era?
Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors and leaders of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are heading to Washington for the Annual…
Think ChangeWhat’s causing the energy crisis?
Global energy prices continue to rise. Coal prices are projected to increase by 81% in 2022, crude oil prices by 42% and natural gas prices by 74%. But these…
Think ChangeWhat has the impact of Taliban rule been, one year on? Afghan women’s perspectives
Twenty years of western intervention in Afghanistan were bought to an abrupt end a year ago after the Taliban’s swift advance on Kabul.Their takeover sparked…
Think ChangeIs crypto the key to global financial inclusion?
Since the birth of Bitcoin in 2008, cryptocurrency (or crypto) has had a significant impact on the way we think about money and financial services. It has even…
Think ChangeWhat next? Rwanda asylum plan in a changing political landscape
The Rwanda asylum plan refers the UK’s government’s controversial proposed policy to deport people identified as illegal immigrants, or seeking asylum, to…
Think ChangeWhat can be done to tackle Covid-19 vaccine inequity?
This month global trade ministers held talks at the World Trade Organization for the first time in five years. As the conference spilled into a sixth day, an…
Think ChangeHow can we break the silence on famine in the Horn of Africa?
Following four failed rains and with the threat of a fifth, the Horn of Africa is now facing the worst drought for 40 years, with up to 20 million people at…
Think ChangeHow can global feminists help fight back on Roe?
What does overturning Roe vs Wade mean for people living beyond US borders? We discuss the international aftershocks of the news that this 1973 Supreme Court…
Think ChangeHow can we stop wars before they start?
This episode examines how we can stop wars and better support peace efforts around the world. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has again put the spotlight on the…
Think ChangeWill the war in Ukraine cause a food crisis?
Around the world, countries are feeling the effects of the ‘triple shock’ caused by the Ukraine war – the perfect storm of economic, energy and food risks. A…
Think ChangeReactions to the French election results: what impact will they have?
French President Emmanuel Macron will face Marine Le Pen in the second round of the country’s presidential election, with both candidates doing better than…
Think ChangeDisinformation and the Russia-Ukraine war
This horrific war is displacing millions of people, challenging the region’s stability and threatening peace and security in our time. But what role has…
Think Change“To realise my dreams I need a new wheelchair”: adolescent refugees and intersectionality
In the fifth and final episode of this series, we explore how young refugees cope when multiple problems or sets of needs collide – or intersectionality. We…
Think Change“I can’t sleep at night”: adolescent refugees and their mental health
Adolescent mental health has become a major casualty of conflict, persecution, and climate crisis. Adolescents who have had to leave everything they know…
Think Change“I felt like I was in jail”: adolescent refugees, child marriage and violence
According to the UN, up to 650 million women and girls were married under the age of 18. Most are in countries deemed fragile states marked by conflict…
Think Change“I just want to go back to school”: adolescent refugees and education
The UN blueprint, the Global Compact for Refugees, has education as one of its top priorities. But despite this, many adolescents are excluded from schools and…
Think Change"Life is not good in this camp": adolescent refugees tell their story
The first episode sets the global scene for adolescents in crisis. We talk to Khalid*, a 13 year old Syrian refugee living in a tent in Jordan with his family…
Think ChangeHumanitarian Practice Network: A conversation on 'Accelerating localisation through partnerships'
Humanitarian Practice Network: A conversation on 'Accelerating localisation through partnerships' by Overseas Development Institute
Think ChangeEpisode 4: Live from the UN Climate Action Summit
In this special episode, we're live from New York City at the UN Climate Action Summit, discussing the intersection of conflict, climate change and disaster…
Think ChangeEpisode 3: A call to action
In this episode, we share six logical and also some radical ideas for how we can improve the support provided to communities who are living with the risk of…
Think ChangeEpisode 2: The politics of disasters
In this episode, we focus on the politics of disaster risk reduction policies and strategies and how disaster risk manifests on the ground. We draw on…