Month: July 2013

June 17, 2013 By laurataylor It’s become a slightly tired cliché to say that sunlight is the best disinfectant.  But there is no question that transparency – about what payments are being made to governments, and then how that money is being spent – is vital for development. Giving citizens knowledge about key financial decisions… Continue reading laurataylor – Tearfund's Policy Blog

March 27, 2013 By Sara Shaw At the international climate talks in 2009 in Copenhagen, developed countries promised that by 2020 they would mobilise $100 billion a year for climate change mitigation and adaptation in developing countries. This is not enough to meet the needs of developing countries. But progress to date on concrete ways… Continue reading private finance – Tearfund's Policy Blog

May 8, 2013 By Rosanne White The election count is the last hurdle on the road to success. It follows months of campaigning, knocking on (often hostile) doors in the waning light, drafting leaflets and bemoaning the invention of letterbox bristles. The checklist of local campaigner photos – fine specimens are to be found at glumcouncillors.tumblr.com –… Continue reading local elections – Tearfund's Policy Blog

March 27, 2013 By Sara Shaw At the international climate talks in 2009 in Copenhagen, developed countries promised that by 2020 they would mobilise $100 billion a year for climate change mitigation and adaptation in developing countries. This is not enough to meet the needs of developing countries. But progress to date on concrete ways… Continue reading climate finance – Tearfund's Policy Blog

May 8, 2013 By Rosanne White The election count is the last hurdle on the road to success. It follows months of campaigning, knocking on (often hostile) doors in the waning light, drafting leaflets and bemoaning the invention of letterbox bristles. The checklist of local campaigner photos – fine specimens are to be found at glumcouncillors.tumblr.com –… Continue reading NGO – Tearfund's Policy Blog

April 12, 2013 By stephaniekgill Yes that’s right, for those of us ‘special few’ who pride ourselves in working on this subject, today marks the launch of a WHO & UNICEF global plan with the ambitious title ‘Ending Preventable Deaths from Pneumonia and Diarrhoea by 2025 – The integrated Global Action Plan for Pneumonia and… Continue reading stephaniekgill – Tearfund's Policy Blog

April 9, 2013 By Rosanne White I was born in 1985. It was the year that Eastenders first graced our screens, the first mobile phone call was made and 13-year old Ruth Lawrence achieved a first in mathematics at Oxford, the youngest British person to ever get such a degree or graduate from the university.… Continue reading Margaret Thatcher – Tearfund's Policy Blog

Guest blog by Nathanial Mason, a Research Officer in ODI’s Water Policy Programme This blog has also appeared on Alertnet here – http://bit.ly/11r9AiG Maper, on the outskirts of Aweil Town in South Sudan, is a host community in South Sudan, under stress from the influx of returnees from Sudan. Women return home after collecting water… Continue reading South Sudan – Tearfund's Policy Blog

March 27, 2013 By Sara Shaw At the international climate talks in 2009 in Copenhagen, developed countries promised that by 2020 they would mobilise $100 billion a year for climate change mitigation and adaptation in developing countries. This is not enough to meet the needs of developing countries. But progress to date on concrete ways… Continue reading Sara Shaw – Tearfund's Policy Blog

April 9, 2013 By Rosanne White I was born in 1985. It was the year that Eastenders first graced our screens, the first mobile phone call was made and 13-year old Ruth Lawrence achieved a first in mathematics at Oxford, the youngest British person to ever get such a degree or graduate from the university.… Continue reading enoughfoodif – Tearfund's Policy Blog