Reimagining financing for
development and growth
The question of how development and growth are financed is at a cross-roads. There is broad consensus that the systems we have need to be reimagined to enable capital to flow in new ways.
To truly meet the needs of a rapidly-changing world, financing must evolve to embrace collective responsibility, local agency, and a country-led path to growth.
"In your opinion, which trends will likely shape development finance the most in the next five to 10 years?"
Source: Devex survey, 2026
New frameworks for understanding the themes defining the future of financing for development and growth
August 25, 2026
Opinion: Solutions exist to unlock affordable capital, strengthen outcomes for children, but scale requires political courage and collective action. This is an opportunity for the new U.K. government to put a “global partnership approach” into action.
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June 25, 2026
Opinion: The challenge facing international development is not simply a shortage of capital — it is the absence of sufficient mechanisms capable of channeling capital effectively, particularly into fragile and underserved environments.
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June 16, 2026
Opinion: An Indian effort to improve access to clean water is making real headway. The secretary of the department of drinking water and sanitation at the government of India details how it plans to take it further.
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May 29, 2026
Opinion: Climate and development are inseparable. Climate finance must shift from fragmented aid to country-led platforms that reclaim sovereignty and treat resilience as the foundation of national economic planning.
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May 13, 2026
Opinion: Aid alone cannot close today's development gap. It is essential to cultivate coalitions that bring in new investment and expertise; something the upcoming Global Partnerships Conference will drive forward.
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March 31, 2026
Opinion: Senior leaders from Brazil, Ghana, and Nigeria reflect on how political leadership — through coordination, accountability, and aligned financing — drives water and sanitation reform from isolated projects to system-level delivery.
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March 13, 2026
Opinion: Community commitment is development's most potent, undervalued force. Effective financing must shift to build upon the contributions and expertise of those closest to the challenges we aim to address.
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March 2, 2026
Opinion: As ODA evolves, scaling climate finance requires shifting from bespoke deals to repeatable sequences. "Trust collateral" provides the infrastructure for this shift by lowering the cost of deciding and converting intent into bankable commitments.
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Opinion: As ODA evolves, scaling climate finance requires shifting from bespoke deals to repeatable sequences. “Trust collateral” provides the infrastructure for this shift by lowering the cost of deciding and converting intent into bankable commitments.
By Mercedes Vela Monserrate and Khalid Tebe
Global Climate
Finance Centre
March 2, 2026
Opinion: Community commitment is development's most potent, undervalued force. Effective financing must shift to build upon the contributions and expertise of those closest to the challenges we aim to address.
By Angeline Murimirwa
CEO, CAMFED
March 13, 2026
Opinion: Senior leaders from Brazil, Ghana, and Nigeria reflect on how political leadership — through coordination, accountability, and aligned financing — drives water and sanitation reform from isolated projects to system-level delivery.
By Giuseppe Serra Seca Vieira, Alhaji Amin Abdul-Rahaman, Dr. Emanso Umobong
March 31, 2026
Opinion: Aid alone cannot close today's development gap. It is essential to cultivate coalitions that bring in new investment and expertise; something the upcoming Global Partnerships Conference will drive forward.
By The Rt Hon Baroness Chapman of Darlington, Minister of State
for International Development and Africa of the United Kingdom
May 12, 2026
Opinion: Climate and development are inseparable. Climate finance must shift from fragmented aid to country-led platforms that reclaim sovereignty and treat resilience as the foundation of national economic planning.
By Dr. Sam Mugume Koojo, assistant commissioner in the Macroeconomic Policy Department, Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development of Uganda
May 29, 2026
Opinion: An Indian effort to improve access to clean water is making real headway. The secretary of the department of drinking water and sanitation at the government of India details how it plans to take it further.
By Ashok K. K. Meena, the secretary of the department of drinking water and sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti
June 16, 2026
Opinion: The challenge facing international development is not simply a shortage of capital — it is the absence of sufficient mechanisms capable of channeling capital effectively, particularly into fragile and underserved environments.
By Fahad Hamad Hassan Al-Sulaiti, director general, Qatar Fund for Development
June 25, 2026
Opinion: Solutions exist to unlock affordable capital, strengthen outcomes for children, but scale requires political courage and collective action. This is an opportunity for the new U.K. government to put a “global partnership approach” into action.
By Kate Hampton, CEO
Children's Investment Fund Foundation
August 25, 2026
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