Passionate about bridging research and policy in international development - for poverty reduction and global social justice. Read more on my website.
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Find me on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/simonmaxwel…. For climate change in Brighton and Hove go to linkedin.com/company/climate…
. @networkrail Chaos getting home from London to Brighton, as you might imagine, but a big thank you to all your staff at LBR, East Croydon and LGW, who were uniformly calm, friendly and helpful, even when they had very little information to share. That helped a lot.
The thing about @davidnabarro was that he combined a strong moral sense and belief in the power of policy with a commitment to collective action via the UN - and then won the trust of leaders around the world actually to deliver change. Remarkable and admirable. RIP
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Dr David Nabarro youtu.be/OG_BXQpnXD4?si=nRM1… via @YouTube
. @Port_of_Dover Over two hours so far to get through Dover (leaving aside the endless queue to get to the harbour), now waiting for the ferry after the one we missed because of the queue, and no cafe or shop, and only portaloo facilities. Really, Dover, can't you do better?
. @Port_of_Dover Why no departure terminal, with shops, restaurants and loos? This is just a brutal experience. Not impressed.
What did Tony Blair get right on climate change? My review of the new report from @InstituteGC @LindyFursman: climatechangebh.org.uk/persp….
Adaptation funding is in the news, and it's true: climate change plays havoc with the national risk register. But what is 'appropriate' given other demands? tinyurl.com/8avf464c @theCCCuk @baroness_brown
Four strategic priorities for climate research and action in 2025 – and one for think-tanks and public authorities. tinyurl.com/8avf464c
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The spending review will set FCDO (and other) ODA budgets and they will no longer automatically change with GNI (or under/over spends).
Not protected but fixed. As you imply, depends on how quickly Home office ODA spend is set to fall.
Can someones explain what this para means in letter from Jenny Chapman to @CommonsIDC? Will FCDO get a protected cash budget? How big? @romilly_bond @scepticalranil @EconMitch
New from Climate:Change, with comments from
@simonmaxwell001. Has the 1.5 threshold been breached? What are 'zombie emissions', and why do they matter? tinyurl.com/5ctxy5xc.
Congratulations to Mark Carney - and to his wife, Diana, former colleague at @ODI_Global and formidable think tank intellectual in her own right.
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Angers me to write this letter again. Following previous cuts, @CIFFchild managed to plug some gaps with peers, but hole created by #UK & #US #aid #cuts is enormous. Countries need more time to plan aid exit. #Debt #crisis makes this nigh impossible. People suffer greatly.
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Perhaps people who are celebrating the cuts to Aid in the USA and Uk - and think that “it was all corruption and woke nonsense” would like to read this thread on the real world impacts of cuts to development for hundreds of millions 👇
