TechnoServe 127d ago

How is climate change reshaping global development—and what is the future of foreign aid? In this episode of Re:Development, TechnoServe CEO Will Warshauer speaks with Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, Executive Director of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), about climate finance and re-thinking the old global development model. FRLD represents a major shift in international climate policy—directing resources to vulnerable countries facing extreme weather, sea-level rise, and other climate impacts. But this conversation goes deeper than climate finance. We explore: - Does the traditional foreign aid model still work? - How low-income countries can take greater ownership of their development - Why global solidarity matters in climate action - What should–and shouldn’t be–the role of the private sector in development With over $800 million pledged, FRLD signals a new chapter in climate governance—but also raises big questions about how development will be financed in the decades ahead. If you care about climate change, sustainable development, global policy, or the future of foreign aid, this conversation is essential viewing. #ClimateChange #GlobalDevelopment #ForeignAid #ClimateFinance 00:00-3:03 Climate Justice & Global Solidarity: How the Climate Change Fund Became Reality 3:03-6:45 How to Encourage Donations for Climate Loss and Damage? 6:45-8:55 How Loss & Damage Funding Promotes Development Driven by Countries Themselves 8:55-12:16 – Foreign Aid vs Country Ownership: Rethinking the Development Model 12:16-15:43 – Is the Decline in Foreign Aid a Crisis or an Opportunity? The Future of Development Finance: Private Sector, Philanthropy & Beyond Aid 15:43-18:26 – Lessons from Government Leadership: What Aid Recipient Governments Should Do to Own Their Own Development 18:26-23:21 – How Government Can Build a Thriving Private Sector: Access to Capital, Markets & the Real Barriers to Business Growth 23:21-26:35 – What Gives Hope? Country-Led Solutions & the Human Side of Climate Action --- 🔗 Learn more: TechnoServe General Inquiries - info@technoserve.org Media - media@technoserve.org Donor Support - donorsupport@technoserve.org https://www.technoserve.org/contact-us/ 1777 N Kent Street, Suite 1100 Arlington, VA 22209 Tel: +1 202 785 4515 Fax: +1 202 785 4544