stevecuttsSep 41 min readThe Virtues of TOSSDingProfessor Speedy presents his insights and recommendations to promote Total Official Support for Sustainable Development (TOSSD) as the...
stevecuttsAug 25 min readAugust 2024 NewsletterAugust 2024 ODAReform.org Newsletter Dear Friends, I hope that those of you who share the Northern Hemisphere with us are having a good...
stevecuttsAug 11 min readTOSSD a statistical measure? Or an anecdotal quantitative narrative?Hedwig Riegler points out the fundamental problems of a system designed under political influence and for political reasons which,...
stevecuttsJul 291 min readClimate Finance: What Needs to be Done!This special ODAReform page contains three articles about the measurement of climate finance. - The first, by Steve Cutts, identifies the...
stevecuttsJul 291 min readThe TOSSD MirageGiven all the problems created by the DAC’s recent changes to ODA rules, it is no surprise to see proposals for alternative measures of...
stevecuttsDec 8, 20231 min readGuarantees as ODA?Donors have come up with a new trick -- scoring ODA for selling financial guarantees. Scott and Riegler explain why this rabbit won't...
stevecuttsMay 1, 20231 min readSteve Cutts: ODA and the Donation of Surplus COVID Vaccines, March 2023Numerous allegations have been made that the DAC’s guidance for claiming ODA for the donation of surplus COVID-19 vaccines originally...
stevecuttsApr 29, 20231 min readSteve Cutts: Point-by-point response to the OECD FAQ defending ODA accounting, October 2022This is the annex that I attached to my letter to the OECD DSG