Reflections on the SEA Development Partnership Plan + the first investment under the SEA Investment Financing Facility. Unrelated but I wonder if anyone in DFAT has proposed an Indonesian NRL team yet lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…

Who trades more with countries around the world, the United States or China? Our latest The Lowy Institute data interactive show how things have changed since 2001.

After cuts announced yesterday, UK bilateral aid program likely to end up about the same size as Switzerland's. Not sure how this fits with manifesto pledge: "Labour will turn the page to rebuild Britain’s reputation on international development" cgdev.org/blog/breaking-…

Climate pledge delays: The world can’t afford more hot air, by The Lowy Institute IPDC Georgia Hammersley - Global temps have exceeded 1.5°C, yet major emitters are delaying climate commitments. With the U.S. absent, global ambition is at risk. lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…

Great update by my colleague Georgia Hammersley on the status of global climate pledges due this year. With a world reeling from the turmoil of Trump 2.0, it’s important we don’t take our eye off this critical mission: lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…

White House officials cite transhipment concerns as a basis for the high tariffs on Vietnam & Cambodia. Roland Rajah & I find that the majority of the value add in Vietnam's exports are sourced domestically & from non-China sources. lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…

Support for Australia's bid to host the UN's annual climate summit was a rare foreign policy split between the two parties in the federal election. In The Diplomat, the The Lowy Institute's Grace Stanhope (@gracestanhope.bsky.social) writes that it may be a defining policy for the PM. thediplomat.com/2025/05/what-c…

Far from creating yet another climate fund, delegates at COP30 should focus on streamlining climate finance, argues Georgia Hammersley in a new piece for Project Syndicate. project-syndicate.org/commentary/bra…

Good to see my The Lowy Institute colleague Georgia Hammersley writing about climate finance for Project Syndicate. project-syndicate.org/commentary/bra…

"Over the past three decades, more than 60 multilateral funds have emerged to raise financing for climate action in developing countries. Most are small and obscure." Georgia Hammersley (The Lowy Institute) paints a picture of a climate-finance landscape that is fragmented, crowded,

Thrilled to see that our paper on #Cambodia's growth scenarios with Roland Rajah is publicly available now. See paper and findings here: cdri.org.kh/publication/a-…

In 2021-22, the 19 climate funds tracked by the UN’s Standing Committee on Finance delivered a mere $3.7 billion, points out Georgia Hammersley (The Lowy Institute). bit.ly/4k9TqTW

Far from creating yet another climate fund, as Brazil has proposed, delegates at COP30 should focus on streamlining climate finance, argues Georgia Hammersley (The Lowy Institute). bit.ly/4k9TqTW

In 2021-22, the 19 climate funds tracked by the UN’s Standing Committee on Finance delivered a mere $3.7 billion, points out Georgia Hammersley (The Lowy Institute).

Important new research from Riley Duke released today.

Australia could boost Pacific climate adaptation by nearly $500m a year by shifting aid from advisers to infrastructure, argue Roland Rajah, Riley Duke & Georgia Hammersley in a new The Lowy Institute Policy Brief. lowyinstitute.org/publications/h…

Exceptional work from my colleagues Roland Rajah Riley Duke Georgia Hammersley: lowyinstitute.org/publications/h…

My colleagues Roland Rajah, Riley Duke and Georgia Hammersley have a sharp new The Lowy Institute Policy Brief out today. Bottom line: More infrastructure, not advisers needed in Australia’s climate strategy in the Pacific. aapnews.aap.com.au/news/more-infr…

Interesting paper from my The Lowy Institute colleagues Roland Rajah, Riley Duke and Georgia Hammersley on how Australia can best contribute to climate adaptation in the Pacific. lowyinstitute.org/publications/h…