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The CGD Podcast
International development experts share their ideas on smarter policies for a better world. Hosted by the Center for Global Development.
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Saving Newborn Lives with Lord Jim O’Neill and Dr. Akhil Bansal
CGD’s Rachel Glennerster speaks with Lord Jim O'Neill and Dr. Akhil Bansal on the nature and scale of the problem of neonatal sepsis, how an advance m...
Remittances for Development with Manuel Orozco
CGD's Helen Dempster speaks with the Inter-American Dialogue's Manuel Orozco about the key role that remittances play in development, the impact of th...
Climate Finance in an Era of Uncertainty with Dirk Meyer and Elizabeth Sidiropoulos
Following the 2025 Development Leaders Conference, CGD's Rachel Glennerster speaks with BMZ's Dirk Meyer and SAIIA's Elizabeth Sidiropoulos about conf...
Racing to Preserve Life-saving USAID Programs with the Project Resource Optimization Team
After a large share of USAID's work was terminated, a small cadre of development experts created Project Resource Optimization, or PRO, to identify hi...
CGD Podcast: Fiscal Policies for Equality
CGD's Sanjeev Gupta and Benedict Clements of Universidad de Las Américas discuss the considerations that influence the design of sound monetary and fi...
Pandemic Proof: Preparing for What Comes Next
As the second season of Pandemic Proof comes to a close, host Javier Guzman reflects on the progress made in pandemic preparedness since COVID-19, the...
CGD Podcast: The Future of the African Development Bank with Three Presidential Candidates
Ahead of the African Development Bank's presidential election in May, CGD's Karen Mathiasen and AfriCatalyst's Daouda Sembene interview three of the c...
Pandemic Proof: Exploring Japan's Role in Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness Financing
Takahiro Tsuda and Atsushi Mimura from the Japanese Ministry of Finance join Javier Guzman to examine current funding mechanisms for pandemic prepared...
CGD Podcast: China-Africa Cooperation with Hannah Ryder and Yunnan Chen
CGD's Gyude Moore speaks with Hannah Ryder of Development Reimagined and Yunnan Chen of ODI Global about the evolution of China's relationship with Af...
CGD Podcast: Addressing Adolescent Girls’ Realities with Ruth Graham-Goulder and Rani Deshpande
CGD's Kehinde Ajayi speaks with UNICEF's Ruth Graham-Goulder and CGAP's Rani Deshpande about the importance of including adolescent girls' perspective...
Pandemic Proof: Funding the WHO for Pandemic Preparedness
Catharina Boehme, Assistant Director-General for External Relations and Governance at the WHO, joins guest-host Pete Baker to discuss the outcomes of...
CGD Podcast: Building Better Development Partnerships with Santiago Quiñones Cardenas
CGD's Rachael Calleja speaks with Santiago Quiñones Cardenas of APC Colombia, a member of the Re-thinking Development Cooperation Working Group, about...
CGD Podcast: Local Data for International Impact with Rakesh Rajani and Halsey Rogers
CGD's Eeshani Kandpal speaks with Twaweza founder Rakesh Rajani and the World Bank's Halsey Rogers about how Twaweza's learning assessments influenced...
Lagos to Mombasa: What Have We Learned?
In the final episode of Lagos to Mombasa, Gyude reflects on some major topics and takeaways from the past three years and calls for better climate mit...
CGD Podcast: UK Election Reflection with Stefan Dercon and Laura Chappell
Following the UK general election, CGD's Ranil Dissanayake speaks with Stefan Dercon from the Blavatnik School of Government (and CGD) and Laura Chapp...
Pandemic Proof: Negotiating a Global Pandemic Agreement
Precious Matsoso, co-chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body for the new Pandemic Agreement, joins Javier to reflect on the negotiations proce...
Lagos to Mombasa: What Can Climate-Resistant Infrastructure Do for Africa?
Gyude speaks with Antonio Pedro of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, about the links between the sustainable development goals, climate adaptive...
CGD Podcast: Paraguay’s Sustainable Growth Strategy with Carlos Fernández Valdovinos
CGD’s Liliana Rojas Suarez speaks with Paraguay’s Minister of Finance Carlos Fernández Valdovinos about the keys to the country’s growth, including th...
CGD Podcast: Development Leadership with Siti Nugraha Mauludiah and Bård Vegar Solhjell
The co-hosts of the 2024 Development Leaders Conference—CGD's Mikaela Gavas, Siti Nugraha Mauludiah from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Indonesia,...
Lagos to Mombasa: How Does Climate Change Impact Migration?
Gyude speaks with Dr. Stephen Adaawen of the University of Groningen about the different types of human mobility and their complexities, the dispropor...
Pandemic Proof: Boosting the US Role in Global Health Security
Dr. Stephanie Psaki, US Global Health Security Coordinator, joins host Javier Guzman to discuss the changes made across the US government since the pa...
CGD Podcast: Why the EU Elections Matter with Charles Goerens, Udo Bullmann, and Emily Wigens
On this episode of the CGD Podcast, Anita Käppeli speaks with several guests with close ties to the European Parliament who can offer insight on what...
Pandemic Proof: Expanding Africa CDC’s Role in Preparedness
Host Javier Guzman launches Season 2 with reflections on global progress on preparedness since the pandemic, then speaks with H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya of...
CGD Podcast: Unlocking Private Investment in Africa with Nick O’Donohoe and Frank Aswani
CGD's Gyude Moore speaks with Nick O’Donohoe from British International Investment and Frank Aswani from the African Venture Philanthropy Alliance abo...
Lagos to Mombasa: How Does Climate Impact Conflict?
Is there a relationship between climate change and conflict? Gyude speaks to Dr. Edward (Ted) Miguel of University of California Berkley about the imp...
CGD Podcast: Supporting Women Economists in Latin America with Ana María Ibáñez
CGD's Eeshani Kandpal speaks with the Interamerican Development Bank's Ana María Ibáñez about her recent report on women economists in Latin America,...
CGD Podcast: Decarbonization, MDB Reform, and the Private Sector with Ahmed Saeed
Ahmed Saeed of Allied Climate Partners and formerly the Asian Development Bank joins CGD’s Karen Mathiasen and Clemence Landers for a conversation on...
CGD Podcast: Development Leaders Conference 2023 with Siti Nugraha Mauludiah and Bård Vegar Solhjell
CGD's Masood Ahmed speaks with Development Leaders Conference cohosts Siti Nugraha Mauludiah from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Indonesia and Bår...
CGD Podcast: Elevating Women and People of Color to IFI Leadership with Amie Batson and Francisco Ferreira
Only one woman born and raised in a low- or middle-income country has ever headed an international financial institution. CGD's Eeshani Kandpal speaks...
Lagos to Mombasa: Are Energy Access and Climate Mitigation at Odds?
Olu Verheijen from the Nigerian government and Vijaya Ramachandran from the Breakthrough Institute join Gyude to discuss the scale and nature of the e...
CGD Podcast: Efficient Development with Bjørn Lomborg
Bjørn Lomborg, author of Best Things First, joins CGD's Gyude Moore to discuss the 12 "most efficient" policy solutions for achieving the Sustainable...
Lagos to Mombasa: How Can Smallholder Farmers Prepare for Climate Change?
Gillian Pais of McKinsey & Company returns to Lagos to Mombasa to discuss the importance of localizing climate solutions, strategies to promote the up...
CGD Podcast: Accelerating MDB Reform with Stephanie von Friedeburg
Stephanie von Friedeburg of Citi and formerly the International Finance Corporation joins CGD’s Karen Mathiasen and Clemence Landers for a conversatio...
Lagos to Mombasa: How Can Critical Minerals in Africa Support Clean Energy and Uplift Communities?
Africa is home to 30 percent of the world’s critical minerals reserves, which play a key role in clean energy. How can African communities benefit? G...
Pandemic Proof: Beginning a New Era?
Over three years since it emerged, is the COVID-19 pandemic over? Amanda Glassman speaks with Ashish Jha, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator, a...
Pandemic Proof: Reflecting on Media Coverage of COVID-19
Javier speaks with Natasha Loder from The Economist and John Burn-Murdoch from The Financial Times about keeping pace with the demand for information...
Lagos to Mombasa: What Can Space Tech Do for Africa?
To kick off Season 2 of Lagos to Mombasa, Gyude reflects on the intricacies of climate change and development in Africa and explores how space-based t...
Pandemic Proof: Making Sense of Medical Countermeasures
How can we ensure that medical countermeasures—such as diagnostics and vaccines—are ready to go at local, national, and global levels when the next pa...
CGD Podcast: Preparing for Nigeria’s Elections with Amaka Anku
When Nigerian voters head to the polls on Saturday to elect the country’s next president, all of Africa—and beyond—will be watching. CGD's Gyude Moore...
Pandemic Proof: Learning from Sweden on Superbugs
Malin Grape, Sweden’s Ambassador of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), joins Javier Guzman to discuss Sweden’s track record on AMR, the outlook and prior...