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DevelopmentAid Dialogues

Hosted by Hisham Allam · business · EN-US

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About this Podcast:

Each episode features insightful conversations with experts and practitioners, offering valuable perspectives on the challenges and opportunities shaping our world. DevelopmentAid is a platform where we share knowledge and fostering collaboration within the development community. We believe that by sparking meaningful conversations, we can contribute to finding innovative solutions for a more just and sustainable future.

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What is DevelopmentAid Dialogues about?

Each episode features insightful conversations with experts and practitioners, offering valuable perspectives on the challenges and opportunities shaping our world. DevelopmentAid is a platform where we share knowledge and fostering collaboration within the development community. We believe that by sparking meaningful conversations, we can contribute to finding innovative solutions for a more just and sustainable future.

Who hosts DevelopmentAid Dialogues?

DevelopmentAid Dialogues is hosted by Hisham Allam. The show has published 51 episodes to date.

What has DevelopmentAid Dialogues covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Can Public Procurement Contracts Predict the Future? Analyzing Procurement Data with Malcolm Duff" (30 September 2026, 28 minutes), "Is the era of EVs really green? A dialogue with Peter Bryant." (19 August 2026, 27 minutes), and "Placebo or cure? Assessing the Net Zero reality of carbon credits with Paolo Vaggi" (29 July 2026, 26 minutes).

How often does DevelopmentAid Dialogues publish?

DevelopmentAid Dialogues publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 28 minutes across 51 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on DevelopmentAid Dialogues?

Booking probability for DevelopmentAid Dialogues is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. DevelopmentAid Dialogues requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. DevelopmentAid Dialogues's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch DevelopmentAid Dialogues?

The strongest fits for DevelopmentAid Dialogues are Advocacy & Social Causes. DevelopmentAid Dialogues has a business audience.

About the host

Hisham Allam hosts DevelopmentAid Dialogues, a business podcast with 51 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Episode #21

    Can Public Procurement Contracts Predict the Future? Analyzing Procurement Data with Malcolm Duff

    Sep 30, 202628 minS3

    Every day, governments publish thousands of notices announcing who won a public procurement contract, for how much and for how long. These notices are an underused source of economic intelligence. One man has spent...

  • Episode #20

    Is the era of EVs really green? A dialogue with Peter Bryant.

    Aug 19, 202627 minS3

    The world produces around 25 million metric tons of copper a year and needs to almost double that within a decade to meet the growing demand of various industries, including the one producing electric vehicles (EVs). It...

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    Placebo or cure? Assessing the Net Zero reality of carbon credits with Paolo Vaggi

    Jul 29, 202626 min

    As carbon credits swell into a multi-billion-dollar global market, a persistent illusion keeps fueling it: that buying a credit erases the pollution a company - or a traveler - leaves behind. In this episode of...

  • Episode #18

    Cheap cures, fragile systems: Inside the ongoing fight to end neglected tropical diseases. A conversation with Dr. Wendy Harrison.

    Jun 15, 202639 minS3

    Neglected tropical diseases affect more than 1.5 billion people, close to one in six worldwide, yet they remain among the least visible and mediatized health problems on the planet. The medicines to treat most of them...

  • Episode #17

    Beyond Bottomless Wallets: The Strategic Reality of Gulf Economic Diplomacy. A Dialogue with Damyana Bakardzhieva

    May 6, 202626 minS3

    As the ongoing U.S./Israel–Iran war reverberates across the region—affecting energy markets, transport routes, and economic stability in the Middle East and North Africa—the question for the development sector is...

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  • Episode #16

    Reclaiming Civic Space Amid Global Repression: A dialogue with Lotfullah Najafizada from Afghanistan ahead of the Ottawa Civic Space Summit

    Apr 8, 202625 minS3

    In this episode of DevelopmentAid Dialogue s, podcast host Hisham Allam spoke with Lotfullah Najafizada , an Afghan journalist and founder of Amu TV, a Washington-based international news outlet reaching audiences...

  • Episode #15

    From Starlink to Scarcity: Dialogue with Jonathan Criss—the SpaceX Engineer Solving Earth’s Water Crisis

    Mar 25, 202620 minS3

    In this episode of Development Aid Dialogues, podcast host Hisham Allam spoke with Jonathan Criss , CEO and Founder of Vital Lyfe . After more than 13 years working on Dragon and Starlink , from cargo racks to reusable...

  • Episode #14

    Fadi Bou Ali: Green and Blue Bonds Between Promise and Hard Reality

    Mar 4, 202627 minS3

    In this episode of Development Aid Dialogues, podcast host Hisham Allam interviewed Fadi Bou Ali , a sustainable finance specialist working at the intersection of capital markets and climate solutions, for an in-depth...

  • Episode #13

    NGOs: From Band-aids to Real Impact. Breaking Silos with NCA’s Linda Nordby

    Feb 18, 202622 minS3

    Every year, the World NGO Day is a moment to recognize the work nonprofits and community-based organizations do in some of the world’s toughest places—and to be honest about the pressures they face, from shrinking civic...

  • Episode #12

    Why big donors can’t deliver without NGOs: A dialogue with UNICEF’s Dara Johnston

    Feb 4, 202621 minS3

    In this episode of Development Aid Dialogues—marking International NGO Day at the end of February—podcast host Hisham Allam interviewed Dara Johnston , Chief of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for UNICEF in Palestine...

  • Episode #11

    Reframing Dutch Aid: Steven Collet on Mutual Interests and Smart Partnerships in 2026

    Jan 21, 202631 minS3

    Reframing Dutch Aid: Steven Collet on Mutual Interests and Smart Partnerships in 2026 How does the international aid sector survive shrinking budgets? Hisham Allam asks Steven Collet , Deputy Director-General of...

  • Episode #10

    Who really benefits from COP summits? Paulo C. De Miranda on power, money and climate reality

    Jan 8, 202639 minS3

    In climate politics, it is easy to treat COP summits as a travelling show: intense media noise, careful drafting marathons, and then a quick shift to the next crisis. In this episode of DevelopmentAid Dialogues, host...

  • Episode #9

    UNOPS Rewires Aid Accountability: Tracking Scope 3 Emissions in the Development Sector (A Conversation with Samantha Stratton-Short)

    Dec 17, 202527 minS3

    The United Nations Office for Project Services , widely known as UNOPS, is pushing climate accountability into the core of development work by tackling the most elusive part of its carbon footprint: Scope 3 emissions...

  • Episode #8

    Raj M. Desai: Rethinking Development Finance in an Age of Shrinking Aid

    Dec 3, 202532 minS3

    International development is heading into a crunch moment, and this episode with Professor Raj M. Desai puts numbers, mechanisms, and politics around what “shrinking aid” really means for countries that still depend on...

  • Episode #7

    Rebecca Thissen: Putting Climate Justice at the Heart of COP30

    Nov 27, 202520 minS3

    In this episode of DevelopmentAid Dialogues, podcast host Hisham Allam interviewed Rebecca Thissen, Global Advocacy Lead at CAN International, for an in-depth look at the real outcomes of COP30 in Belem, Brazil...

  • Episode #6

    Beyond the Chatbot: Why AI in Healthcare Still Needs the Human Touch. Insights with Prof. Krishnan Ganapathy

    Nov 19, 202536 minS3

    Artificial intelligence is changing the way we think about healthcare, offering new ways to connect, diagnose, and support patients—especially through telemedicine. More people than ever are speaking to their doctor...

  • Episode #5

    Artificial Intelligence and Telemedicine: Human Judgment in the Digital Era with Dr. Jan Niclas Strickling

    Nov 6, 202528 minS3

    The age of artificial intelligence is reshaping healthcare delivery worldwide, with telemedicine at the forefront of this transformation. In episode five of the DevelopmentAid Dialogues podcast , host Hisham Allam...

  • Episode #4

    Shadows Of Conflict: Why Some Emergencies Get Left Behind. A Quick-exchange with Desiree Ketabchi from OXFAM

    Oct 22, 202516 minS3

    The global humanitarian landscape is marked by stark contrasts: while some crises like Ukraine dominate international attention and resources, others such as Sudan, the Sahel, and Haiti struggle in the shadows. In this...

  • Episode #3

    Navigating the Aid Front Lines with Head of OCHA's UAE office Sajeda Shawa

    Oct 8, 202531 minS3

    World Humanitarian Day 2025, observed globally on August 19, stands as a solemn tribute to the courage and sacrifice of aid workers delivering hope amid crises. In this episode of the DevelopmentAid Dialogues podcast...

  • Episode #2

    Transparency to the Bone: Rethinking Remote Aid with Ina Bluemel

    Sep 24, 202534 minS3

    The hard truth of modern humanitarian action was this: access had closed, risks had risen, and remote delivery had become unavoidable. In this episode of the DevelopmentAid Dialogues podcast (Season 3), host Hisham...

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Matthew Robinson

Hypnotherapist & Founder of Combat Hypnosis, We The People Voices of Columbus County

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Malcolm Duff

DataTixx

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Fadi Bou Ali

ABAAD - Resource Centre for Gender Equality

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Dara Johnston

UNICEF

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