Opinion: Why aid spending’s impact must be measured before instead of after committing funding

Gilad Tanay 28th April 2025

In the wake of the UK’s latest development aid cuts, Gilad Tanay says that the way the money is spent must be fixed. By the time aid projects are deemed ineffective, millions of pounds may have already been wasted. The answer lies in adopting ‘impact forecasting’, he argues.

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