Over the last few years, Official Development Assistance (ODA) had followed a slow but steady upward trajectory. Between 2019 and 2023, global ODA, including funding for COVID, Ukraine, and refugee response, grew from US$171.4 billion to US$228.3 billion. However, in 2024, several key donors of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), including the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States, announced sizable cuts to their ODA budgets together with significant changes in strategic priorities.
Given the rapidly shifting landscape across DAC donors, it has become increasingly difficult to keep up with high-paced policy changes, ODA budget cuts, and shifting priorities. Access to real-time, centralized information about ODA trends is essential for development stakeholders to implement appropriate and easy-to-manage response mechanisms. Platforms such as DevelopmentAid and the Donor Tracker are vital resources that donors, foundations, consultancies, non-governmental agencies, and individuals working in the international development sector can use to stay informed about market dynamics.
DevelopmentAid, in collaboration with SEEK Development, invites donor agencies, NGOs, businesses, and experts to attend the upcoming webinar, “Cuts and consequences: Tracking ODA data for better decision-making”. In this high-impact session, Sinéad Dwyer and Kristin Laub from SEEK Development will explore ODA market trends and provide helpful tips about how to source and use the data on ODA dynamics for better decision-making.
Invitation to a Webinar
DevelopmentAid, in collaboration with SEEK Development, invites you to attend the webinar on “Cuts and consequences: Tracking ODA data for better decision-making”, which will take place on 15 May 2025 at 4 pm (Brussels) / 10 am (Washington DC).
Partner
SEEK Development is a strategic and organizational consulting group that is dedicated to global human development and social impact. The SEEK team supports clients to address the challenges of a dynamic world and to drive lasting systemic change. Guided by the belief that everyone deserves the opportunity to develop to their full potential, SEEK works with clients who take on complex global challenges and focus on projects that deliver wide social benefits. Their mission is to help clients to be as effective as possible and improve the impact of their work.
Key Takeaways
- Understand ODA market dynamics and budget cuts across DAC donors
- Gain a clearer overview of how the proposed cuts will affect different sectors and priorities
- Discover helpful tips on how to source and use the data on ODA cuts for better decision-making
- Ask questions during the Q&A session
Speaker
Sinéad Dwyer, Project Manager at SEEK Development
Sinéad has over nine years of experience working in the development, government, and health sectors. At SEEK, she leads the Development Finance portfolio which includes their unique digital platform, the Donor Tracker. With her expertise in development finance, policy, and global health, she supports clients such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation with development finance and advocacy projects.
Before joining SEEK, Sinéad worked as an economist for the financial and economic regulator of the UK’s National Health Service, helping clients in the regulatory and local health economies to understand complex problems and design evidence-based policies. She started her career in the OECD Development Center, supporting national governments to identify and propose holistic policy solutions to their binding constraints to development through the OECD’s Multi-dimensional Country Reviews.
Kristin Laub, Senior Consultant at SEEK Development
Kristin supports clients to gain in-depth insights into the international donor landscape, identify relevant themes, trends, and actors, and translate evidence into impactful advocacy strategies. At SEEK, she supports the Development Finance and Advocacy practice and the Donor Tracker project by providing data-driven insights about Germany’s development policy to advocate for the Program Policy & Advocacy team at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Before joining SEEK, Kristin worked at the Department of Business Development at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), working on private sector participation in development cooperation. Prior to that, she worked in the Digital Consulting Department at KPMG, where she gained experience in management consulting.
Host
Ion Ilasco, External Relations & Events at DevelopmentAid.
