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The global campaign for aid and development transparency. Producers of the Aid Transparency Index and DFI Transparency Index. Also working on localisation, private capital mobilisation, gender, development finance and philanthropies. #aidtransparency
In a new opinion piece, Gary Forster argues that we currently lack comparable data to properly assess how these approaches perform on development effectiveness, value for money and shifting power.
www.publishwhatyoufund.org/2026/03/hype...
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#GlobalDevelopment #DevelopmentFinance
A bubble chart showing the relationship between transparency & global hype across 5 groups of development finance actors. The horizontal axis represents transparency, increasing from left to right. The vertical axis represents global hype level, increasing from bottom to top. In the top left, indicating the highest hype & lowest transparency, is a bubble of private sector MDBs, non-DAC bilateral providers, national development banks & impact investors. Moving to the right & lower on the chart is a bubble for international philanthropies, indicating somewhat higher transparency & slightly lower hype. Further right & lower is a bubble of bilateral aid agencies, UN agencies & public sector DFIs, showing greater transparency & reduced hype. To the right of this is a bubble for climate funds, positioned lower to indicate lower hype but relatively high transparency. The final bubble, at the bottom right, for vertical funds indicates the highest transparency & the lowest level of hype.
🌍 Blended finance, guarantees, private capital mobilisation, impact investing, national development banks & philanthropies are some of the approaches presented as building blocks of the future development finance system.
What do we know about their value & impact?
Does the evidence support the hype?
Graphic with the text Making Impact Visible
Over the next year, we’re digging deeper into some of the agencies not included in the Aid Transparency Index. We’ll be releasing 4 rapid reviews of the transparency practices of leading:
🔎 UN agencies
🔎 Philanthropies
🔎 Private sector contractors
🔎 Non-traditional donors
Stay tuned 👀
🌍 We’re especially pleased to welcome the Green Climate Fund for the first time, alongside United Nations Development Programme, a long-standing leader in the Index, which have both chosen to be assessed and accredited.
📢 2026 Aid Transparency Index: 34 agencies unveiled
🔎 16 agencies signed up for accreditation, receiving training & engagement
🌍 18 bilateral donors assessed as comparators, preserving the Index’s role as the leading benchmark of aid transparency
Full list: www.publishwhatyoufund.org/2026/02/2026...
Bar chart comparing total MDB climate finance reported in Joint Reports versus disaggregated project-level data from 2021 to 2024 (in USD billions). For each year, Joint Report totals are higher than disaggregated figures: 2021: 83 vs 70; 2022: 100 vs 84; 2023: 125 vs 100; 2024: 137 vs 110. The chart shows a consistent gap between headline reporting and detailed project-level disclosure, with both measures increasing over time.
💡 $437 billion in MDB climate finance. But $71 billion can’t be traced to projects.
Without project-level transparency, we can’t answer basic questions about the investments.
Our new #ClimateFinance dataset highlights the transparency gap.
👉 Read more: www.publishwhatyoufund.org/2026/01/mdb-...
📢 Announcing our new agreement with the Central American Bank for Economic Integration to help strengthen the Bank’s #transparency & institutional openness.
Read more on our collaboration to improve access to information & enhance #accountability:
🔗 www.publishwhatyoufund.org/2026/01/cabe...
🎉 New dates for 2026
🌍 Join 1 of our free, interactive 1-hour training sessions on using aid data to understand development, humanitarian and climate spending.
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🗞️ Our latest newsletter is out featuring news on #AidTransparency #ClimateFinance #DevelopmentFinance and #2025Highlights
www.publishwhatyoufund.org/2025/12/news...
It’s been a turbulent year.
In 2025 we redoubled our efforts to defend open data, strengthen transparency & equip policymakers & CSOs with the data they need on development.
ICYMI we’ve rounded up our key resources, events & research here:
www.publishwhatyoufund.org/2025/12/2025...
heat map of country locations of attendees for Publish What You Fund’s training in using International Aid Transparency Initiative data.
As the IATI Members’ Assembly begins this week, we’re proud to help raise awareness & empower data users.
In 2025, our free training on using international aid & development data helped over 200 practitioners from 48 countries uncover who is funding what, where & with what results.
#IATI #DataUse
Horizontal bar chart comparing total climate finance reported by MDBs in the Joint Report (2021–2023) with disaggregated project-level reporting. The Joint Report shows $307 billion, while disaggregated reporting identifies only $253 billion – $54 billion is not traceable to project-level data.
As leaders gather in Belém for #COP30, our new Behind the Billions report reveals a $54bn gap in climate finance transparency: of $307bn reported (2021–23), only $253bn can be traced to projects. Explore the data 👉 www.publishwhatyoufund.org/mdb-climate-...
#ClimateFinance
🗞️ Our latest newsletter is out featuring the 2026 Aid Transparency Index, DFI climate finance, the UK’s aid transparency, a transparency win and training opportunity.
www.publishwhatyoufund.org/2025/11/news...
#AidTransparency #ClimateFinance
📢 We’re delighted to announce the 14 organisations that have confirmed their participation in the 2026 #AidTransparency Index - the remodelled global initiative providing an independent assessment & accreditation of transparency performance.
See the list: www.publishwhatyoufund.org/2025/11/part...
Table showing the progress of government departments since they were last assessed. Seven departments have progressed. These are Department for Education, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Work and Pensions, Department of Health and Social Care, Integrated security fund, and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. One department - Department for Science, Innovation and Technology - has maintained their transparency. One department – Home Office – has decreased.
UK aid transparency is improving, with one exception.
Our new report finds most UK gov departments now publish more data on their aid spending, but transparency dipped sharply between 2020-25. The Home Office, despite £2.3bn in ODA, is opaque about its aid.
www.publishwhatyoufund.org/download/pro...
🌍 DFIs are central to achieving global climate targets, so where & how do they deploy climate finance?
Our latest review finds:
⚠️ Concerning gaps in climate finance reporting
✅ Encouraging progress from a few DFIs proving transparency is possible
See more: www.publishwhatyoufund.org/2025/10/dfi-...
Join our next #FreeTraining on using #aid & #development data.
📅 Monday 6 Oct 11am BST
🌍 Learn how to access & navigate over a million development, humanitarian, & climate projects to support your research, fundraising, or campaigning.
Sign up: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🗞️ Our latest newsletter is out – with a final call to sign up for inclusion in the 2026 Aid Transparency Index, new opportunities to join our free training & a roundup of news from across the world of aid & development transparency:
www.publishwhatyoufund.org/2025/09/news...
#AidTransparency #News
⏳ Deadline approaching!
Register by 30 Sept to be part of the Aid Transparency Index & gain:
✅ Assessment
✅ Training
✅ Peer support
✅ Accreditation
🔗 Learn more: www.publishwhatyoufund.org/download/aid...
📢 Look out for a big announcement on who’ll be participating in early October. 👀
Join our next #FreeTraining on using #aid & #development data.
📅 Monday 22 Sept 2.30pm BST
🌍 Learn how to access & navigate over a million development, humanitarian, & climate projects to support your research, fundraising, or campaigning.
Sign up: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Screenshot of cover of the 2026 Aid Transparency Index information pack
📢 Deadline extended
Due to strong demand, registration for the Aid Transparency Index will now close on 30 September.
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain accreditation for your transparency.
🔗 Learn more: www.publishwhatyoufund.org/download/aid...
#AidTransparency
🔎 How transparent is UK aid?
We’re halfway through reviewing the availability, accessibility & quality of info from 8 major (non-FCDO) aid-spending depts + the Integrated Security Fund.
Findings out in October. Details: www.publishwhatyoufund.org/2025/02/how-...
#UKAid #AidTransparency
screenshot of information pack for 2026 Aid Transparency Index
Don’t miss your chance to participate in the 2026 #AidTransparency Index!
🗓️ 1 month left to sign up.
✅ Gain accreditation for your transparency performance
✅ Promote your commitment to accountability
✅ Learn from peers and data specialists
🔗 See more: www.publishwhatyoufund.org/the-index/
screenshot of information pack for 2026 Aid Transparency Index
📢 We’re now changing how the Aid Transparency Index works – from 2026 it will be a fee-based service open to a broader range of agencies. Find out how you can be assessed and accredited for your aid transparency here: www.publishwhatyoufund.org/the-index/
#AidTransparency #Accreditation
🌍 We’ve been assessing the transparency of the world’s major aid agencies since 2012 – galvanising donors to publish more and better data.
🎥 This short video, which marked ten years of the Aid Transparency Index, highlights the value and impact of transparency.
front covver of report - making additionality count
🔍 Are DFIs disclosing additionality effectively?
ICYMI in April our analysis found major inconsistencies & gaps in how private sector investments made with public money are justified.
Read more 👇
www.publishwhatyoufund.org/download/mak...
#DevFin #Additionality #DFIs #ODA
screenshot of 2026 Aid Transparency Index information pack
And if you're looking to get your agency involved in the 2026 Aid Transparency Index, find out how here www.publishwhatyoufund.org/the-index/
#AidTransparency #Development #OpenData #GlobalDevelopment
💡 Ever wondered how we measure aid transparency across the world’s leading development agencies?
🎥 This video breaks down the collaborative, yet rigorous methodology behind the 2024 Aid Transparency Index - from collecting data to driving improvements.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-7x...
🔎 With the State Department now leading the management of US foreign assistance, it’s vital to remember that transparency is key for accountability & impact
Writing in February, Sally Paxton & George Ingram set out why US development data must stay public:
www.publishwhatyoufund.org/2025/02/why-...
An introduction to aid and development data - free one hour training sessions
Over 160 people have already benefited from our free training on aid & development data. Places are now available for September.
Sign up here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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