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Dubbed the ‘Finance COP’, the expectations for this year’s conference were significant. Start Network’s engagement in the lead up to and during COP29 reflected our values as a system change organisation.

Guest blog from Rajeev Jha, Programme Director at Humanitarian Aid International and Start Network Member, who shares key reflections after attending COP 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Guest blog from Rajeev Kumar Jha, Programme Director at Humanitarian Aid International and Start Network Member, who shares his thoughts prior to attending the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku.

We hope that the priority areas are discussed at COP29 openly, bravely, and inclusively.

COP28, the much-anticipated climate change conference, has ended. The expectations for this global conference were immense and due to the complexity of the problems and the multifaceted sectors it convenes, there have been substantial criticism in terms of the reach and scope of the outcomes.

Yitna Tekaligne, country director, Christian Aid Ethiopia, discusses new approaches to tackling poverty and gives examples from four social enterprises in Kenya.

Martin Dawes, CDAC Network, speaks to people involved in DEPP projects in Ethiopia and Myanmar.

Martin Dawes from the CDAC Network, a partner on the Disasters and Emergency Preparedness Programme (DEPP) discusses localisation and what it means to different people in the sector.

Helen Asnake shares her thoughts on aid localisation and the discussions that emerged during a recent research project launch in Ethiopia

Shahida Arif, Regional Learning Advisor for Pakistan and Bangladesh, Disasters and Emergencies Preparedness Programme (DEPP), on the recent DEPP conference in Islamabad.