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Theories of Change

IMC is an international development consultancy that partners with local communities, governments, international development agencies, NGOs, and the private sector to address some of the world’s primary development challenges.

On "Theories of Change" we discuss international development themes and projects with colleagues and external experts and how they work to improve the lives of those in low and middle-income countries.

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Climate Change Adaptation and Innovation Prizes with Madhav Karki from 2018-07-16T14:44:26

The Adaptation at Scale Prize Project (A@SPP) is an ongoing project under the overall Ideas to Impact (I2I) programme. This project uses financial incentives, in the form of cash awards, to stimula...

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The importance of trade and investment as drivers of development from 2018-04-10T10:05:17

On today’s episode we are going to be looking at the importance of trade and investment to drive economic growth and alleviate poverty in low-income countries. Recently, donors, including the UK De...

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Innovation and frontier technologies in development from 2018-02-27T10:50:39

Innovation has become a big buzzword in the international development space with donors looking to fund programmes that use the latest technology or ideas to help the world’s poorest. But what is i...

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The challenges of evaluating research impact from 2018-01-16T10:10:18

On today’s episode we are going to be looking at the challenges of evaluating research and communicating that information to decision makers. Development programmes and research generate lots of da...

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Innovation prizes for development: Can they work? from 2017-08-17T14:59:06

A discussion with Jonty Slater, innovation expert and prize lead of the Ideas to Impact programme.

We look at the different kinds of innovation prizes currently being used in the developm...

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KPIs in international development from 2017-08-02T13:12:17

Key performance indicators, or KPIs, have a long history in business and industry. But as international aid is subject to demands for increased accountability, transparency, and better value for mo...

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What are the primary challenges of solid waste management? from 2016-12-02T15:12:26

What are the primary challenges of solid waste management? by IMC Worldwide

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Post-disaster reconstruction programmes. What is the current state of play? from 2016-10-13T12:46:32

In this episode of the IMC International Development podcast, we talk with colleagues Dr. Andre Steele and Rumana Kabir about the current state of play in post-disaster recovery and reconstruction ...

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How to conduct evaluations in fragile and conflict-affected states? from 2016-05-20T10:54:07

Fragile and conflict-affected states are challenging environments for international development programming, including project and programme evaluations. Sajid Chowdhury is joined by two special gu...

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Not just leaking pipes. What is non-revenue water? from 2016-04-06T14:53:03

A discussion with WASH expert Malcolm Farley, about non-revenue water (NRW) and its impact on developing countries.

If you think you have an answer to help address NRW check out the Dream...

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Income-generation for the poor. Is it just about money? from 2016-02-22T11:29:06

There are many types of development approaches that seek to reduce poverty, including social protection, rural or community development programmes, and private sector development in the form of Mak...

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Bringing Indian innovation to Africa and South Asia from 2015-10-26T14:32:15

In this issue of the IMC Worldwide podcast, we discuss the recent opening of Connect to Grow, a three-year programme managed by IMC, which aims to connect Indian innovators with enterprises across ...

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Water and sanitation in a conflict environment: Lessons from Syria from 2015-09-07T11:37:08

GOAL has been running a water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programme in northern Syria, focusing on improving water supply by working with existing water utilities to return water distribution t...

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