Project archive
A record of international development assignments across countries and institutions. Each project explains why the work was commissioned, what it involved and how its outputs were intended to be used.
48 assignments
2026In progress
European Commission, DG INTPA
Capacity for Nutrition 2.0 supports EU nutrition policy and nutrition-positive investments under Global Gateway. Ongoing advisory work for DG INTPA and EU Delegations connects nutrition priorities with financing, private-sector engagement and the development of investment opportunities.
Global2026In progress
Action Against Hunger, Action contre la Faim
An ongoing study for Action Against Hunger examines the political economy of Team Europe and Global Gateway finance. It connects blended finance and guarantees with institutional mandates, decision-making and nutrition priorities, assessing how financing governance shapes opportunities for engagement and influence.
Global2026In progress
Ethiopia
Ongoing work on Ethiopia’s Disaster Risk Financing Strategy connects institutional and political-economy analysis with practical financing arrangements. It examines mandates, public financial management and coordination, supporting a costed resource-mobilisation strategy and feasible reforms across national and subnational planning and budgeting.
Ethiopia2025
UNDP Nepal, supporting MoFAGA and the Provincial and Local Governance Support Programme
Nepal’s federalism baseline connected national survey evidence and fiscal analysis with the realities of provincial and local government. The work examined political, administrative and financial relationships and established indicators for tracking institutional performance, accountability and the implementation of decentralised governance.
Nepal2025
UNHCR and the African Development Bank
A joint UNHCR and African Development Bank study examined how development banks could strengthen responses to forced displacement. Portfolio analysis and institutional consultation connected financing instruments, investment platforms and cross-institutional cooperation with the needs of displaced people and host communities.
Africa · regional study2025
UNDP Global Policy Centre for Governance
Research for UNDP’s Global Policy Centre for Governance examined how civil-society participation shapes just energy transitions. Evidence from Nigeria and South Africa connected institutional decision-making with procedural and distributional justice, leading to research findings and practical guidance on participation and accountability.
Nigeria · South Africa2024
UNDP Nepal, supporting the Government of Nepal
An assessment of Nepal’s seven provincial governments examined the institutional and fiscal foundations of federalism. Governance and financial data, perception surveys and provincial fieldwork connected staffing, mandates and accountability with fiscal autonomy, expenditure responsibilities and implementation constraints.
Nepal2024
UNDP and the Asian Development Bank
A mixed-methods study for UNDP and the Asian Development Bank examined women’s livelihoods and economic participation in Afghanistan. Survey evidence covering 8,000 women, interviews and focus groups connected constraints on work, finance and services with feasible options for gender-responsive programming.
Afghanistan2023
ILO and the Global Accelerator Technical Support Facility
Redesign of the Global Accelerator’s Theory of Change and Results Framework connected decent employment, social protection and just transitions with financing and accountability. Work with the ILO, UN agencies and partners translated differing priorities into a causal framework and country indicators capable of global aggregation.
Global · Pathfinder Countries2023
ILO and the African Development Bank
The second Youth Marker phase translated initial design into operational tagging and reporting arrangements for the African Development Bank. It connected sovereign and non-sovereign project processes with jobs-and-skills categorisation, templates, indicators and guidance for applying the marker across sectors.
Africa · regional operations2023
European Commission, DG INTPA D1
The Team Europe Knowledge Hub and Support to European Development Policy facility connected Commission policy with country programming and operational learning. Work for DG INTPA combined coordination of expert assignments with financing guidance, institutional analysis, stocktaking, case studies and practical monitoring and training support.
Global2023
UNDP and FAO
A joint UNDP–FAO assessment examined the Ukraine conflict’s effects on Somalia’s markets and macroeconomy. It connected commodity prices and supply disruption with fiscal pressures, household purchasing power and differentiated vulnerability, informing policy options for stabilisation, production, trade diversification and social protection.
Somalia2023
UNDP and participating UN agencies in the Kazakhstan Joint SDG Fund programme
Final reporting for Kazakhstan’s Joint SDG Fund programme brought together implementation evidence, financing-system analysis and stakeholder consultation. It assessed progress against indicators and targets and connected lessons on budgeting, national financing frameworks and private finance with recommendations for future SDG-financing programmes.
Kazakhstan2022
UNDP, working with government finance and planning institutions and the national SDG steering committee
A Development Finance Assessment opened Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Integrated National Financing Framework process. It examined financing flows across the country’s political entities, connecting fiscal and investment analysis with institutional responsibilities, coordination constraints and practical options for SDG financing reform.
Bosnia and Herzegovina2022
UNDP, supporting the Government of Botswana
The second phase of Botswana’s INFF translated financing diagnostics into a strategy and implementation roadmap. It connected public, private and external finance with institutional reforms, financing instruments and a Monitoring and Review Framework for tracking both actions and changes in financing mobilisation.
Botswana2022
ILO and the African Development Bank
The first phase of the African Development Bank’s Youth Marker examined how jobs and skills objectives could be integrated into lending operations. Comparative research and internal consultation connected the marker’s design with project cycles, institutional responsibilities and the practical limits of employment reporting.
Africa · regional operations2022
UNDP Kosovo
A macroeconomic assessment for UNDP Kosovo examined how the war in Ukraine affected prices, public finances and household vulnerability. It traced direct and indirect channels through energy, food, remittances, consumption and trade, linking evidence to fiscal, social-protection and market-response options.
Kosovo2022
UNDP Regional Bureau for Arab States, for the European Commission
A regional assessment for UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Arab States and the European Commission examined the war’s economic, social and political consequences. Country analysis and a shock-exposure index connected food, energy and financial pressures with household vulnerability, policy space and programme options.
Arab States regional assessment2022
UNDP and Ethiopia Development Partners Group, working with the Government of Ethiopia
Work for UNDP and Ethiopia’s Development Partners Group examined the institutions behind development cooperation. Comparative research and consultations connected the Busan principles with a revised Sector Working Group structure, accountability proposals and a practical action plan for government–partner dialogue.
Ethiopia2022
UNDP, supporting the Government of South Sudan and development partners
An assessment of South Sudan’s Sector Working Group system examined how coordination could better support national ownership and joint programming. Government and donor consultation informed a revised architecture, rollout strategy and terms of reference connecting development priorities with clearer responsibilities and accountability.
South Sudan2022
UNDP, supporting the Government of Botswana
A review of Botswana’s investment environment informed a revised National Investment Strategy. The assignment connected political economy, regulatory and market diagnostics with practical recommendations on investor facilitation, institutional coordination and performance monitoring for investment promotion and diversification.
Botswana2022
World Bank, supporting the Federal Government of Somalia
A World Bank-supported mapping exercise examined the coverage, capabilities and institutional roles of humanitarian and resilience organisations in Somalia. A structured survey connected partner-level evidence with gaps and overlaps across federal member states, supporting coordination, procurement and programme-planning decisions.
Somalia2022
FCDO and the Somaliland Development Fund 2 partnership
An independent mid-term review examined the governance and implementation of Somaliland Development Fund 2. Desk analysis and field evidence connected programme performance with fiduciary controls, institutional arrangements and value for money across agriculture, water and local infrastructure investments.
Somaliland2021
Somalia National Economic Council
A multidisciplinary study for Somalia’s National Economic Council examined the institutional and investment foundations of a national blue economy. It connected fisheries, aquaculture, maritime trade and coastal infrastructure with sequenced policy reforms, financing options and pathways for responsible private investment.
Somalia2021
UNDP and Indonesia’s Ministry of National Development Planning, Bappenas
Indonesia’s Development Finance Assessment and Integrated National Financing Framework examined how public, private and international finance could support national priorities. Financing data, institutional analysis and national dialogues connected instrument choices with implementation constraints, green investment and arrangements for monitoring and review.
Indonesia2021
Save the Children and USAID, supporting the Ministry of Education
An assessment of South Yemen’s Ministry of Education examined how institutional arrangements affected education-resource management and service delivery. Political economy and organisational analysis connected mandates, accountability and fiduciary systems with a sequenced change strategy, training design and performance benchmarks.
South Yemen2021
UNDP and the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic
An expert assignment supported the Kyrgyz Republic’s debt-management authorities in examining external public-debt restructuring options. Creditor analysis and technical dialogue connected potential pathways with government priorities, institutional capacity and the practical requirements of future instrument design and negotiation.
Kyrgyzstan2021
UNDP and Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance
Malaysia’s Development Finance Assessment connected financing needs and flows with government budgeting and sustainable-development priorities. The assignment combined financial and institutional mapping, thematic dialogues and costing work in health and education to support a more integrated approach to public and private finance.
Malaysia2021
UNDP, supporting the Government of Botswana
Botswana’s Development Finance Assessment mapped public, private and international financing alongside the policies and institutions shaping resource mobilisation. The diagnostic and national workshops informed an Integrated National Financing Framework roadmap, connecting financing options with national priorities and sequenced institutional reforms.
Botswana2021
UNDP, supporting Somalia’s Ministry of Planning; programme formulation with UNIDO
The second phase of Somalia’s COVID-19 assessment connected updated economic and household analysis with National Development Plan costing. Work for UNDP also translated recovery diagnostics into an economic growth and investment programme, linking enterprise interventions, financing constraints and a measurable results framework.
Somalia2021
UNDP Financing Hub
Guidance work for the UNDP Financing Hub examined how national budgets could better reflect Sustainable Development Goal priorities. Comparative review of financing assessments and national frameworks connected country experience with fiscal planning, expenditure systems and a structured approach to assessing SDG budgeting.
Kyrgyzstan · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Kosovo2020
UNDP Tajikistan, supporting the Government of Tajikistan
COVID-19 recovery support for UNDP Tajikistan translated socio-economic analysis into programme proposals on sustainable value chains, an inclusive digital economy and innovative finance. It connected intervention choices with implementation arrangements, budgets and results frameworks, supporting resource-mobilisation and partnership discussions.
Tajikistan2020
UNDP, supporting Somalia’s Ministry of Planning and Federal Government
The first UNDP socio-economic assessment of COVID-19 in Somalia connected macro-fiscal disruption with business conditions and household vulnerability. Fieldwork, secondary evidence and stakeholder consultation informed recovery recommendations, social and business analysis, and monitoring approaches linked to national development priorities.
Somalia2020
UNDP Kosovo, supporting national authorities including the Ministry of Finance
UNDP advisory work in Kosovo examined the economic and household consequences of COVID-19 and the financing of recovery. It connected trade, energy and labour-market disruption with social protection, fiscal constraints and options for public-private collaboration and longer-term economic resilience.
Kosovo2020
UNDP, supporting the Government of Djibouti
A socio-economic assessment for UNDP and the Government of Djibouti connected pandemic impacts with recovery planning and fiscal choices. The work examined businesses, households and public finances, translating evidence into a two-year recovery plan forming the first phase of the National Development Plan.
Djibouti2020
UN Resident Coordinator’s Office, Azerbaijan
Support to Azerbaijan’s UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework translated national priorities and SDG evidence into a theory of change and results framework. The assignment connected evaluation findings, national planning and partner alignment with the structure and requirements of the new UN programming framework.
Azerbaijan2019
UNDP Myanmar
UNDP’s LEAP programme connected civil-service reform with practical tools for job analysis, institutional learning and cross-ministry collaboration. Advisory work reviewed reform instruments and developed a Community of Practice to share public-administration and human-resource experience within Myanmar and across ASEAN settings.
Myanmar2019
Somalia National Economic Council
A national policy study for Somalia’s National Economic Council examined constraints to enterprise growth and investment. Private-sector stocktaking, focus groups and sector analysis supported recommendations on economic corridors, special economic zones and financial-market reform, linking competitiveness with employment and inclusive growth.
Somalia2019
UK Department for International Development, now FCDO
Economic and financing analysis supported the business case for Strengthening Inclusive Growth in Somalia. The work examined gaps in SME finance and options for financial intermediation, informing programme design and DFID’s decision to support Gargaara as an apex financing institution.
Somalia2019
USAID, supporting the Northern Rangelands Trust
A strategic and financing planning assignment supported the modernisation of the Northern Rangelands Trust in Kenya. It linked rangeland governance with county capacity, decentralisation responsibilities and financing options, examining how public, donor and enterprise resources could support the Trust’s institutional development.
Kenya2018
Elephant Protection Initiative
Technical advisory support to the Elephant Protection Initiative connected conservation objectives with financing and institutional cooperation. The work combined resource stocktaking, mobilisation strategy and national action planning to strengthen the policy and partnership foundations of the intergovernmental initiative.
Africa · participating Elephant Protection Initiative countries2018
European Commission and the relevant EU Delegation
Advisory work for the European Commission and an EU Delegation examined how Gulf investment and regional political relationships shaped cooperation opportunities across the Horn of Africa and Red Sea. The analysis connected investment flows and sector priorities with practical options for European engagement.
Gulf, Horn of Africa and Red Sea2017
World Bank and Federal Government of Somalia
The Somalia Capacity Injection programme connected civil-service reform with the capacity to implement policy and deliver services. Work with government institutions and the World Bank addressed organisational structures, staffing requirements and institutional coordination, informed by fieldwork and dialogue with national and subnational counterparts.
Somalia2017
Asian Development Bank
An Asian Development Bank-financed initiative examined how Afghanistan’s high-value horticultural value chains could better support sustainable livelihoods. Agricultural economic analysis linked production and quality constraints with market access, investment bottlenecks and opportunities to align national and donor-supported interventions.
Afghanistan2016
World Bank and Afghanistan Ministry of Finance
The World Bank-funded Capacity Building for Results programme supported Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance and line ministries. Technical assistance linked institutional capacity with revenue generation, budget execution and service delivery, combining expert-team management with operating arrangements, sector investment programmes and monitoring systems.
Afghanistan2015
UNDP
A multi-country feasibility study for UNDP examined agro-food opportunities in Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. It connected comparative advantage, production conditions and market demand with investment prospects, providing an analytical basis for agricultural development priorities and dialogue between national governments and development partners.
Afghanistan · Kyrgyzstan · Tajikistan2015
Afghanistan
The sixth Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan brought infrastructure, connectivity and investment priorities into a shared regional discussion. The assignment coordinated the conference report and economic impact analysis, connecting consultations and financing options with Afghanistan’s development strategies and the wider regional cooperation agenda.
Afghanistan and regional economic cooperation2013
European Commission, supporting the Heart of Asia–Istanbul Process
The Heart of Asia–Istanbul Process required a sustainable funding approach for regional cooperation. Advisory work for the European Commission examined pooled finance, cost-sharing and resource mobilisation, informed by field research in Kabul and diplomatic consultations with participating states and international donors.
Heart of Asia; South and Central Asia