{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64523cd4476bb50011d58871/682c664655cb2b926eb60312?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"From Shock to Strategic Thinking: What Now for the Aid Sector and a Leading Donor Like Norway?","description":"<p>2025 marks a turning point for the global aid sector. While many donors are pulling back, Norway is charting a different course - reaffirming its commitment to flexible, principled funding and the strategic use of aid as soft power.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, recorded live at PRIO, a panel of leading scholars and practitioners explore how the current crisis in global aid might serve as an opportunity for transformation. Are we witnessing a reformist recalibration or a call to radically rethink the entire system?</p><p><br></p><p>From debates around localization and institutional memory to the role of evidence-based approaches and equitable participation, the conversation tackles the big questions shaping the future of aid.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Speakers:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Erik Abild, NORAD</li><li>Øyvind Eggen, Artikulert</li><li>Gry Ballestad, Norwegian People’s Aid</li><li>Ole Jacob Sending, NUPI &amp; Centre for Geopolitics</li><li>Simon Reid-Henry, PRIO</li><li>Kristin Bergtora Sandvik, University of Oslo and PRIO</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Chair:</strong> Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert, PRIO</p><p><br></p><p>🎙️ Listen now for an unflinching discussion on the ideas, tensions, and actors shaping the future of global aid - and Norway’s place within it.</p>","author_name":"Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)"}