Working paper

What is most effective – core funding or earmarked funding?

Global challenges and tightened aid spending reinforce the importance of effective development financing. EBA and the German Institute for Development Evaluation, DEval have compiled what we know about the effectiveness of core funding and earmarked funding to multilateral organisations. The review indicates that core funding is more effective than earmarked funding, as it gives greater autonomy and enables strategic and long-term planning. But there are still some evidence gaps.
Published 24 June 2025 – Read more
Reports

What Are They Fighting For?

A new EBA report by researchers Johan Brosché, Sebastian Raattamaa and Kate Lonergan shows that peace agreements that miss the core issues of the conflict are at risk of failing quickly. By analysing over 250 peace agreements and a brand new data set, the authors have gained insights into how peace negotiations and treaties should be designed to achieve more sustainable outcomes.
Published 23 June 2025 – Read more
News

New studie about relations between Swedish development and security policy

In the reform agenda, the government states that development cooperation is one of the most important foreign policy tools for pursuing and safeguarding Swedish interests and meeting the challenges that we and the world face. In a new study, the EBA will examine the relationship between Sweden's security and development policies in order to identify synergies, overlapping or coherent objectives, and areas where there may be conflicting objectives or risks. The study will also shed light on how Sweden prioritises these issues today, as well as how other countries work with security and development policy.
Published 12 June 2025 – Read more
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2025:02

Climate and Environment

Mapping

Land Tenure and Climate Resilience: Household Level Evidence from Kenya

Kathleen Klaus, Emma Elfversson

How does land ownership and climate change affect people's lives in Kenya? Land is a central element of economic prosperity and social power, and changes in land use can lead to conflicts, inequalities, and migration. Climate change,...

2025:01

Peace, Security and Conflict

Analysis

What Are They Fighting For? An Issue-based Approach to the Analysis and Resolution of Civil War

Johan Brosché, Sebastian Raattamaa, Kate Lonergan

Analysis of armed conflicts often focus on the fighting parties and their behaviour. In this EBA report the authors argues that achieving sustainable peace requires an issue-based approach, emphasizing the core issues that parties fight...

2024:10

Democracy and Human Rights, Economic Development

Extreme Poverty and Marginalisation in Bangladesh: Drivers and Lessons for Development Cooperation

Owasim Akram, Mathilde Maîtrot, Joe Devine

Bangladesh has experienced significant economic development in recent years, but the prevalence of extreme poverty among minority groups remains high. This study examines how exclusion, discrimination, and structural barriers contribute to...

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