Global Development Network (GDN)

Overview

The Global Development Network (GDN) is a public international organization that supports high quality, policy-oriented, social science research in developing and transition countries to promote better lives. It supports researchers with financial resources, global networking, as well as access to information, training, peer review and mentoring.

GDN acts on the premise that better research leads to more informed policies and better, more inclusive development. Through its global platform, #GDN connects social science researchers with policymakers and development stakeholders across the world. Founded in 1999, GDN is currently headquartered in New Delhi.

Category:
International Organization
Sectors of Interest:
Economic Growth, Environment and Energy
Sub Sectors of Interest:
Economic and social empowerment, Biodiversity, Environmental research
Type of Service:
Capacity building and training, Research and assessment
Sub Services:
Scoping studies
Locations:
Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen
Headquarters:
India

Global Development Network (GDN)
http://www.gdn.int/
communications@gdn.int
Francesco Obino
Head of Programs at GDN
India
fobino@gdn.int
Pierre Jacquet
President
India
pjacquet@gdn.int
Raman Abrol
Director of Finance, HR & Administration
India
rabrol@gdn.int
Aarti Khanna
Senior Executive Assistant
India
akhanna@gdn.int
Ramona Angelescu Naqvi
Director of Strategic Partnerships
India
rangelescu@gdn.int

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Name	Category	Countries of Coverage	Sectors & Services
African Union	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey	Education, Health, Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights, Agriculture, Environment and Energy, Infrastructure, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Arts and Culture, Information Communication and Technology, Social Development, Tourism, Trade, Industry
SIDA	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Information Communication and Technology, Media Development, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Trade, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Embassy of the Czech Republic	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Education, Health, Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights, Agriculture, Environment and Energy, Water and Wastewater, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Media Development, Social Development, Trade, Waste Management, Climate Change and Global Warming
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Turkey, United Arab Emirates	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Environment and Energy, Infrastructure, Social Development, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Netherlands	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Child Rights, Human Rights, Environment and Energy, Water and Wastewater, Humanitarian aid, Arts and Culture, Media Development, Social Development, Trade
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Environment and Energy, Health, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Trade, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Australian Embassy	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Education, Health, Economic Growth, Women Rights and Empowerment, Human Rights, Agriculture, Environment and Energy, Water and Wastewater, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Education, Democratic Governance, Human Rights, Agriculture, Environment and Energy, Humanitarian aid, Climate Change and Global Warming
World Bank	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Child Rights, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Health, Industry, Information Communication and Technology, Infrastructure, Social Development, Trade, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Irish Aid	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Lebanon, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Yemen	Climate Change and Global Warming, Food Security, Humanitarian aid
United Nations Climate Change Secretariat	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Education, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Environment and Energy, Climate Change and Global Warming
UNOPS	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Climate Change and Global Warming, Democratic Governance, Education, Environment and Energy, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Information Communication and Technology, Infrastructure, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Tourism, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation	International Organization	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Education, Health, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Environment and Energy, Arts and Culture, Climate Change and Global WarmingAdvocacy and awareness raising
ADA	International Organization	Morocco, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Youth Empowerment, AgricultureCapacity building and training, Financial Management and Services, Institutional Strengthening
UNSCO	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Palestine	Democratic Governance
ADE	Consulting Firm	Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Yemen	Agriculture, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Food Security, Health, Humanitarian aid, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth EmpowermentCapacity building and training, Financial Management and Services, Institutional Strengthening, Monitoring and evaluation
UNDP	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Industry, Infrastructure, Refugees and Migration, Trade, Urban & Rural Development, Waste Management, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
UNESCO	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Arts and Culture, Democratic Governance, Education, Environment and Energy, Human Rights, Infrastructure, Media Development, Tourism, Urban & Rural Development, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
UNIDO	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Industry, Information Communication and Technology, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
USAID	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Information Communication and Technology, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Tourism, Trade, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
FORD Foundation	Corporate Funder	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Humanitarian aid, Social Development
IOM	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen	Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration
Agence Française de Développement	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Agriculture, Environment and Energy, Water and Wastewater
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Water and Wastewater
Arab Planning Institute	National and Regional NGO	Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Youth EmpowermentCapacity building and training, Institutional Strengthening
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation	International Organization	Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen	Economic Growth, Health, Humanitarian aidAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training
European Commission	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Economic Growth, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration
European Investment Bank	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship
Future Earth	International Organization	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Climate Change and Global Warming, Urban & Rural Development, Water and WastewaterMonitoring and evaluation, Research and assessment
GIZ	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, EntrepreneurshipCapacity building and training, Institutional Strengthening
Global Affairs Canada	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Humanitarian aid
German Ministry for Economic Cooperation	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Humanitarian aid
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Economic Growth, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Climate Change and Global Warming, Education, Health
International Monetary Fund (IMF)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship
INASP	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Yemen	Education, Information Communication and TechnologyCapacity building and training, Research and assessment
Institute of Development Studies	International Organization	Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Health, Social DevelopmentResearch and assessment
JICA	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Information Communication and Technology
KOICA	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Humanitarian aid
French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Climate Change and Global Warming, Democratic Governance, Humanitarian aid
Norad	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Yemen	Agriculture, Education, Humanitarian aid
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Arts and Culture, Economic Growth, Humanitarian aid
African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia	Agriculture, Entrepreneurship, InfrastructureCapacity building and training, Institutional Strengthening
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Economic Growth, Environment and Energy, Humanitarian aid
ONE	International Organization	Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Yemen	Economic Growth, Education, Human Rights, Social DevelopmentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Psychosocial Support
Foundation for Studies and Research on International Development (FERDI)	International Organization	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Social DevelopmentCapacity building and training, Research and assessment
Green Climate Fund	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen	Climate Change and Global Warming, Environment and Energy
Economic Research Forum	National and Regional NGO	Egypt	Economic Growth, Social Development
OECD	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Economic Growth, Trade
IDRC