The evolving global agenda for aid reform is focused on
improving development effectiveness. GHD’s merger with Hassall
& Associates International in 2008 responds by increasing our
capability across more sectors and strengthening our role as a
leader in development impact.
WORKING IN A GLOBAL COMMUNITY
The global recession and the emerging impact of climate change
has donors, governments, private enterprise and individuals
responding with new resolve to reducing poverty and improving the
economic development and wellbeing of people in developing
countries. This resolve is principally guided by the United
Nations' Millennium Development Goals, with concrete and time bound
targets for collective action and significant increases in aid
volume; with the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and the
Accra Agenda for Action, calling for increased coordination,
accountability and localisation of effort. Underpinning this is a
commitment to supporting fragile states; and building international
stability and security.
GHD’s team of dedicated development practitioners supports this
effort from our offices in Australia, Chile, China, India,
Indonesia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, USA and
Vietnam.
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LOCAL AND GLOBAL CLIENTS
GHD IDA works throughout the Asia Pacific for clients including
the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), the
Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA), the French Development Agency (AfD), the
World Bank (WB), United Nations agencies and government and
non-government agencies and private sector organisations. Our IDA
business extends to projects in Latin America, the Caribbean,
Middle East and Africa.
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GHD
Our sectors
- Agriculture and natural resources management
- Climate change, energy efficiency and sustainability
- Education and skills development
- Environment and water resource management
- Governance and public sector reform
- Health
- Infrastructure
- Transportation
- Urban development
- Rural development
- Water and sanitation
What we do
- Project identification, feasibility and preparation
- Project and program management
- Community consultation and engagement
- Procurement, tender and grants management
- Engineering and architectural design and documentation
- Construction management
- Policy, financial and economic analysis and advice
- Institutional assessment and strengthening
- Capacity development and change management
- Training and skills development
- Social and environmental safeguards
- Monitoring and evaluation
Throughout our work, we maintain a focus on the cross-cutting
issues of gender, disability and social inclusion, poverty,
security and fragility, and aid effectiveness.
CONNECTING CLIENTS TO COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE
GHD’s Development Impact Group is a specialist
unit within our IDA business that focuses on practice management:
connecting our clients and development partners to knowledge on
current industry issues and best practice. This knowledge is drawn
from staff experience (our sector and program management
specialists), lessons on current and past projects, communities of
practice and ongoing research. The Development Impact Group also
acts as a repository of special knowledge for monitoring and
evaluation, capacity building, systems thinking and aid
effectiveness, making sure that GHD’s programs are operating to the
highest standards and aligning to partner (country specific)
systems and procedures.
OUR PEOPLE
Our regional and global network employs close to 100 development
practitioners, who draw from a variety of cultures and disciplines
for our development practice. GHD’s IDA offices carry a complement
of local and expatriate people who support our clients, partners
and field teams through their sector experience, project know-how
and sensitivity to the specific needs of the countries in which
they work.
For further information, contact:
Keith Christiansen
Group Manager, International Development
Assistance
Tel:
60 3 2332 3838 (Office); 60 17 3003 195 (Mobile)
Email: Keith
Christiansen