Main work themes

Corruption and Aid

No aid modality, agency or recipient is free from corruption risks. Find resources on the scope and nature of these risks and how they can be identified and addressed.

International Drivers of Corruption

Some global mechanisms allow corruption to be a profitable crime. Find out how to deal with the negative impact this brings to developing countries.

Natural Resource Management

Natural resources can drive corruption and corruption can be a feature of resource management. Learn about the risks and potential strategies to address them.

There is increasing recognition of the importance of people’s engagement to control corruption. Find out more about the role that citizens can play in promoting transparency, enhancing accountability and safeguarding public resources.

Evaluation & Measurement

Evidence on what works and why is sparse in anti-corruption. Find guidance on how to improve evaluations and measurement tools to inform policy and programme design.

UN Convention against Corruption

UNCAC is the only globally-agreed framework on combating corruption. Learn more about its content and processes, and about related international agreements.

Health Sector

Understand how corruption affects health outcomes in developing countries. Find essential resources for anyone working on anti-corruption within the sector.

REDD Integrity

Schemes aimed at Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) are at risk from corruption. Learn about the types of risk involved and potential anti-corruption approaches.

Fragile States

Learn what can be done to address corruption in efforts to rebuild post-conflict states and in fragile situations.

Anti-Corruption Agencies

Anti-corruption agencies are important, and contested, players in the fight against corruption. Find the latest evidence on their value and performance on this theme page

Education Sector

Education is key for development. Learn about strategies to reduce corruption’s negative impact on a sector that receives significant foreign aid.

Corruption in Emergencies

Humanitarian assistance can be diverted and exacerbate existing corruption. Learn how to better address such risks in emergency situations.

Ethics

Learn about ethical obligations and how to develop and implement ethical standards amongst donors, the public and private sectors, civil society and the media.

Justice Sector

Understand how corruption undermines access to justice and the rule of law. Find how to increase integrity in the justice sector.

Money in Politics

Money can have a negative influence on politics and present a challenge to foreign aid. Find out how to reduce political funding’s adverse impact on developing countries.