CHAtroom#28: Contested Aid with Ralf Südhoff

It is November 2026 and that means the German Bundestag is preparing for the final round of budget debates. Guest in this episode is CHA director Ralf Südhoff, who leads the research project on donor accountability in the  CHA Work Plan 2025–2027. Communications lead Anne Tritschler asks him for an update on Germany's planned budget for humanitarian aid and development and on his concerns that Germany's era as top donor might end and Berlin follow a very interest-driven aid approach. Beyond latest trends Ralf shares what an accountable approach for all donor funding policies could look like and gives an outlook what and whom to expect at upcoming CHA conference titled “Fixing the money – Changing aid for real”. In each episode, we also ask our guests which **Post-it** note they would stick on the workstations of others in the humanitarian sector - you might be surprised what Ralf had to share.