Aid for nutrition: Mobilising innovative financing for the fight against undernutrition

This informative note discusses options for innovative mechanisms to finance the fight against undernutrition. The report highlights that investments in proven nutrition interventions remain inadequate and new strategies to increase donors’ commitments and raise additional funds are required. It analyses two broad categories of mechanisms: innovative mechanisms based on ODA and mechanisms that are based on markets and voluntary contributions. It assesses five financing mechanisms (nutritional impact bonds, matched funds, financial transactions tax, HFSS tax and lottery) by using a set of criteria in order to foster further research for nutrition investment.

ACF - February 2013