In April 2025, TAI conducted a global online survey and with 131 organizations working across the civic space field responded from all over the world. The goal was clear: to identify the most urgent issues threatening the infrastructure that sustains civic space worldwide.

This brief explores how the proposed UN Tax Convention could transform global tax rules to better serve development, climate, and equity goals—especially for the Global South.

The GRADE Model, developed by researchers at the University of St Andrews and the University of Leicester, helps estimate how increases in government revenue translate into positive development outcomes.

Transforming financial pledges into tangible climate action is now the defining and urgent challenge – and the key to scaling climate adaptation and mitigation.

The Fiscal Space is designed to spotlight urgent needs and actionable opportunities for funders to support more equitable and sustainable fiscal systems.

In a Post-Aid World, Billionaires Must Lead the Way