“The ebbs and flows in funding create uncertainty. This limits long-term planning and career development of international development professionals and deters prospective development professionals who may be contemplating getting into the field.”
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These future shifts will impact specific development sectors in different ways and to varying degrees over the next 10 years. As conditions change, survey respondents anticipate that certain sectors, such as climate change, will require more attention and assistance from the international development community. When viewed as a sector, survey respondents believe technology for development will achieve and contribute to the most development progress and experience the biggest skills changes.