Following on from The Global Drug and Development Policy Roundup which took place earlier this year, IDS is hosting a meeting of development and drug policy-makers and experts to explore the key issues raised and consider ways in which the international development community can contribute more effectively to tackling illicit drug production, trade and use.

This parliamentary meeting will examine the potential impact of the BRICS Bank on development and the global balance of power.

Two presentations on new evidence on farmer-centred participatory approaches by Edoardo Masset (IDS Fellow) and Birte Snilstveit (3ie).

IDS, Development Initiatives and the APPG on Food and Agriculture for Development host discussion about what the UK can do to tackle the current nutrition crisis.

In this seminar Gary Forster and Chris Cuninghame will discuss Transaid's road safety and maternal healthcare initiatives in Africa

Professor R. Nagaraj explores the reasons behind the Indian economic boom from 2003-2008.

This seminar focuses on what stability is, and what interventions have supported stability in four communities in Afghanistan and Nepal. This is a unique in-depth village level assessment of how populations conceive of stability and stabilisation and thus presents a challenge to existing analysis and research about how to foster stability in contexts in extreme tension and often violent conflict.

Hon. Mohamed Elmi, Member of Parliament for Tarbaj constituency, Kenya, and Izzy Birch, Technical Adviser, National Drought Management Authority, Kenya, will discuss the challenges of pursuing long-term change within the limits imposed by five-year administrations, as well as the prospects for further consolidation of the reforms under Kenya’s new national and county governments.

In this CDI Seminar, Morten Jerven reflects on what impact the lack of accurate statistics is having on the welfare of citizens in developing countries.

At a time of rising unemployment, energy and food costs, many families are struggling to heat their homes. But can fuel poverty be tackled without tackling climate change?