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Bringing Development In: A Comprehensive Approach to Tackling Illicit Drug Production, Trade and Use

Wednesday 19 Jun 2013

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.

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CANCELLED: Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation Short Course

Monday 1 Jul 2013 until Friday 5 Jul 2013

This course is based on the experience of both IDS Climate Change Team, and ICCCAD in Bangladesh in running courses that integrate the understanding of disasters in the context of climate change.

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Call for Papers: UEA/IDS International Workshop on Mixed Methods Research in Poverty and Vulnerability: Sharing Ideas and Learning Lessons

Monday 1 Jul 2013 until Tuesday 2 Jul 2013

The purpose of this workshop is to share ideas and experiences, learn lessons from past and on-going work and discuss work-in-progress using mixed methods research in the field of poverty and vulnerability.

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Transforming Nutrition Ideas, Policy and Outcomes 2013

Monday 15 Jul 2013 until Friday 19 Jul 2013

The course's premise is that an acceleration of undernutrition reduction requires a transformation in the way we think about undernutrition in order to change the ways in which we address it. This 5 day course takes the participant through new ways of thinking about undernutrition and what to do about it.

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The Damage Done: Inequality, Poverty and Vulnerability

Tuesday 6 May 2014 until Thursday 8 May 2014

IDS and the Centre for Poverty and Inequality Research at the University of Sussex are co-convening a major international conference on the relationships between inequality, poverty, and vulnerability.

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Will the BRICS Bank change development and shift the global balance of power?

Tuesday 11 Jun 2013

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

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CDI Seminar - New evidence on Farmer-centred participatory approaches

Thursday 6 Jun 2013

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

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What can the UK do to help put an end to the current nutrition crisis?

Tuesday 4 Jun 2013 Watch/Listen Again

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.

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How Transaid has inspired the transport industry: Solutions for Africa

Tuesday 4 Jun 2013 Watch/Listen Again

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

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India’s dream run, 2003-2008

Wednesday 29 May 2013

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

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The Search for Stability through Stabilisation: Case Studies from Afghanistan and Nepal

Tuesday 28 May 2013 Watch/Listen Again

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.

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STEPS Centre and Future Agricultures Seminar: The politics of policy-making around pastoralism in Kenya

Wednesday 22 May 2013

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.

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CDI Seminar - Poor numbers: How we are misled by African development statistics and what to do about it

Tuesday 21 May 2013

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.

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Public debate: Fuel poverty, climate change and social justice

Monday 20 May 2013

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? 

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CANCELLED: Public lecture: Planetary boundaries and Sustainable Development Goals

Thursday 16 May 2013

Johan Rockström is a Professor in Environmental Science with emphasis on water resources and global Sustainability at Stockholm University, and the Executive Director of Stockholm Resilience Centre.

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