Institute of Development Studies
IDS News - November 2009
Are Western Values Driving Climate Change?
Published: 30 Nov 2009
Nobel Prize winners have joined anti-poverty and environment groups in a call for new economic approaches to support climate deal.
Can the Economic Partnership Agreements become a useful tool for Export Diversification?
Published: 25 Nov 2009
Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) were intended to create a free trade area between the EU and the Group of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. A new e-book aims to provide creative stimulus to the negotiation process first started in 2002.
Democracy for Afghanistan
Published: 23 Nov 2009
The foundations of democracy are alive and well in Afghanistan, but the recent elections did nothing to build upon them. IDS’s Naysan Adlparavar asks what is the democratic ideal in Afghanistan? And how can we support it?
The UNCRC at 20 Years: How to Strengthen the Leverage of Child Rights?
Published: 20 Nov 2009
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was signed 20 years ago today. What can we do now to strengthen children's rights?
Men, Masculinities and Power
Published: 18 Nov 2009
A recent IDS event at Parliament debated the ways in which masculinity is defined and how this affects power relations.
World Toilet Day: What would you do without a loo?
Published: 18 Nov 2009
19 November is World Toilet Day, a day to raise awareness of the global sanitation situation and to celebrate something many of us take for granted: a toilet.
Children’s Rights, Needs and Capacities in a Changing Climate
Published: 17 Nov 2009
A child rights approach to climate change – which recognises child rights and values the role of children’s voices in decision-making – could radically transform the policies and commitments of those in power.
UN Ideas that Changed the World
Published: 16 Nov 2009
The global influence of its ideas has been the United Nations’ most significant contribution, argued Professor Sir Richard Jolly when he gave the recent Dudley Seers Memorial Lecture.
What does the future hold for food and farming?
Published: 10 Nov 2009
The Foresight Project on Global Food and Farming Futures is asking the question 'How can a future global population of nine billion people all be fed healthily and sustainably?'
Liquid Dynamics: Accessing Water and Sanitation in an Uncertain Age
Published: 4 Nov 2009
A recent symposium hosted by the IDS-based, STEPS Centre explored the challenges of universal access to water and sanitation and how to pave the way for alternative, more effective solutions.
The Big Question for Development, IDS Podcast November 2009
Published: 2 Nov 2009
The IDS podcast speaks to Sarah Cook and Jing Gu about the implications of China's rise for international development.
DFID India host IDS Bulletin Launch and Alumni Reception
Published: 2 Nov 2009
DFID hosted an IDS Bulletin launch in Delhi in October presented by its editor and IDS Director, Lawrence Haddad. A seminar was held on the subject of the Bulletin: Lifting the Curse: Overcoming Persistent Undernutrition in India.
