Institute of Development Studies
IDS News - June 2009
Interview with B’Tselem, One World Media Award Winners
Published: 30 Jun 2009
B’Tselem recently won the Special Award at the One World Media Awards for their project which provides video cameras to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. ‘Issa ‘Amro, the project’s coordinator in Hebron, spoke to IDS about the project as part of the new podcast – The Big Question for Development.
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking?
Published: 26 Jun 2009
The war on drugs isn't working so what is the solution?
Putting Children and Future Generations at the Heart of Climate Change and Human Security
Published: 25 Jun 2009
Academics and practitioners working on child rights, climate change and human security have come together to discuss how to get the rights of children and future generations into responses to climate change.
Cold Shoulder for the UN Financial Crisis Meeting
Published: 25 Jun 2009
Why isn't the UN Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development receiving the same attention from developed countries as the G20 meeting last April?
Transforming Agriculture through Farmer-Centred Innovation
Published: 24 Jun 2009
IDS researcher John Thompson recently attended the 2009 Science Forum where he and a panel of experts highlighted new lessons from two new books on the importance of putting farmers at the centre of agricultural innovation and development.
IDS Students Visit China
Published: 23 Jun 2009
IDS Students visited China as part of IDS’ new MA course in Globalisation and Development. During their trip they met Chinese businesses, international development agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and students from a number of Chinese universities and wrote about the experience in their blog.
Rethinking development policy beyond 2015
Published: 19 Jun 2009
As delegates gather to discuss pro-poor policy after the MDGs at a forum co-hosted by IDS in Brussels this week, IDS Fellow Andy Sumner asks what if anything, should replace the MDGs as a policy focus or new development paradigm?
GM Crops and the Global Food Crisis
Published: 15 Jun 2009
On Wednesday 10 June, three speakers from SPRU Science and Technology Policy Research, Wageningen University and the University of East Anglia spoke at a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Debt, Aid and Trade on the often controversial topic of genetically-modified (GM) crops and their potential to counteract the global problems of poverty and hunger.
AfricaAdapt: Southern perspectives on knowledge sharing at Bonn Climate Change talks
Published: 10 Jun 2009
IDS hosted an event on behalf of the AfricaAdapt network at the Bonn Climate Change Talks including panelists from the UNFCCC Secretariat, ENDA Tiers-Monde, AfricaAdapt and the Indigenous Peoples of Africa Co-ordinating Committee.
GM Crops Ten Years On: The Undying Promise
Published: 10 Jun 2009
In Parliament this evening, the STEPS Centre will launch its Biotechnology Research Archive, spanning 10 years of GM research, and a new working paper on GM crops ten years on.
Bringing Hippos to the Amazon: Alan García’s indigenous policy in Peru
Published: 9 Jun 2009
A personal reflection on the Peruvian government’s policy towards indigenous people by IDS Dphil student Javier Arellano Yanguas.
China and Africa – Development Cooperation in the Era of Global Financial Crisis
Published: 5 Jun 2009
A joint workshop organised by IDS and the International Poverty Reduction Centre in China (IPRCC), in is exploring the issues around this relationship and the potential impact the Global Financial Crisis may have on it.
The Credit Crunch and Global Poverty
Published: 3 Jun 2009
On Tuesday 12 May, researchers from the Institute of Development Studies took part in a panel discussion which looked at the impact the global recession is having on the lives of people in developing countries.
Alison Evans (DP96) Director of ODI interviewed in the Guardian
Published: 3 Jun 2009Alison Evans (DP96) discusses aid and development in a rapidly changing world.
Indian Election: a formality or a step towards change in health provision?
Published: 3 Jun 2009
What do the results of the 2009 Indian elections mean for health care provision? Barun Kanjilal of the Future Health Systems Consortium comments.
Reconsidering Human Security: Does it Work for the Insecure?
Published: 2 Jun 2009
Scholars, donors and practitioners met at IDS at week to discuss a framework for peace-building that involves and benefits all parts of society.
IDS Students head to China
Published: 1 Jun 2009
Students from the IDS' MA in Globalisation and Development are visiting China on a study trip that includes meetings with Chinese businesses, international development agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and Chinese students.
New Report Reveals True Asbestos Risks in Homes
Published: 1 Jun 2009
New IDS research reveals huge deficiencies in UK rules covering the management of asbestos in people’s homes, potentially exposing both residents and maintenance workers to asbestos.
