A new study of innovative, grassroots food projects in cities across the world - filling the gap left by insufficient state support for those in food insecurity - suggests that they provide more dignity and choice than standard foodbank models.
In a landmark gathering aimed at redefining the future of global health, over 50 experts, practitioners, and advocates convened at the Salzburg Global Seminar in October 2024. The session, titled "Centring on Equity: Transforming the Health Science Knowledge System," culminated in the release of...
3 June 2025
The International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD), based at the Institute of Development Studies, is launching a Community of Practice (CoP) on Informality and Tax, a global network of practitioners and scholars committed to improving both knowledge and policy on how tax authorities engage...
28 May 2025
Digital accessibility is a prominent topic this year, highlighting the importance of creating and sharing content that is perceivable, operable and understandable by all users. More often than not the focus is on forthcoming legislation, such as the European Accessibility Act which will come...
15 May 2025
As Palestinians today mark the 77th anniversary of the Nakba – the expulsion of Palestinian Arabs from their homeland in 1948 – IDS researchers share their commentary on the current siege of Gaza by Israel. Since the ceasefire collapsed in March 2025, Israel has blocked any...
15 May 2025
A new initiative called NOURISH has been established to find a new way of working to achieve equitable wellbeing for all. The initiative comprises of a collective of people from around the world, including Brazil, New Zealand, UK, Canada and Sweden, who are practitioners, researchers and...
8 May 2025
A poverty line of $6.85 a day, as used by the World Bank, indicates a substantial level of deprivation, impacting the lives of billions globally. Indeed, nearly half of the World’s population falls into this category. So, if poverty is something we all want to see less of, why does it prove so...
30 April 2025
Child undernutrition is one of the world’s most stubborn development failures—silent, invisible, and yet devastatingly widespread. Despite rising investments in social protection, the...
Former farm workers living in compounds on resettlement farms in Mvurwi are some of the most marginalised people across the land reform farms. ‘Success’ is limited by a set of major structural constraints that individuals cannot overcome by themselves. We conducted success rankings in two...
2 June 2025
Villagised farms, with allocated homestead areas and fields and common grazing, are the most common type of land reform farm across the country, including in Masvingo province. We have three such case study sites – Lonely Farm (Gutu), Wondedzo Wares (Masvingo) and Sanangwe (Masvingo). Across...
27 May 2025
The challenges of managing generational change within farm households was highlighted by the A1 self-contained land reform sites in Masvingo province. Here we have two such sites – Clare farm in Gutu district and Wondedzo extension in Masvingo district. In these sites, people were allocated...
19 May 2025
Every third Thursday in May, the world marks Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) — a moment to reflect on whether digital spaces are truly open to everyone. As Uzbekistan moves forward with its “Digital Uzbekistan – 2030” strategy, the promise of innovation risks excluding many...
15 May 2025
Disability and climate justice are important development themes, yet research on their intersection is lacking. More evidence that centres the lived experiences of people with disabilities is needed to help drive action and to ensure people with disabilities are more visible in climate policies...
15 May 2025
In the wake of nearly a decade of protracted conflict in Yemen, I found myself returning – mentally and emotionally – to a question that continues to haunt the development and humanitarian fields: can localised governance and community-driven strategies truly build resilience in fragile,...
13 May 2025