Published by IDS
Given the rise in humanitarian emergencies triggered by climate-related risks and conflict, often in contexts of chronic poverty and vulnerability, the international community is calling for the better integration of short-term humanitarian assistance and longer-term development interventions.
1 October 2018
Published by IDS
This IDS Practice Paper in Brief shares learning about how to engage with inequality in research and development interventions focused on building resilience of local communities to climate change.
1 October 2018
Published by IDS
Cash transfers have expanded rapidly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) around the world in the past decade. The contexts in which they are implemented have also diversified; while cash transfers were mostly adopted initially as central elements of social protection systems, they have...
1 October 2018
Published by IDS
Evaluations of social protection interventions across Africa often register significant success in improving household food security indicators, but little or no improvement in individual nutritional outcomes. One reason is under-coverage of poor people; another is the low value of social...
1 October 2018