Over nearly 60 years, IDS has played a key role in development thinking, policy, and practice around the world.
Our research, teaching and action on topics as diverse as social protection, agricultural livelihoods, and pathways to change has influenced generations of development professionals.
Our work is creating impact by:
- Changing awareness and understanding of complex social, environmental and economic issues, helping to shift attitudes around particular issues.
- Building and strengthening networks and communities of practice that can enable research to be produced, shared, and connected with policy and practice.
- Strengthening the capacity of institutions, individuals or systems, empowering communities and creating the conditions under which knowledge can be turned into action.
- Influencing the creation or implementation of policies or practices which can stimulate more effective development.