From forest fires in Australia and California to record floods in Jakarta and the UK, no area of the world is immune from the effects of climate change. A new report identifies gaps and future entry points for Southern-led research on climate justice. It highlights three key thematic areas...
16 July 2020
Monday 6th July 2020 marks World Zoonoses Day 2020. This year, the 150 partners in the One Health Poultry Hub will observe a two-minute silence of private reflection on those who are known, and those who remain unknown, who are suffering from endemic and emergent zoonotic diseases. These...
3 July 2020
A recent online event organised by the Coalition for Religious Equality and Inclusive Development (CREID) highlighted global trends of discrimination and violence experienced by religious minorities and marginalised communities during Covid-19
3 July 2020
Following consultation with our equality, diversity and inclusion working group, the Institute of Development Studies is publishing its Anti-racism statement. The statement builds on commitments made in its equality, diversity and inclusion policy and sets out concrete actions for how these...
2 July 2020
A new online course introduces key debates and concepts about pastoralism, and explores the varying ways that pastoralists respond to uncertainty around the world. Based on the work of the PASTRES programme, the course is aimed at students, practitioners and policy-makers. It is divided into 13...
23 June 2020
The Sanitation Learning Hub have recently been working hard to produce a new website with fresh branding, following the start of a new four-year programme funded by Sida. We think everyone has the right to safely-managed sanitation and hygiene, and we need to make sure no one is...
22 June 2020
The Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP) has launched a new website that reflects its rapid response model on emergencies. The website has been redesigned to profile the diverse content and expertise contributing to the urgent and evolving crises, including SSHAP’s ongoing...
16 June 2020
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). IDS are establishing international development research and mutual learning hubs in four pilot countries, with the joint aims of meeting...
12 June 2020
This year the UN World Environment Day is highlighting the importance of biodiversity for people and planet. Calling on everyone to raise their voices for nature. At IDS, our researchers aim to generate inter-disciplinary research that helps to ensure the lived experiences of communities and...
5 June 2020
We are very pleased to announce that Dr Wilson Prichard is now the CEO of the International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD). He takes over the role from Professor Mick Moore, who was the founding CEO of the Centre, and has led its research and growth since 2010. The two have...
27 May 2020
Pastoralism is a way of life for millions of people around the world, farming livestock in wide geographical areas and moving with their herds. However, it can often been a neglected or marginalised subject. The new IDS Bulletin reflects on fifty years of research on pastoralism at IDS, bringing...
27 May 2020
Staff at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) have expressed their solidarity with the two researchers IDS alum Devangana Kalita (MA Gender and Development) and Natasha Narwal, founding members of the movement Pinjra Tod ('break the cage'), who have been arrested in India following their...
24 May 2020
