7 December 2021
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Exploring how people with disabilities have experienced the Covid-19 crisis
There was great concern at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic about the consequences of such an unprecedented global crisis on people with disabilities; particularly on people with disabilities in low- and middle-income settings. The Disability Research team at IDS wanted to explore whether and...
3 December 2021
Opinion
Why COP26 failed on fossil fuels
For the first time at a key climate summit, the F word got a mention in the final text: fossil fuels. Yet even then, extensive lobbying ended with the word fossil fuels being prefaced with ‘inefficient’, leaving scope for generous interpretation, and only ‘unabated’ coal is to be...
2 December 2021
1 December 2021
Opinion
Why is there vaccine inequity when there is plenty to go around?
Governments and institutions in developed countries continue to prioritise their own populations, and perversely, the profits of northern-based pharmaceutical firms over the imperative of ensuring life-saving COVID-19 vaccine access to everyone everywhere. This is not only a matter of gross...
30 November 2021
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22 November 2021
Opinion
Living with co-located hazards: reimagining preparedness under climate extremes
Climate extremes are increasingly becoming part of the ‘new normal’ given the pace of global warming. The latest IPCC findings highlight that the incidence of extreme weather events is likely to increase significantly. In this context, we need to reimagine climate preparedness from the...
22 November 2021
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