27 March 2020
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27 March 2020
Opinion
Why are women still excluded from public decision-making in Mozambique?
Emerging research from the IDS-led Action for Accountability and Empowerment (A4EA) research programme is finding that – when it comes to linking marginalised households with local forms of authority, in other words taking on a role of intermediation and leadership – men still dominate....
26 March 2020
Opinion
Lessons from Brazil for the global response to COVID-19
Epidemics and pandemics expose existing health inequities and all too often intensify them. Patterns of morbidity and mortality may disproportionately affect vulnerable groups such as residents of informal settlements, homeless people, indigenous communities and the elderly, as well as...
25 March 2020
Opinion
Strengthening Brazilian partnerships in the face of Covid-19
Last week, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and partner organisations in Brazil were due to convene a series of events to bring together leading academics, policy makers, civil society and business leaders from the UK and Brazil to discuss potential collaborations around creating more...
24 March 2020
24 March 2020
Opinion
Precarious and informal work exacerbates spread of coronavirus
COVID-19 is having huge economic impacts, which are felt across all segments of society and all sectors of the economy in countries across the world. But hardest hit will be those working in the gig economy and informal sectors. The scarcity of coronavirus test kits means that most people who...
23 March 2020
Opinion
With climate change impacts accelerating, we need to re-think the human right to water
This year’s theme for World Water Day is Water and Climate Change. The recent Australian drought and flooding in the UK and East Africa show how climate change is leading to extreme events that create both uncertainties and irregularities in water availability, with far-reaching impacts on...
21 March 2020
Opinion
Three ways to improve water security and climate change adaptation
The theme of this year’s World Water Day is Water and Climate Change. This reflects a growing understanding within policy and practice spheres that the two are inextricably linked, and that water is also integral to climate change mitigation and adaptation. People, societies and economies...
20 March 2020
Opinion
COVID-19 – a social phenomenon requiring diverse expertise
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages across the world, one thing is clear: this epidemic, like all others, is a social phenomenon. The dynamics of the virus, infection and immunity, not to mention on-going efforts to revise and improve clinical care, and endeavours to develop medical treatments and...
20 March 2020
16 March 2020
Opinion
Countering the Coronavirus: can people remain safe and still practice their faith?
Many of the practices and rituals of religions around the world directly contravene public health advice on coronavirus since they can include congregating in large public spaces, hand-based greetings and touching objects considered sacred. In this blog, Professor Mariz Tadros outlines why...
16 March 2020