Opinion

Opportunities for participatory approaches in impact investing cycle

Building on the foundational definitions that underpin participatory processes in impact investing, we identify entry points for participation during the investment process for members of the wider community who will be affected by an investment, intended beneficiaries of an investment,...

Peter O’Flynn

Grace Lyn Higdon

What do equity and equality have to do with it? Insights for food and nutrition from development studies research

Jody Harris

More funding for prizewinning STEPS Centre’s sustainability work

The STEPS Centre, co-hosted by IDS and the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex, has been awarded another four years of ‘transition funding’ in recognition of the value and impact of its work in helping to shape climate and sustainability policy processes. Read...

Working to align policy on antimicrobial resistance and universal health coverage

Antimicrobial resistance and universal health coverage both dominate global health debates but far too little attention is paid to the links between them. IDS’ Health and Nutrition cluster is making influential contributions to integrate the two agendas, globally and regionally, through...

Making research evidence central to the global movement to end child poverty

IDS is committed to putting research evidence at the heart of efforts to influence policy and practice. In 2017, this commitment could be seen in IDS’ active membership of the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty and in the impacts that followed. Read Annual Review Through partnership...

Building capacity and growing networks with global leaders in nutrition

In July 2017, for the sixth consecutive year, we ran our Transform Nutrition: Ideas, Policies and Outcomes short course. Over the past year, the course and the growing global network around it have helped to build participants’ capacity and ability to influence change. Read Annual...

Shaping UK development policies on SDGs, population and fertility

IDS leads the consortium implementing the Knowledge for Development (K4D) programme, which provides a rapid response research synthesis helpdesk service, as well as learning support (through activities and products) for several hundred professional advisers at DFID. Read Annual...

Using digital media for real-time violence monitoring and response

New research highlights the potential opportunities, and practical limitations, of using digital technology to promote peace, monitor violence, and support early warning and crisis response.

Roudabeh Kishi & 2 others

Informing alternative policy approaches in the ‘war’ on illicit crops

IDS has produced vital new evidence to show how land property rights could be an effective policy tool in the fight against illicit crop production in Colombia, one of the world’s largest producers of coca. Read Annual Review The evidence has implications for policy in developing...

G20 Summit briefings and Think20 Africa membership for CRPD

The Centre for Rising Powers and Global Development (CRPD) at IDS is a well-renowned source of expertise on South– South cooperation for addressing global challenges. Its ongoing contributions to high-level policymaking have led to the centre being asked to join the influential Think20 Africa...

Strengthening learning and changing behaviour for better rural sanitation

Millions of people in the developing world currently suffer the consequences of inadequate or no sanitation and poor hygiene. It’s a situation targeted by one of the Sustainable Development Goals, and is particularly prevalent in India – making it a focus for IDS’s Community-Led Total...

Sustainable cities depend on collective responsibility and action

Following on from the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2018, IDS researchers and partners reflect on how we can build future cities what will be sustainable, disaster resilient and inclusive.