Research is essential for progressive development but uptake may be a misleading way to describe its reach and impact.
23 March 2017
On World Water Day, Amber Huff argues that we need to address the water crisis, not just through technical and market solutions, but in addressing issues of inequality that underly the crisis. Anything less is just a drop in the bucket.
22 March 2017
Youth' have recently become the centre of development debates, particularly around African agriculture. A poorly defined category of young people – maybe adults, sometimes children – youth are presented in relation to a dizzying array of policy narratives.
20 March 2017
Patricia Justino discusses new perspectives from this year’s World Development Report on Conflict and Security.
17 March 2017
With two of the world's most powerful leaders, President Trump and President Xi, now planning to meet, it's a good time to reflect on the possible decline of the West’s hold on international politics and the rise and influence of the East on global governance.
14 March 2017
A major task of Zimbabwe's new Land Commission will be to undertake periodic audits of land and its use nationwide. This is a tricky technical and political challenge.
13 March 2017
Given our dysfunctional global food systems, which generate hunger, obesity and food waste, agroecology presents an alternative which addresses the sustainability of food systems. So why has it not yet become a mainstream model of food production?
10 March 2017
Ahead of the Digital Development Summit 2017, Anna Byhovskaya tells us there's no need for disruption as she outlines how we can move towards a just transition for inclusive digitalisation.
9 March 2017
With an estimated two billion people living in countries affected by fragility, conflict, and violence, it's important to recognise that this is experienced and affects men and women differently. What are the implications for aid and development practitioners?
8 March 2017
Day to day, women spend an equal amount of time in farming as men and do very labour intensive jobs. However they are often paid less than their male counterparts. For International Women’s Day, LANSA has created a short animation highlighting these issues.
8 March 2017
In this blog, which forms part of a series in the run up to the Digital Development Summit 2017, Jonathan Casey reflects on the role and importance of digital technologies in informal work.
7 March 2017
Reflections from the intimate launch of the latest IDS Bulletin in Goa.
7 March 2017
