What can we learn from digital transformations?
With climate change, inequality, and injustice putting pressure on societies around the world, it often seems that incremental change towards sustainable development is not enough.
7 October 2016
With climate change, inequality, and injustice putting pressure on societies around the world, it often seems that incremental change towards sustainable development is not enough.
7 October 2016
The expansion of sugar production in southern Africa has been dramatic. Ian Scoones blogs on its early beginnings in Natal to the huge commercial estates across the region established during the colonial era, new investments are being planned.
3 October 2016
The El Niño drought has hit southern Africa hard. Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and seven provinces in South Africa have announced emergencies. Coming on the back of a bad season last year, the food situation across the region is dire.
26 September 2016
Samir Khan from the Mastercard Foundation reflects on the first meeting of the Matasa Fellows Network and it's ultimate goal to make a contribution to policy discussions about youth employment within countries and across Africa.
23 September 2016
Even if you are still reeling over the Great British Bake Off going to Channel 4 at least you can be proud of the BBC’s commitment to international programming
22 September 2016
After decades of neglect, inequality has risen to the top of public and policy agendas. To address it we urgently need a new approach that is much more interdisciplinary, pluralistic in its methods, multi-scaled and globally inclusive than we see today.
21 September 2016
Michael Loevinsohn blogs about the challenges facing small pig farmers in Myanmar as they meet the pressures of a growing urban population.
21 September 2016
IDS's Kelly Shephard reports back from the GODAN 2016 Summit.
19 September 2016
The food security situation in Zimbabwe is serious. El Niño has struck hard and production levels this past season were well down. The UN estimates that in Zimbabwe alone 4.1 million people will be in need of support before the next season.
19 September 2016
Article by IDS student Devanik Saha
16 September 2016
Today the UK government approved Britain's first new nuclear power plant in 20 years at Hinkley Point C. STEPS co-director Andy Stirling is quoted in a Sussex University news story, suggesting that renewables offer a better prospect for investment.
15 September 2016
Nick Nisbett reflects on the World Public Health Nutrition Association conference (WPHNA) in Cape Town.
12 September 2016