Why aren't the media talking more about climate change and population growth? asked Nigel Chapman, BBC World Service and Trust ex-Director, speaking at the Green Economy Coalition Global meeting, on how to connect better with audiences about a Green Economy.
30 July 2016
Following the IDS Conference on States, Markets and Society, Pedro Prieto Martin reflects the discussions that took place around trying to untangle the role of Politics, Innovation and Cities for development.
28 July 2016
A great new book has just been published called 'The End of Desertification? Disputing Environmental Change in the Drylands', available at a shocking price from Springer.
25 July 2016
The New Urban Agenda is the outcome document that will be agreed upon at the Habitat III conference in Quito later this year. This blog explores how well the document is picking up on the key challenges of tackling urban violence.
22 July 2016
Last week the IDS and IFPRI Short Course Transforming Nutrition: Ideas, Policy and Outcomes 2016 addressed the biggest nutrition challenges. We interviewed participants on the lessons that they will take back and put into practice.
21 July 2016
Landmarks by Robert Macfarlane is a must-read for anyone interested in sustainability and language. Each chapter focuses on one or two authors who've made deep impressions on Macfarlane through their writing about the natural world.
21 July 2016
IDS's Becky Faith shares her observations on the Citizen, Voice and Accountability stream of discussions at the IDS 50th anniversary conference.
20 July 2016
IDS's Rachel Godfrey-Wood shares highlights from the Institutions and Democracy stream of discussions at the IDS 50th anniversary conference.
20 July 2016
IDS's Violet Barasa shares highlights from the Inequality and Inclusion stream of discussions at the IDS 50th anniversary conference.
20 July 2016
Sustainable Intensification (SI) promises more food from the same amount of land, while minimizing pressure on the environment. In Sub-Saharan Africa, considerable research and effort has been put into achieving it - but without the expected success.
19 July 2016
IDS's Amrita Saha reflects on the Finance and Business stream of discussions at the IDS 50th anniversary conference.
18 July 2016
IDS's Ramy Hanna reflects on the Accelerating Sustainability stream of discussions at the IDS 50th Anniversary Conference.
18 July 2016
