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Putting children at the centre of social protection in Nepal

The Centre for Social Protection and Save the Children have launched a report highlighting the need to address challenges in improving support and care for children in Nepal, following significant efforts by the government to tackle child poverty.

Keetie Roelen

Helen Karki Chettri

23 May 2016

Opinion

The Wicked Foundations of the Anthropocene

The Anthropocene describes how human society has now become the dominant force on Earth’s geology and ecosystems. We have an unprecedented ability to control the world around us, yet we are using this power to destroy the preconditions for our own existence, and we seem strangely unable to do...

23 May 2016

Opinion

Small towns and economic development: lessons from Zimbabwe

At Independence in 1980, the new government set about investing in new infrastructure aimed at redressing the imbalances of the colonial past, as described by K.H. Wekwete. This included a focus on small urban centres.

Ian Scoones

23 May 2016

Opinion

Needs of the poorest must be central to tackling antibiotic resistance

Gerry Bloom and Annie Wilkinson support the call for global action to address antibiotic resistance by a report launched this week. Yet, they urge world leaders at the WHA and G7 to consider the needs of the poorest as central to a solution.

Gerald Bloom

Annie Wilkinson

20 May 2016

Opinion

Ebola initiatives shortlisted for ESRC Impact Prize

The Ebola Response Anthropology Platform (ERAP) and the related Ebola: lessons for development initiatives have been shortlisted for the prestigious Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Outstanding International Impact Prize.

20 May 2016

Opinion

How will the Sustainable Development Goals be implemented in Tanzania?

IDS alumni in Tanzania recently came together to celebrate IDS’ 50th Anniversary and discuss how Tanzania can respond effectively to the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Mary Kalavo

19 May 2016

Opinion

Making visible the hidden cogs of the urban nexus

On the steep hills on the outskirts of Lima, slums like San Juan de Lurigancho are ever expanding. As roads and shacks are built on steep slopes, residents face the constant risk of rock slides and landslides.

19 May 2016

Opinion

Opening the treasure chest of the IDS Bulletin archive

With the IDS Bulletin entire back catalogue now available online, here are some reflections on this special year for IDS and the richness and diversity of scholarship and thought that the IDS Bulletin has contributed to development thinking.

Melissa Leach

19 May 2016

Opinion

Responding to the UK parliamentary report on global LGBT rights

In the run up to International Day Against Homophobia, IDS's Stephen Wood reflects on the UK All-Party Parliamentary report on global LGBT rights

Stephen Wood

16 May 2016

Opinion

Should we stop talking about “youth”?

Youth and young people are becoming a hot topic among development donors and actors. But who exactly do these "labels" apply to, and are they too broad for effective policies? Or do they create too narrow a focus which is blind to larger structural issues?

Philip Mader

16 May 2016

Opinion

Mvurwi: from farm worker settlement to booming business centre

On the back of the tobacco boom, Mvurwi town in Mazowe district is humming. It had an estimated 2000 residents before land reform, but by 2012 the ZIMSTAT census report showed the population had gone up to 6500.

Ian Scoones

16 May 2016

Opinion

SDG 4 Education: Necessary ambition or misplaced folly?

Many have criticised the Sustainable Development Goals for being overly broad and unrealistic. While a certain degree of ambition is necessary to drive changes, the fourth SDG (SDG4) on education already bears ten targets.

Sarabe Chan

Chimwemwe Manyozo

11 May 2016

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Putting children at the centre of social protection in Nepal

The Wicked Foundations of the Anthropocene

Small towns and economic development: lessons from Zimbabwe

Needs of the poorest must be central to tackling antibiotic resistance

Ebola initiatives shortlisted for ESRC Impact Prize

How will the Sustainable Development Goals be implemented in Tanzania?

Making visible the hidden cogs of the urban nexus

Opening the treasure chest of the IDS Bulletin archive

Responding to the UK parliamentary report on global LGBT rights

Should we stop talking about “youth”?

Mvurwi: from farm worker settlement to booming business centre

SDG 4 Education: Necessary ambition or misplaced folly?

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