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Why the UK government and others need to balance ‘growth from above’ with ‘growth from below’ if it wants to reduce poverty in our crisis-ridden world

On the back of Covid-19, high inflation and the uncertainty of climate-related disasters and other crises, many governments – particularly in low-income countries – are reverting to old-fashioned growth strategies. This often involves export-oriented growth and industrialisation with a...

Andrew Shepherd

Vidya Diwakar

2 April 2025

Opinion

Global Disability Summit – Learnings from the Disability Inclusive Development Networks

As global, regional, and national stakeholders gather for the third Global Disability Summit to galvanise efforts on disability inclusion, our new report titled ‘Learning from the AHRC Disability-Inclusive Development Networks’ highlights recommendations for future research on...

Stephen Thompson

2 April 2025

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Engaging people for Biodiversity Net Gain

People interact with planning processes, and the natural environment, in diverse ways, as residents, homebuyers, volunteers, and more, yet their role in delivering Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is often overlooked. Findings from research into how developers and local authorities engage...

Rosemary McGee

Colin Anderson

2 April 2025

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‘Waithood’ and the challenges of household establishment amongst young people in Zimbabwe

When we last explored what was happening to young people across our field sites in 2016, the experience of ‘waithood’ was very evident (see our ROAPE paper for a discussion). This is a period between childhood and adulthood that can extend for years when it is impossible to establish...

Ian Scoones

31 March 2025

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A new map of resistance: Understanding mining conflicts in the energy transition

The global race to transition to a low-carbon economy is driving an unprecedented demand for critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, and copper. These materials are the backbone of technologies like electric vehicles and renewable energy systems. On paper, mining these resources seems...

Anabel Marín

Gabriel Palazzo

28 March 2025

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Wealthy Africans often don’t pay tax: the answer lies in smarter collection

Faced with some of the worse debt levels in over a decade, African countries are struggling to find ways to balance their books. Increasing revenue sources from their citizens is an obvious place to look. A good starting point for African countries would be to focus on the tax...

Giovanni Occhiali

28 March 2025

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What ten villages on the Somalia-Kenya border can tell us about how aid needs to change

Duncan Green used a great metaphor in his recent blog when he called the recent mega-cuts in global aid budgets a tsunami. We are witnessing the sudden transformation of the aid sector that is losing life and diversity at a dizzying rate, like a coral reef weakened by rising sea temperatures and...

Patta Scott-Villiers

26 March 2025

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Pakistanis are paying over 1.7 billion GBP in zakat every year—mostly to women

Every year, hundreds of millions of Muslims across the world pay a proportion – broadly 2,5% – of their wealth as zakat, one of the five pillars of Islam. On the occasion of Ramadan, when most zakat is paid, we highlight three preliminary findings emerging from a new nationally...

Max Gallien & 2 others

26 March 2025

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Rethinking humanitarian diplomacy

Two hundred children were killed by Israeli airstrikes on Gaza in just 72 hours last week, while all life-saving aid supplies, and water has been cut off. Progress on a ceasefire in Ukraine is hitting obstacles and South Sudan's fragile peace is teetering on the brink of collapse. US bombs are...

Jeremy Allouche & 2 others

24 March 2025

Opinion

Facing our elephants in the room as we confront cuts to global research – Part 2

Following on our previous blog which reported on the perspectives to emerge from a meeting of researchers and funders from the global South and North on visioning equitable research partnerships, we now share the subsequent conversation between Suraj Jacob and James Georgalakis and their vision...

Suraj Jacob

James Georgalakis

24 March 2025

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Facing our elephants in the room as we confront cuts to global research – Part 1

Perspectives from Trivandrum, India and Brighton, UK on research equity: In the two jointly authored blogs, two very differently positioned members of the global development research community share their combined challenges in the promotion of more equitable research for global...

Suraj Jacob

James Georgalakis

24 March 2025

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How aid cuts will shatter global water and sanitation progress

The principle of leaving no one behind is central to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The progress toward achieving SDG 6, which aims to ensure universal access to water, sanitation, and hygiene by 2030 is increasingly under threat with recent development funding cuts posing a...

Lyla Mehta

24 March 2025

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Why the UK government and others need to balance ‘growth from above’ with ‘growth from below’ if it wants to reduce poverty in our crisis-ridden world

Global Disability Summit – Learnings from the Disability Inclusive Development Networks

Engaging people for Biodiversity Net Gain

‘Waithood’ and the challenges of household establishment amongst young people in Zimbabwe

A new map of resistance: Understanding mining conflicts in the energy transition

Wealthy Africans often don’t pay tax: the answer lies in smarter collection

What ten villages on the Somalia-Kenya border can tell us about how aid needs to change

Pakistanis are paying over 1.7 billion GBP in zakat every year—mostly to women

Rethinking humanitarian diplomacy

Facing our elephants in the room as we confront cuts to global research – Part 2

Facing our elephants in the room as we confront cuts to global research – Part 1

How aid cuts will shatter global water and sanitation progress

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