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Is the world prepared for a brown gold rush?

Human waste is rich in water, nutrients and organic compounds, most of which nowadays are just going down the drain. The concept of “brown gold” highlights the sheer scale of the economic benefits if we were able to recover all these hidden resources by reusing the treated...

Andrés Hueso González & 2 others

17 September 2024

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Meeting the need for speed

In this blog written from a meeting of thousands of knowledge brokers and scientists at the Global Evidence Summit, I ask how are we going to put the rapid into rapid evidence reviews? I was excited to attend a session at the Global Evidence Summit in Prague this week on “Meeting the Need for...

James Georgalakis
James Georgalakis

12 September 2024

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The financial crash: lessons from pastoralists?

This blog continues the short series on the new book, Navigating Uncertainty: Radical Rethinking for a Turbulent World. In the chapter on Finance and banking, I look at the 2007-08 financial crash and how particular models and regulatory practices created a false sense of security through the...

Ian Scoones
Ian Scoones

9 September 2024

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Addressing gender disparities in tax expenditures

As the fiscal space of governments worldwide is becoming more constrained, ensuring efficient use of revenues is moving up policy agendas. Tax expenditures are benefits granted through the tax system to specific groups, sectors, or activities. With trillions of dollars spent through these...

Sofia Berg & 2 others

4 September 2024

Opinion

Navigating uncertainty: introducing a new book

Whether it’s climate change, financial volatility, pandemic outbreaks or new technologies, we don’t know what the future will hold. Uncertainties are everywhere. But how can we navigate them successfully? As Helga Nowotny described in her book, such “uncertainties are written into the...

Ian Scoones
Ian Scoones

2 September 2024

Impact Story

Future development leaders find their vocations and voices at IDS

IDS teaching aims to produce the next generation of informed and knowledgeable leaders and experts, equipping them to respond to societal and environmental challenges. A launch pad for careers Eesha Kapoor and Shreyan Acharya graduated from the MA Development Studies course in the 2021-2022...

1 September 2024

Impact Story

Influencing policy change in Rwanda and a shift in global tax governance

The Rwandan government changed key aspects of its tax policy following pioneering research by the International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD), based at IDS. In recent years, mass registration campaigns have been considered by policymakers and donors alike as a speedy way to boost...

30 August 2024

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