Publications

Bioeconomy Development in Uganda

This K4DD Rapid Evidence Review explores the current state of bioeconomy development in Uganda.  There is limited evidence reviewing the life-cycle development of many nascent bioeconomy industries, and limited evidence to demonstrate directly attributable nature positive outcomes. There...

Kathryn Cheeseman

Just food transitions: a plurality of framings and repertoires from below

In this paper we apply the concept of just transition to food systems, a domain central to environmental sustainability and social justice. We broaden and democratise the just transition debate by foregrounding a new set of voices and experiences from civil society organisations and networks in...

Lídia Cabral & 4 others

Rethinking ‘Farmer–herder’ Conflicts in the Ivorian Internal Frontier

There is a heightened concern among the media, United Nations (UN) agencies, and security experts about the rising number of localized conflicts in West Africa. While many of these conflicts are labelled as farmer–herder conflicts, they are, in fact, more complex and multidimensional. This...

Jeremy Allouche & 2 others

Can Social Protection Programmes Promote Livelihoods and Climate ‍Resilience in Conflict‑Affected Settings? Evidence from Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme

BASIC Research Working Paper 37

The paper discusses the growing interest in using social protection to address climate-related vulnerabilities and strengthen resilience, particularly in conflict-affected settings.

Jeremy Lind & 4 others

Transformational Agroecology: The Making and Unmaking of Zero Budget Natural Farming in India

Agroecology is increasingly seen to have the potential to transform agriculture towards sustainability and social justice. Recent studies have highlighted different characteristics and principles of such transformative agroecology. Scholars have also shown that agroecology practices can be...

Poonam Pandey

Lídia Cabral

Technological Autonomy or Global Integration: Navigating Vaccine Dependency in LMICs

IDS Working Paper 621

Vaccine hoarding during the Covid-19 pandemic exposed the urgent need for low- and middle-income countries to overcome technological dependency – not only to improve competitiveness and resilience but also to enhance global crisis response. Development scholarship has long emphasised the...

Anabel Marín

Jose Morales

Approaches to State Fragility and Climate Security

This K4DD Rapid Evidence Review considers some illustrative examples of indices used to inform policymaking on fragile and conflict-affected states, namely the Bertelsmann Transformation Index, the Constellations of State Fragility, and the Fragile States Index. Metrics for determining a...

Kathryn Cheeseman

Food Fight: From Plunder and Profit to People and Planet

Stuart Gillespie - a veteran of four decades at the frontline of global food policy - exposes how malnutrition is enmeshed with other crises and what we can all do to turn things around. Food is life but our food system is killing us. Designed in a different century for a different purpose...

Stuart Gillespie

Rapid Scoping Review 2025: Türkiye

Countering Rollback Country Brief

Anti-feminist discourse has long been present among groups across the political spectrum in Türkiye. Erdoğan has explicitly stated that he is against gender equality, that abortion is murder, and that using contraception undermines the nation. This rhetoric influenced the official stance on...

Rapid Scoping Review 2025: South Africa

Countering Rollback Country Brief

South Africa’s Constitution offers protection, and formal recognition as equal citizens, to women and to LGBTQI+ people. It also positions South Africa as an important regional place of refuge for LGBTQI+ Africans, despite the country’s high rates of gender-based violence and xenophobia.

Chandni Sai Ganesh

Rapid Scoping Review 2025: Philippines

Countering Rollback Country Brief

Feminist and LGBT+ movements in the Philippines face mounting challenges that are deeply rooted in cultural, religious, and political dynamics. Machismo culture continues to reinforce strict gender roles and perpetuate male dominance, leaving little room for gender equality.

Chandni Sai Ganesh

Rapid Scoping Review 2025: Pakistan

Countering Rollback Country Brief

Ongoing political and economic turmoil has deepened existing gendered inequities and compounded rollback in Pakistan. Increasing political polarisation has led to greater restrictions on civil and political rights and a crackdown on dissent.