Publications

Promoting Sustainable Waste Management in Mekelle, Ethiopia

IDS Policy Briefing 216

Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray region in Ethiopia, is plagued by water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) challenges. Rapid population growth, unplanned urbanisation, limitations in WASH services, climate change, and the impacts of war and conflicts are affecting the sanitation conditions of the...

Seeds of Change: Catalysing Zero Hunger through Innovative Social Protection in Fragile and Least Developed Countries

T20 Policy Briefing

The midterm review of Sustainable Development Goal 2 towards achieving Zero Hunger reveals significant off-track progress and even regression, especially in fragile and Least Developed Countries. Urgent, evidence-based interventions are needed to accelerate progress towards Zero Hunger targets...

Stephen Devereux & 4 others

Equitable Pathways to Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems

T20 Policy Brief

Ensuring pathways to sustainable food systems are equitable is a moral and existential imperative. Food systems are sustainable when they promote responsible use of natural resources, protect biodiversity, and mitigate the environmental impact of production, distribution, and consumption.

Lídia Cabral & 7 others

Just and Resilient Infrastructures in Pakistan and Kenya

IDS Policy Briefing 215

The relationship between infrastructure development and intensifying climate crisis is generating new cycles of 24-hour risks in the urban global South. Research from Karachi and Nairobi points to opportunities to build resilient infrastructures that strengthen and support community networks and...

Nausheen H Anwar & 4 others

Key considerations: Mpox, mining, and vulnerabilities of women and children in eastern DRC

SSHAP Brief

This brief presents considerations for contextualising and responding to the mpox outbreak in the mining towns of South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It focuses on women and children living and working in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) areas.

Promising Evidence of Coordination Across the Humanitarian–Development Nexus

BASIC Research Research Briefing 3

Drawing on our work on the conflict which began in Tigray, Ethiopia in late 2020, and spread to neighbouring regions in 2021, this research briefing summarises new evidence that shows how social assistance and humanitarian aid can work together to protect households from the impact of conflict.

Rachel Sabates-Wheeler & 3 others

Inclusive Social Assistance for Marginalised People in the KRI

BASIC Research Policy Briefing 3

The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) has experienced conflicts, displacement, socioeconomic shocks, and climate change effects. Marginalised people, especially those facing intersecting inequalities, are disproportionately affected. Many face unemployment, poverty, and limited health care access....

Jackie Shaw & 2 others

Workshop Report: How Can Epidemic Preparedness and Response be Improved in the Central and East African Borderlands?

SSHAP Briefing

Epidemics have long affected the borderlands in Central and East Africa due to a combination of ecological, social, economic and political conditions. For example, porous borders and cross-border social and economic networks make it easy for people – and pathogens – to move from country to...

Grace Akello & 2 others

Roundtable Report: Epidemic Preparedness and Response in Senegal

SSHAP Briefing

On 8 December 2023, SSHAP convened a roundtable discussion on social science research in epidemic preparedness and response in Senegal. The event was organised in Dakar by the Centre Régional de Recherche et de Formation à la Prise en Charge Clinique de Fann (CRCF) based at the Centre...

How Can Aid Actors Support Yemeni Capacities for Social Assistance?

BASIC Research Policy Briefing 2

Much of Yemen’s population needs basic assistance to avoid famine. As well as providing food and cash-based support during a decade of war, international aid actors have sustained and strengthened the capacities of local organisations involved. Yet these efforts have overlooked some capacities...

Taxing Mobile Money in Africa: Risk and Reward

ICTD explored the impact of different approaches to DFS taxation in Africa through its DIGITAX programme, which ran from 2020 to 2024.

Martin Hearson & 8 others

Key Considerations: Risk Communication and Community Engagement for Mpox Vaccination in Eastern DRC

SSHAP Briefing

This brief presents social and political considerations for the design and implementation of vaccination-related risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) strategies for mpox in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Tabitha Hrynick & 2 others