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16 April 2025
New HeatNexus website showcases global research tackling the health impacts of extreme heat
The Institute of Development Studies is pleased to announce the official launch of the new HeatNexus website — a central platform for...
Opinion
26 February 2025
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10 January 2025
Finding innovative ways to adapt to our heating planet
As part of this global effort, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is leading the HeatNexus Network Support Programme, which will accompany the nine HeatNexus research projects, supporting them as they plan and deliver their projects using a participatory and reflective approach.
Past Event
Mobilising social science for humanitarian action: insights and lessons
This webinar will share key learnings from the Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform’s mobilisation of evidence and expertise...
Brief
28 August 2024
Key considerations: Mpox, mining, and vulnerabilities of women and children in eastern DRC
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
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.
Brief
10 July 2024
Key Considerations: Risk Communication and Community Engagement for Mpox Vaccination in Eastern DRC
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
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).
Brief
5 July 2024
SSHAP West Africa Hub: Health Emergency Cycles and Social Context in West Africa
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
In this landscape paper, we aim to summarise the contextual factors that shape health emergencies and responses to health emergencies in the West Africa region (termed ‘health emergency cycles’).
Brief
11 June 2024
Roundtable Report: Discussion on mpox in DRC and Social Science Considerations for Operational Response
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This roundtable report presents a synthesised version of the roundtable discussion on the mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) outbreak which has been spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since early 2023.
Project
HeatNexus: Heat Adaptation Research for Action
Heat adaptation interventions are critical to manage the health effects of a changing climate. IDS is providing support HeatNexus, a network of nine Wellcome-funded research projects focused on such interventions in various LMICs between 2024 and 2030.