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16 April 2025
The Institute of Development Studies is pleased to announce the official launch of the new HeatNexus website — a central platform for...
26 February 2025
10 January 2025
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.
This webinar will share key learnings from the Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform’s mobilisation of evidence and expertise...
28 August 2024
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.
10 July 2024
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).
5 July 2024
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’).
11 June 2024
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.
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.
17 May 2024
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This brief describes the scale of the food insecurity facing populations in South Sudan. It also analyses the causes of food insecurity, responses by government and non-government actors and partners, and offers considerations for these actors to support ending food insecurity, especially via bolstering agriculture and livelihoods.
