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14 November 2016
This midterm report follows the analysis plan approved by the Peer Review Group (PRG). We start by discussing the quality of the data...
28 October 2016
The Gates Foundation and UK Department for International Development have recently granted over £3million in funding to the International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) for research and capacity building that will help African governments raise tax revenue more effectively and equitably.
21 October 2016
Launch of the World Social Science Report 2016: Challenging Inequalities: Pathways to a Just World.
21 October 2016
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
It is recognised that the topic of school-related violence is complex and multifaceted. While this report aims to offer a useful synthesis of the evidence available, as well as relevant case studies and policy recommendations, it only scratches the surface of a very large and pressing global problem.
14 October 2016
As this year’s World Food Day calls for food and agriculture systems to adapt to the rapidly changing climate, what are the competing tensions at play? The recently published special issue, in Journal of Southern African Studies, on the political economy of sugar in southern Africa, puts a lens on the challenges faced by governments and local communities to respond to climate change.
13 October 2016
3 October 2016
IDS researchers urge World Health Summit participants and decision-makers globally to take a broader approach to address the social, structural and economic determinants of health, and to ensure community involvement in interventions with genuine gender inclusivity.
1 October 2016
Published by: Water Alternatives
The 14 original articles in this collection explore the on-the-ground complexities of IWRM implementation, interpretations and adaptations. Grounded in social science theory and research, this special issue demonstrates the importance of politics, political economy, history and culture in shaping water management practices and reform. It demonstrates how Africa has clearly been a laboratory for IWRM in the past two decades.
22 September 2016
Published by: UNESCO
The processes influencing declines or increases in inequality are global and interlinked, the responses to these processes are specific, heterogeneous and uneven.
21 September 2016
