We are delighted to announce that Professor Peter Taylor has been appointed as the new Director of the Institute of Development Studies. Professor Taylor has close to 40 years of experience in...
A new global report assesses the underlying causes of biodiversity loss, as well as the options and obstacles for transformative change. The summary report is published today by the IPBES (Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services). Today's release summarises the...
18 December 2024
The year 2024 was marked by significant political, environmental, and humanitarian events that shaped global affairs. More than 60 countries representing nearly half of the world’s population voted for national elections. Israel's ongoing war on Gaza, along with its military operations in...
18 December 2024
Uncertainties are everywhere. Whether it’s climate change, financial volatility, pandemic outbreaks or new technologies, we don’t know what the future will hold. For many contemporary challenges, navigating uncertainty – where we cannot predict what may happen – is essential. But how is...
17 December 2024
Across Southern Africa, rangelands support a large amount of small-scale, communal livestock farming. A new IDS-led project, with partners in South Africa and the UK, explores the potential and challenges of context-sensitive and community-led approaches for stewardship of these...
16 December 2024
The Institute of Development Studies has a long history of challenging traditional narratives. It has also led research initiatives aimed at addressing the systems of exclusion, violence, and oppression experienced by women and other gender minorities on a global scale. Through short courses,...
10 December 2024
The Sustaining Power (SuPWR) project, led by IDS, has opened a new exhibition showcasing art and imagery that centres the voices from 16 women’s rights movements across Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan. Highlighting the resilience and resistance of these women's movements, the...
29 November 2024
After 13 years of conflict, it took only 12 days for the Assad regime in Syria to fall. From the small region that remained under opposition groups in the northwest (10% of the country’s land), the Turkish-backed armed opposition launched a military operation under the leadership of the former Jihadist organisation Hayat Tahere Alsham (HTS), and with support from two other opposition-affiliated armed groups the capital, Damascus, fell: the US-backed Syrian Free Army and the Southern Operations Room.
Mozambique has been in political turmoil for the past three months, following the elections that were described as fraudulent by national and international observers, including the European Union Election Observation Mission, but where the results were nonetheless confirmed by the supreme court...
9 January 2025
In December, IDS’ Cities Cluster hosted a hybrid seminar examining the challenges and opportunities presented by the growing phenomenon of urban internal displacement in the global South. Moderated by Cities Cluster lead, and urban displacement expert, Dr Dolf te Lintelo, the event offered a...
3 January 2025
The EUDR, and collaborating for just trade policy The European Union (EU) has been a leading proponent of using trade policy to pursue its environmental goals. The value of imports into the EU are second in value only to the United States, with substantial scrutiny of its responsibility for...
20 December 2024
Chemicals and machinery and the UK As global dialogues focus increasingly on the interaction between trade and the environment, the United Kingdom has placed efforts to ensure that trade interventions complement its environmental objectives. While the European Union has been a leading...
20 December 2024
As 2024 comes to an end, many feminists are reflecting on the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence campaign, while some are probably thinking about taking time off after being in Bangkok, Thailand a week ago for the 15th AWID International Forum. Some of us met in similar capacities...
18 December 2024
As has become the tradition at this time of year, this week I am sharing a list of top posts for the year. This time it’s not just ones published this year, but any post viewed by the 27.7k visitors to the blog. There are a lot of blogs on the site to choose from – nearly 600 since 2011 –...
16 December 2024
