Tigray in northern Ethiopia has been devastated by a brutal war since November 2020, which included a siege and blockade that stopped all communications and most essential services, along with humanitarian supplies. A typical example of urban agriculture practised in Mekelle city during the...
2 August 2023
How evidence is generated, shared and used underpins our drive to increase equity in knowledge production. We challenge knowledge hierarchies and explore ways to think more deeply about evidence and impact. Over the past year, that impact could be seen in IDS research influencing policy and...
1 August 2023
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are designed to leave no one behind. To achieve them, it is vital that people with disabilities are included in all aspects of development-focused work, including in research where the ethical implications must be considered carefully. Article 31 of...
31 July 2023
The IDS International Initiatives are spaces for researchers, governments and civil society from diverse locations to share new perspectives on tackling global challenges. Below is a snapshot of some of the activity that has taken place over the last twelve months. Brazil The IDS Brazil...
28 July 2023
This blog is based on the fifth chapter of the newly published book Pastoralism, Uncertainty and Development edited by Ian Scoones. Pastoral producers in Sardinia, Italy face highly volatile markets for their sheep’s milk, resulting in huge uncertainties for production and marketing....
28 July 2023
In my second blog on the findings of new research on knowledge translation (KT) in the global South, I want to focus on the implications of our findings for political science and development studies research agendas. A fragmented field of study Interest in the theory and practice of research...
27 July 2023
Last week the blog offered an overview of horticulture growing across our research sites in Zimbabwe. The blog emphasised the importance of a ‘hidden middle’ connecting growers to a range of other activities, all generating employment. This blog focuses on a number of case studies of...
26 July 2023
Ahead of next year’s WHO-led treaty on pandemics, our Pandemic Preparedness project and Covid Collective initiative - both examples of what can be achieved through agile partnering and collaboration - have underlined the need to make responses equitable, ethical and...
24 July 2023
Seeds are the starting point for food production but the age old farmer seed system across Africa is being severely restricted by the actions of the World Bank. Guest author Graham Gordon explains how this is criminalising small-scale farms in Kenya, damaging the livelihoods of millions of...
24 July 2023
This blog provides a brief overview of the fourth chapter of the newly published book Pastoralism, Uncertainty and Development edited by Ian Scoones. Through a multi-case ethnographic approach using mixed methods in two pastoral sites in Amdo Tibet, China, this chapter explores emerging...
21 July 2023
We worked closely this year with the employee-led Reward Review Working Group to establish fair and transparent pay and reward structures. An external consultancy (ECC) was commissioned to support IDS to develop clear structures, policy and processes around pay and progression, and that work is...
20 July 2023
The Sixth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes clear the urgent need for a fundamental transformation of our current fossil-fuel based energy system. The fear of supply shortages of these critical minerals due to surging demand has created...
20 July 2023
