Publications

Reimagining Social Protection

IDS Bulletin 55.2

Social protection features in numerous country policies and development agency strategies, as well as in several Sustainable Development Goals. However, following more than two decades of considerable expansion in policies, programmes, and research, the sector finds itself at a...

‘Those with big phones have the upper hand’: Political, Gender and Digital Exclusions in Cash and Voucher Assistance in North East Nigeria

BASIC Research Working Paper 25

The aim of this report is to improve understanding of the risks and benefits of the use of digital technologies to support cash and voucher assistance programming in North East Nigeria from the perspective of recipients.

Becky Faith & 2 others

Key Considerations: Mutual Aid Lessons and Experiences From Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan

SSHAP Briefing

The civil war in the Republic of Sudan, which began in April 2023, has fuelled and exacerbated an already severe humanitarian crisis. As of September 2024, over 25 million people – half the country’s population – need assistance. In response, grassroots movements have emerged, drawing on...

WFP’s support to strengthening the national social protection system in the Philippines

This case study reviews WFP’s support to the national social protection system in the Philippines since 2018, in particular to the government’s flagship nutrition-sensitive social protection programme Walang Gutom. It also examines WFP’s efforts aimed at improving the...

Rebecca Mitchell

Manucheher Shafee

Key Considerations: Humanitarian Responses to Famine and War in Sudan

SSHAP Briefing

The Republic of Sudan is suffering a catastrophic famine. The entire country is in food crisis or food emergency. In July 2024, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) declared famine in the Zamzam camp for internally displaced people in North Darfur, near El Fasher; between...

The Potential of Participatory Video Action Research in WASH Programming

SLH Learning Paper 19

Sanitation and hygiene issues often deal with uncomfortable, hidden and sometimes taboo areas of life, which people don’t want to talk about publicly, let alone look at. It can be profoundly powerful to get people to face unpleasant challenges if done in a way that is respectful. This is...

Elaine Mercer

Rural Sanitation Programming in Challenging Contexts: Principles, Guiding Questions and Recommendations

If the world is to achieve universal coverage of safely managed sanitation services by 2030, governments and supporting partners must operate at scale, expanding services for the majority, alongside adapting approaches to tackle the barriers faced in challenging contexts. Progress has been made...

Jamie Myers

Mimi Coultas

Resistance to Clean Energy Transitions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

CEDCA Briefing Paper 1

This rapid summary of evidence was prepared by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) as a background briefing paper to inform a panel event and discussion: ‘Opposition and Resistance to Clean Energy Transition’ (24 October 2024). IDS has partnered with the International Development...

Mahdi Zaidan

James Georgalakis

Key Considerations: Food Assistance Prioritisation in Refugee Settlements in Uganda and its Impacts

SSHAP Briefing

This brief provides considerations around the humanitarian and policy implications of the general food and cash assistance (GFA) prioritisation strategy in Uganda’s refugee settlements. In light of ongoing cuts to humanitarian funding, the considerations in this brief are relevant to...

WFP’s support to strengthening the national social protection system in Ghana

This case study reviews the role of the World Food Programme (WFP) in supporting the national social protection system in Ghana over the last decade (2014-2023), including support to the national school feeding programme since 2006. It assesses how WFP has supported the building blocks of...

Roz Price & 3 others

The International Tax Regime Complex: Understanding Change in Global Tax Governance

ICTD Working Paper 212

Following a landmark vote in the UN General Assembly in December 2023, negotiations are taking place that will lead to a new framework convention on tax. While the UN is not new to international tax cooperation, ambitions for the convention extend beyond the remit of its current expert committee...

Key Considerations: From In-Kind to Cash-Based Assistance in Lebanon and Syria

SSHAP Briefing

Humanitarian agencies and donors are increasingly advocating for the use of cash-based assistance (CBA), recognising its flexibility and potential to empower affected communities. Both the Grand Bargain and the Cash Learning Partnership have been at the forefront of promoting the integration of...