This is the second of two papers (and accompanying technical Annexes) from the Better Assistance in Crises (BASIC) Research Ethiopia country case study. Using five waves of Ethiopian Socioeconomic ...

To avoid this harm, governments and investors must include front-line communities in decision making rather than tokenistic consultation.

Shifting humanitarian practice begins with the courage to question the ethics of what we have been doing. This was the call made by Patrick Gathara of the New Humanitarian at a global roundtable ...

The introduction of wealth taxes would be welcome but it will also take a lot of time and investment of significant political capital.

Ahead of the 30th annual UN climate meeting, COP30, we sat down with three conveners from the MSc Climate Change Development & Policy.

The articles in this IDS Bulletin highlight cases of advocacy being used to strengthen community voices to make the processes of consultation more inclusive and empowering of marginalised perspectives ...

Zimbabwe’s new agrarian structure arose out of a political deal during the land reform of 2000 when land was allocated to both smallholders (A1 areas) and medium-scale farms (A2). A2 farms were ...

Peter Mwesiga, MSc Climate Change, Development and Policy, Class of 2024-25, runs an interview series on climate change. Ahead of COP30, we asked Peter to share some of the insights from people he has ...

Esteve Corbera (Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, ICTA-UAB), Ian Scoones (Institute of Development Studies) ...

Tommy Gee, who was head of the IDS administration from its foundation in 1966 until the mid-1980s, died peacefully at his home in Hurstpierpoint, Sussex on Friday 31 October 2025.

How trust, local insight, and chemistry connect small businesses and investors in Africa’s innovation ecosystem.

The relationships between climate change and land issues are complex. If we are to direct financing appropriately, these ...