Institute of Development Studies (Brighton)
Website: http://www.ids.ac.uk/
May 14
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Mozambique: Local Accountabilities in Fragile Contexts - Experiences From Nepal, Bangladesh and Mozambique [guest blog]
Newly published research by IDS and Helvetas on local accountabilities in fragile contexts reveals there is still much to learn about accountability in its many forms. Read more »
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Africa: Transparency, Tax, Trade and, Er, Nutrition? [guest blog]
The G8 summit on June 17-18 at the Lough Erne golf resort in Northern Ireland will focus on Transparency, Tax and Trade (TTT). Read more »
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Africa: IDS to Host Alumni Event to Mark the Launch of a New Scholarship Fund [guest blog]
A reception for alumni is being held in the UK on 16 May to mark the launch of an all new scholarship programme that will significantly broaden access to IDS' MA courses. The event... Read more »
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South Africa: What Next for the Brics Development Bank? [guest blog]
A new issue of the IDS Rapid Response Briefing series looks at some of the key issues surrounding the creation of a new development bank by the emerging economies of Brazil,... Read more »
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Africa: The Journey to a Credible Set of Global Development Goals [guest blog]
This week I was in Melbourne for a conference on the future of development in Asia and the Pacific hosted by the Australian National University, The Asia Foundation, the Lowy... Read more »
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Africa: The Future of Australian Aid--Broader Lessons for All Bilateral Donors? [guest blog]
Stephen Howes, the Director of the Development Policy Centre at the Australian National University gave a very nice presentation on the future of Australian aid at the Conference... Read more »
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Africa: Two Cheers for (Development) Anarchism [guest blog]
I went on holiday last week and it rained, a lot, so I had plenty of time to read. One of the books I read was 'Two Cheers for Anarchism', James Scott's latest book, and it really... Read more »
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Africa: A Bold and Practical Proposal for the Post-2015 Framework [guest blog]
This post previously appeared on 22 March 2013 on the Participate blog. Subscribe to their blog for regular updates on the Participate initiative. Read more »
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Africa: New IDS Analysis and Policy Recommendations On Ending Undernutrition and On Social Protection [guest blog]
In the first issues of the new look IDS Policy Briefing series, Director Lawrence Haddad recommends that nutrition indicators must be embedded across a post 2015 development... Read more »
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Africa: Nutrition Fixers, Pledgers and Champions Wanted [guest blog]
We are 5 weeks away from the London Nutrition Event on June 8 co-hosted by DFID and Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF). The fixing and horsetrading on pledging funds is... Read more »
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Africa: Social Transfers - All Good for Children? [guest blog]
The positive impact of social protection programmes is now widely acknowledged. They help to increase household income, smooth consumption and protect against shocks. With respect... Read more »
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Africa: IDS' Richard Jolly Joins Justine Greening to Discuss International Development Beyond 2015 [guest blog]
IDS Research Associate, Sir Richard Jolly spoke alongside International Development Secretary of State, Justine Greening and Liberian Ambassador, Wesley Johnson at an event... Read more »
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Africa: Making All Voices Count - Supporting Innovations for Social Change [guest blog]
IDS is delighted to announce, that together with Hivos is Ushahidi, we have been selected to manage the Making All Voices Count: A Grand Challenge for Development (MAVC) fund. Read more »
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Africa: Gender and the Post-2015 Framework [guest blog]
As we move toward the end date for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), work towards a new post-2015 global architecture to frame development outcomes and track progress is... Read more »
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Africa: What Does the Rise of Ukip Mean for Ukaid (and Development)? [guest blog]
The local elections in the UK were held last week. Read more »
April 18
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Africa: Confronting Hunger, Nutrition and Climate Justice - Three Challenges [guest blog]
The Dublin conference on hunger, nutrition and climate justice, currently under way, aims to inspire innovative thinking and solutions, by bringing together global development... Read more »
April 17
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Africa: Hurdling Fords in Dublin - Hunger. Nutrition. Climate Justice [guest blog]
One of Dublin's names is "town of the hurdled ford". Read more »
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Africa: Placing Nutrition At the Heart of Agricultural Planning [guest blog]
A new field tool is being launched today, offering an alternative approach to enhancing the nutritional quality of food, using detailed value chain analysis. Read more »
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Africa: Al Jazeera's Report On the New Hunger and Nutrition Commitment Index [guest blog]
Al Jazeera's Inside Story programme reports on IDS's new Hunger and Nutrition Commitment Index (HANCI). Research findings from HANCI show that low income countries like Malawi and... Read more »
April 16
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Africa: Are Current Efforts to Integrate Climate Change and Development Misdirected? [guest blog]
A guest blog from IDS research fellow Thomas Tanner Read more »
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Africa: Climate Change Update - April 2013 [guest blog]
Video: Climate Knowledge Exchange Read more »
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Africa: IDS Climate Knowledge Exchange [guest blog]
In March, the Climate Change Team held a knowledge exchange. This event brought together international development and climate change practitioners from accross the globe to... Read more »
April 15
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Africa: Bad Governance Here Incentivises Bad Governance Elsewhere [guest blog]
Having grown bored of the Economist, my regular policy magazine reads are the centre left UK based Prospect (P) and the centre right US based Foreign Policy (FP). Despite their... Read more »
April 12
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Africa: Naming, Shaming And Praising - Introducing Hanci [guest blog]
As food banks rapidly become the face of food insecurity in western countries reeling under austerity, welfare reforms and stagnating economies, hunger and undernutrition remain... Read more »
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Africa: Poorest Countries Showing Greatest Political Commitment To Tackling Hunger - Study [guest blog]
According to new research published by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), low income countries like Malawi and Madagascar and lower middle income Guatemala, are leading... Read more »
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