Food is a cross-cutting development issue that concerns hunger, food insecurity, malnutrition, environment sustainability and power.

Pedro Sanches de Frias, currently studying MSc Climate Change is one of the first students taking part in a double master’s programme.

Lucas dos Santos Miranda, MA Globalisation, Business & Development student, joined IDS as part of a double master’s programme ...

If they stick to a firm position on procedures and on topics of discussion, much of the framework’s output will initially mainly be ‘by the global South for the global South’, with little ...

Students at IDS (and graduates for up to three years) have access to a range of skills development opportunities during their ...

Aranya Sawhney Malik, MA Development Studies student blogs about the importance of studying international development.

The National Policy for Children 2013 adopted by the Government of India in April 2013, adheres to the Constitutional mandate and guiding principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of ...

There is growing debate on the need for transformational approaches to tackle the challenges facing development in the face of climate change. If current incremental approaches to preventing dangerous ...

As the economic geography of Zimbabwe reconfigures following land reform, the growth of small towns continues to be an important phenomenon. No longer is economic growth concentrated in the ...

Using the case study of the Kibera slums, this paper takes a medical anthropological approach to discuss and explain the untold and common practice among the urban poor in developing countries that is ...

How can continuous reflection and learning help tackle climate change in the context of wider development challenges? This interactive PDF aims to support ongoing learning by those inside and outside ...

Carbon offsetting in dry and arid lands is not a proven way to help fight climate change. Research from the Great Green Wall shows why.