The relationships between climate change and land issues are complex. If we are to direct financing appropriately, these connections must be unravelled. As we argue in our open access book, Climate ...

Women frontline workers in Yemen are crucial for delivering cash transfers and responding to the needs of women and girls. They take on both substantial responsibilities and personal risk, operating ...

The publication of a US congressional bill to guide foreign policy on September 11th has offered hope to Zimbabweans that the draconian ZDERA (the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act, 2001) ...

Across the African continent, professional qualification is perceived as a panacea for youth employment, particularly if the ...

After weeks of mounting demonstrations in Madagascar, Gen Z Mada social movement has mobilised to bring about change.

This note examines views of different actors in Nigeria on whether and how social assistance should be used to help households negatively affected by these shocks.

This paper focuses on reforming Sri Lanka’s main property tax, commonly known as the rate assessment system, which currently generates only tiny amounts of revenue for local councils. Despite its ...

As followers of this blog will know, I have recently been in South Africa where debates about land reform provoke strong reactions, particular when Zimbabwe is mentioned. At the end of August, ...

Digital public infrastructure (DPI) – a set of interoperable digital systems and platforms that support service delivery, data exchange, and the functions of public and private sectors at scale – is ...

We are committed to achieving the highest standards of organisational conduct and best practice in all that we do. Read our key policies to find out more. IDS is committed to academic freedom both as ...

This report synthesises learning from these audits and is part of a larger project that focuses on understanding the links between sexuality, gender plurality and poverty with the aim of improving ...