A recent event in London saw participants identify ways that democracy can be strengthened through greater citizen ...

Where do you shit? In developing countries, the answer may determine whether you live or die. Around 2.6 billion people defecate in the open. The consequences are dire: shit carries disease and is a ...

Destruction of datacentres in war expose a new vulnerability. The focus should not be on who controls data but if it can be used.

The research study identifies five enabling conditions that create openings for transformation in South Africa's social grant system.

The people that digital technologies are designed to serve are absent from the governance architecture. Accountability is ...

Ahead of the Global Partnerships Conference, IDS researchers look at what needs to be addressed to tackle global challenges.

This paper explores the intersection of climate change and extremes, conflict, and social protection in Ethiopia. It examines the long-term, 40-year history of climate extremes over Ethiopia and ...

The humanitarian sector is losing its memory. Funding cuts, closures, and the slow decay of digital infrastructure are all ...

How does this contribute to well-being, social cohesion and the ability to live happily in land reform areas? These are questions not often asked in studies of land reform, but whether people are ...

In this episode of the IDS Between the Lines podcast, researchers shed fresh light on the urgent need for ...