Learning from ODF districts in Mozambique
Mozambique has committed to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.2 to achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation by 2030. Much progress
Institute of Development Studies
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Civil society innovation and resilience in the struggle for the right to food in India
India’s national network of social justice activists and civil society organisations helped achieve legal recognition for the Right to Food in the early 2000’s and are engaged in an ongoing struggle to
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The role of cities and urbanisation in achieving development goals
The world is in the midst of a long and uneven urban transition, with the great majority of urbanisation and urban population growth now occurring in parts of Asia and Africa. Urbanisation has profound
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The role of business in driving and shaping renewable energy policies in China
This report investigates the role of business actors in shaping China’s renewable energy policy process and governance. It finds that with the tremendous growth of renewable industry over the past two
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Food riots and food rights: the moral and political economy of accountability for hunger in Kenya
The green revolution and the global integration of food markets were supposed to relegate scarcity to the annals of history. So why did thousands of people in dozens of countries take to the streets when
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The Hunger and Nutrition Commitment Index (HANCI 2014): measuring the political commitment to reduce hunger and undernutrition in Developing Countries
This report presents the Hunger And Nutrition Commitment Index (HANCI) 2014. It seeks to: Rank governments on their political commitment to tackling hunger and undernutrition; Measure what governments
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Political economy of climate-relevant change policies: the case of renewable energy in South Africa: Final report for the Political Economy analysis of Climate Change Policies (PEACH) Project
Integrated energy (electricity generation) policy is by no means a settled issue in the post-apartheid era in South Africa. The policy framework is predicated on the need for new and additional energy
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Investing in the future: reforming public policy to end undernutrition in India
Despite substantial economic growth, India still has one of the highest undernutrition rates in the world. Because of its large population, India is home to almost 40 per cent of the world’s stunted children.
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The political economy of low-carbon investments: insights from the wind and solar power sectors in India
The primary motivation behind this research is the need to accelerate the supply of renewable energy because of the important role that it plays in mitigating climate change and in fostering sustainable
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Non-communicable disease and development: future pathways
From a biomedical perspective, non-communicable disease (NCD) is not a new problem, particularly in the global North. However, awareness of the increasing burden from these conditions in low- and middle-income
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Gender and food security: towards gender-just food and nutrition security
There is more than enough food in the world to feed everyone, but the number of people who do not have enough to eat remains unacceptably high, with disproportionate impacts on women and girls. Reversing