This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies looks at inequitable global food systems. Globally, our food systems are highly inequitable. In a world with enough food, hunger is becoming normalised for large numbers of people, while diets are worsening and obesity is rising. Racialised minorities are more at risk from obesity...

This report from UK think tank the IIED looks at the need to break this cycle of severed climate impacts burdening countries worldwide through existing debt relief options. Severe climate impacts are burdening countries worldwide, particularly the least developed countries and Small Island Developing States. Each disaster adds to their existing debt, hindering recovery and...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at how government, citizens and donors can work together to embed trust in reconstruction. Over the past decade, Ukraine has shown that successful cooperation between state and citizens can deliver highly effective structural reforms. Building on this record, the country’s government and international partners now need...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at why Britain and the West must act now to help rebuild Ukraine. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 led to an unprecedented crisis across the world and caused challenges to the global order not seen since World War II. In its latest...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies reflects on 50 years of learning with Robert Chambers. Robert Chambers is one of the most influential and prolific scholars to write about participation, poverty, and knowledge in development studies. His writing and thinking have revolutionised the discipline, inspiring both participatory processes and more...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at the domestic contexts in Ethiopia and Sudan and the contentious cross-border issues. Political transitions in Ethiopia and Sudan offered the promise of more democratic, civilian-led government and increased regional stability in the Horn of Africa. But contestation between old and new political forces has disrupted...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies reflects on 50 years of learning with Robert Chambers. Robert Chambers is one of the most influential and prolific scholars to write about participation, poverty, and knowledge in development studies. His writing and thinking have revolutionised the discipline, inspiring both participatory processes and more...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at four levers to advance gender and social equality while looking at climate change mitigation and adaptation. China is central to global climate action, and the country is working towards innovative solutions that can mitigate the worst impacts of climate change. Simultaneously, China is pursuing low-carbon...

This report from UK think tank the Legatum Institute analyses the performance of 167 nations across 67 policy-focused elements. The Legatum Prosperity Index™ analyses the performance of 167 nations across 67 policy-focused elements, measured by 300 country-level indicators. The Index enables us to construct a thoroughly comprehensive picture of prosperity, across its institutional, economic, and...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies looks at policy implementation and decision-making for vaccination in Vietnam. Policies that give priority to economic productivity disadvantage those who are not considered vital or essential from that perspective. The delegation of some of the vaccination access decisions to local authorities, for example village...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies is a guide on systems thinking and practice in the context and needs of the UK's FCDO. The guide offers a common language and shared framing of systems thinking for FCDO and its partners. It explores what this implies for working practices, business processes...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies is a practical guide to create a visual map of the key resources and assets in a community. This method enables participants to create a visual map of the key resources and assets in their community, organisation, workplace etc, that are important for their...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies offers practical guidance on body mapping and why it might be useful. Body mapping may be useful for practitioners and researchers who want to: Examine and appreciate how emotions, cultural norms or practices relate to (specific parts of) physical bodies, or are embodied; Explore...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies looks at opportunities and challenges for citizen–policy engagement on environmental issues. Citizen and policy groups address environmental challenges in the Sahel, but rarely together. In Sahelian West Africa, including in Mauritania, Senegal, and Mali, artists and citizens have used protest art to make their...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at solutions to African debt distress through multilateral cooperation. The economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have undermined the ability of many African nations to service their sovereign debts. At present, 22 low-income African countries are either already in debt distress...