IGDC Member Henrice Altink, and Tim Hart discuss urban farming in Johannesburg. There are more than 300 farms in Johannesburg and new ones are sprouting up across the city, including in informal settlements. Urban agriculture (UA) has the potential to enhance food security in Johannesburg – more than 40 % of households are food insecure … Continue reading Feeding the Community – Urban Farming in Johannesburg

Olivia, a third year student at the University of York studying on the BA in Global Development, went on a field trip to Accra in Ghana in April 2023 to carry out development research. Hi, I am Olivia, and I’m a third year student at the University of York, studying on the BA in Global … Continue reading BA in Global Development 2023 Ghana Field Trip

The consequences of the conflict and peace process for maternal and child health in Colombia. More than 135 million people across the globe need humanitarian assistance and armed conflicts are a leading reason for this (UNOCHA 2018). Conflict has startling direct and indirect effects on health, often exacerbating existing poverty and inequalities. However, the evidence … Continue reading Giving peace a chance!

Research findings from the Centre for Health Economics showcased in two World Bank policy briefs. Increases in gender-based violence were documented in many countries following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. This particularly seems to have been the case where stricter social distancing measures were put in place. As the pandemic progressed, job losses and … Continue reading COVID-19 and Violence Against Women

Eric Hoddy, IGDC Member and Lecturer at the Center for Applied Human Rights, presents a new edited volume, Transformative justice and agrarian conflict: Elements for a necessary debate. This book project was conceived for introducing and gathering some initial reflections on the global debate on transformative justice and its relationship to agrarian conflict and change. … Continue reading Transformative justice and agrarian conflict: Elements for a necessary debate

IGDC member Judith Krauss discusses the new book Convivial conservation: From principles to practice, co-edited with Kate Massarella, Wilhelm Kiwango & Rob Fletcher. What should the future of biodiversity conservation look like? Against a backdrop of rapid biodiversity loss, alternative visions offer conflicting perspectives on how to preserve the diversity of life on which human … Continue reading Convivial conservation

Understanding changes in the charcoal and baobab value chains in rural Mozambique. Blog Também Disponível em Português! IGDC Lecturer Judith Krauss and Eduardo Castro Jr from Universidade Eduardo Mondlane join us in this blog to share their recently published study into understanding livelihood changes in the charcoal and baobab value chains during Covid-19 in rural … Continue reading Livelihood changes during Covid-19: the role of power, risk and civic-based stakeholder conventions

Por Judith Krauss (Universidade de York) e Eduardo Castro Jr. (Universidade Eduardo Mondlane). This blog post is also available in English. O nosso estudo ‘Compreendendo as mudanças nas cadeias de valor do carvão vegetal e do Malambe durante o a pandemia do Covid-19 nas zonas rurais de Moçambique: o papel do poder de negociação, do … Continue reading O papel do poder de negociação, do risco socio-económico e ambiental e das convenções de base cívica dos parceiros