Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre
Applying interdisciplinary expertise to research and partnerships, the IGDC addresses global development challenges in innovative ways.
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
Mark van Dorp, affiliated to LSE IDEAS, looks at how measuring social impacts can make companies’ strategies more risk responsive by using a Human Security approach. Over the last two decades, there has been an increased understanding of what is needed for investments to be more peace positive in theory but in practice the necessary … Continue reading A Human Security approach for measuring social impacts
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
IGDC Member Paul Hudson discusses a range of economic perspectives in relation to flooding and climate change and how the monetary and health impacts of flooding can be addressed in a more cohesive way. Flooding is one of the most common natural hazards to impact human society, affecting millions of people around the world each … Continue reading Public health implications of flood risk management
This is part of a series on the economics of climate change and flooding by IGDC member Paul Hudson. Here he looks at opportunities for creating more sustainable and resilient cities. The world is increasingly urbanised, with more people and economic activities being funnelled into urban areas at an unprecedented rate. Therefore, it is unsurprising … Continue reading Developing nature-based solutions to climate change on private land
This is part of a series on the economics of climate change and flooding by IGDC member Paul Hudson. Here he looks at some of the potential unintended consequences of insurance cover. Living next to rivers provides humans with a great range of benefits from transportation access, supporting nature and agriculture, supplying drinking water, or … Continue reading Does insurance encourage people to protect themselves more or less from flooding?