“Beyond the serious financial costs of the FCDO merger...it also cost the UK its reputation for excellence in international development....'

Melissa Leach responds to todays National Audit Office report on the @FCDOGovuk merge

ids.ac.uk/news/developme…

Realising the transformative power of development research - great piece on principles and challenges for research funders by outgoing SCOR Board Chair Marie Staunton. Excited now to pick these up as interim Chair. UKCDR

As the ongoing crisis in #Gaza unfolds, there are continued barriers to the supply & delivery of #HumanitarianAssistance .

📚Read our resource collection on relevant emerging #SocialScience evidence, past social science research & notes from the field👇socialscienceinaction.org/emergency/gaza…

💧The global #cholera upsurge & the current outbreak in #Zambia highlight the importance of promoting community-centred preparedness & response.

✏️Read more from eva niederberger, Santiago Ripoll & Tom Barker 👉 socialscienceinaction.org/blogs-and-news…

#Anthrologica Wellcome

Our recent exchanges in leading development studies journals call for a recasting of development - please join the conversation on this thread

Recasting Development in 2024 ids.ac.uk/?p=96112 via Institute of Development Studies

The movement to decolonise humanitarian action is gaining critical momentum. Join us for a webinar on December 14 led by Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform fellows Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform to get beyond the buzzwords and explore practical examples.

👀Look to Local Food Policies for Climate #Hope 🌱

As #climate summits come & go, it’s easy to feel disillusioned. But amongst the gloom shine beacons of hope: remarkable cities & regions taking #climate action on food.

Our op-ed in FoodTank #actiononfood
foodtank.com/news/2023/11/o…

On the eve of #COP28 , @AFSAfrica's Million Belay explains, the impact of #climatecrisis on African farmers – drought, flooding, disease – is shocking. But sustainable and diverse farming like #agroecology can help farmers build #resilience .

The climate crisis is not just an amplifier of poverty and vulnerability, but causally entwined with them, deeply. Will COP28 UAE recognise this, and support pathways to social and climate justice? See this latest blog on Institute of Development Studies

Looking forward to sharing perspectives on Recasting Development in this Swedish Development Research Network dialogue tomorrow. Still time to register and join in. Institute of Development Studies

IDS Director Melissa Leach is on the IPES-Food expert panel and joins their statement condemning the “heinous and indiscriminate attacks that have terrorized civilians – both Israelis and Palestinians” and the use of “food as a weapon of war” 👇

#RightToFood

Register now for the IDS Annual Lecture with leading international lawyer, human rights advocate and gender equality campaigner, Karuna Nundy ⏰16:00 (GMT) Tuesday 14 November Join in person or online 📷bit.ly/3PVNRLq #IDSAnnualLecture #GenderJustice

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After ten amazing years as Institute of Development Studies Director - what a privilege and a pleasure - my tenure comes to an end in April 2024. Please help spread the word about the search for my successor, to lead this wonderful institution and community on the next stage of its journey.

Excited to be part of an amazing panel tomorrow at our Institute of Development Studies webinar on the SDG halfway point. There's still time to register to watch online - see you there!

Excited to launch Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform's West Africa Regional Hub - check out its web platform in English and French

Global food systems are massively inequitable - what can be done? Excited to be launching our new report tomorrow with a fantastic panel including colleagues from Institute of Development Studies and IPES-Food . Still time to register online.

Join Institute of Development Studies at the launch of the report: Pathways to Equitable Food Systems.

Tuesday 27 June from 5pm.

With: Melissa Leach Million Belay Christina Hicks Graham Gordon

Register to attend in London or watch online at: 👉 ids.ac.uk/events/pathway…

#FoodEquity #FoodSystems

Building community resilience amidst intersecting crises... Great to have Institute of Development Studies part of this The British Academy panel with Dive Milliband; here's the write-up

Another brilliant cohort of social scientists and humanitarian practitioners begins our next Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform Fellowship. Wishing you all a great experience!