The Institute of Development Studies is pleased to announce the official launch of the new HeatNexus website — a central ...

Frequently, while proposing solutions for India’s vast skilling gap, we tend to miss the forest for the trees. Pradhan Mantri ...

In recent years, Ghana has faced significant pushback against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and more (LGBTQI+) rights, marked by stricter legal restrictions and widespread ...

In this blog, IDS student Karan Shinghal ( MSc Climate Change, Development & Policy class of 24-25) explores the metrics ...

In Kazakhstan, social tensions between the Soviet legacy and the country’s identity as an independent nation perpetuate deep-seated homophobia. Despite the decriminalisation of consensual same-sex ...

In this blog, IDS student Riya Behl, (who studies MA Poverty & Development ) uses photographs of restroom signs to explore ...

Ongoing political and economic turmoil, including rising inflation and the fallout from former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest in May 2023, has deepened existing gendered inequities and compounded ...

The cuts to ODA budgets have severe consequences for climate change projects around the world, warns experts at IDS.

Kenya’s socio-political environment presents significant challenges for women’s rights and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and more (LGBTQI+) rights. Conservative social ...

Indonesia is experiencing significant democratic backsliding, threatening the freedoms and rights of women and of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and more (LGBT+) communities. Civil society ...

Feminist and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and more (LGBT+) movements in the Philippines face mounting challenges that are deeply rooted in cultural, religious, and political dynamics. Machismo ...

Nigeria’s socio-political and economic environment presents significant challenges for women’s rights and for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and more (LGBTQI+) rights. Women ...