by Global Development Institute | Dec 20, 2018 | Comment, News
With so much news of political, social and environmental doom it’s easy to forget that good things have also been happening in the world. We asked our researchers to tell us some nuggets of good that took place in 2018: Dani Malerba, Honorary Research Fellow GDI....
by Global Development Institute | Dec 19, 2018 | Comment
In their Review “Landscapes that work for biodiversity and people” (19 October, p. eaau6020), C. Kremen and A. M. Merenlender discuss techniques that can preserve both ecosystem services and biodiversity in landscapes that have been modified by humans. They suggest...
by Global Development Institute | Dec 13, 2018 | Comment
4-15 March 2019, Arusha Tanzania with WISE – Futures and The University of Manchester Course description: Across the African continent, increasing climatic variability and the uneven distribution and availability of both surface and subsurface water resources...
by Global Development Institute | Dec 12, 2018 | Events, News
The Call for Papers is now open for DSA2019: Opening up Development, the annual conference of the Development Studies Association taking place at the Open University, Milton Keynes, 19-21st June. The conference theme draws attention to shifts in the global political...
by Global Development Institute | Dec 11, 2018 | Comment
Professor Phil Woodhouse gave a lecture entitled; ‘How can irrigation contribute to agricultural growth in Africa?’. The lecture was based on Prof Woodhouse’s recent research project Studying African Farmer Led Irrigation (SAFI). Listen or watch to...
