‘We Are Still Here’: Returning to Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dr Sally Cawood, a PhD Alumna of the Global Development Institute recently returned to Bangladesh to feedback her PhD findings on Community Based Organisations (CBOs), water and sanitation in Dhaka’s low-income settlements. This blog shares some reflections on...
What everyone should know about aid
Pablo Yanguas, Global Development Institute Honorary Fellow At a time when countries are highly integrated yet increasingly unequal there is no more important issue than ensuring that everyone lives well, but how do we achieve this? Old paradigms focused on...
How voices from the frontline of climate change in Bangladesh are teaching secondary school pupils
Dr Joanne Jordan, Global Development Institute Honorary Fellow Since my first trip to Bangladesh in 2008, I have lost count of the number of times I have been asked the same question by those I interview as part of my research: ‘Will you tell our story so people know...
Universal Basic Income and poverty reduction
Armando Barrientos, Professor of Poverty and Social Justice, Global Development Institute The aim of this blog post is to throw light on Universal Basic Income (UBI) as a social policy. In current policy debates UBI proposals have a number of objectives: to address...