by GDI | Jul 14, 2025 | Comment
By Rabiatu Adamu Saleh, Master’s student in Global Development (Environment and Climate Change) African cities are dealing with the dual issues of climate change and urban heat islands (UHI), leading to increased interest in innovative nature-based solutions...
by Global Development Institute | Oct 1, 2020 | Comment
Researchers from the Global Development Institute have been awarded a new research contract of £32 million to establish the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC), funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) as part of UK Aid. Find out...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 1, 2019 | Comment
GDI’s Oliver Bakewell is a key member of the Research and Evidence Facility on Migration in the Horn of Africa – and features in a new video outlining the project: The project focuses on a range of policy relevant migration issues in the Horn of Africa, including the:...
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 | Feb 22, 2018 | News, Research Findings
A new book fills a research gap on migration into and within Africa, and to the socio-political consequences of these movements. The book ‘Forging African Communities: Mobility, Integration and Belonging’ sheds new light on how human mobility redefines the meaning of...
