by GDI | Aug 26, 2026 | Comment
by Louisa Hann As the Global Development Institute welcomes its latest cohort of students, many will be contemplating how an education in Development Studies will shape their futures. Most sectors and disciplines are undergoing seismic changes thanks to the emergence...
by GDI | Aug 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Saumik Paul, Anikha S. Kumar, Jibin J K and Bhagya Gopakumar For generations, the vast paddy fields of Kuttanad, in the Indian state of Kerala, have sustained farming communities and contributed significantly to the state’s rice production. Known as the...
by GDI | Jan 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
by Louisa Hann As you’ve probably noticed, 2026 is off to an eventful start – and it’s not promising to slow down any time soon. Donald Trump threatened to invade Greenland, Mark Carney delivered a speech asserting the end of the rules-based international order at the...
by GDI | Dec 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
Last month, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) hosted its annual conference of the parties (COP) in Belém, Brazil. Known as COP30, this year’s climate summit took place a decade after the milestone Paris Agreement at COP21, wherein...
by GDI | Apr 8, 2025 | Comment
Ever wondered how the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) generates its influential – often headline-making – climate reports? We caught up with José Antonio Puppim De Oliveira, GDI’s Professor of Climate Change Governance and Global Development, to...
