UK climate finance and poverty reduction – an uncertain relationship Comment | 8 May 2019 | Neil Bird As our evidence to a new IDC inquiry makes clear, UK aid support for climate change actions must explicitly support poverty reduction. Read and comment
Poverty research in Niger: lessons via WhatsApp Insight | 1 May 2019 | Aoife McCullough In poverty research, we often ask interviewees sensitive questions about their income and savings. It's a blind spot that researchers need to address. Read and comment
Decent work for all: six priorities for this week’s UN summit Comment | 8 April 2019 | Abigail Hunt, Mareike Schomerus, Richard Mallett, Andrew Shepherd, Alberto Lemma, Francesca Bastagli Show workers change; support good job creation, including for migrants; promote 'growth from below'; encourage private investors; ensure social protection. Read and comment
Assessing the cost of ill-health: two case studies Research reports and studies | March 2019 | Simon Levine and Agata Kusnierek Assessing the full economic cost of ill-health in West Darfur, Sudan and North Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Downloads
Resilience and sustainable poverty escapes in Niger: national report Working and discussion papers | January 2019 | Aoife McCullough and Vidya Diwakar This report on resilience and household poverty dynamics in Niger, provides valuable insight into why some households escape poverty and others do not. Downloads
Globalisation 4.0 must provide for the poorest, or it risks causing chaos for everyone Comment | 9 January 2019 | Sara Pantuliano Governments and businesses must work together for progressive globalisation that delivers for the poorest, or they risk deepening inequalities. Read and comment
China and development: six things to read in December Insight | 17 December 2018 | Linda Calabrese Covering the 40th anniversary of China's 'reform and opening up', changes to aid rules, China's political structure, and the Belt and Road Initiative. Read and comment
Sustaining escapes from poverty Working and discussion papers | October 2018 | Vidya Diwakar and Andrew Shepherd This paper attempts to unravel poverty dynamics, differentiating a sustained escape from a temporary escape, or these from chronic poverty. Downloads
New World Bank projections mask reality of ‘poverty mobility’ Insight | 17 October 2018 | Andrew Shepherd Poverty reduction is more effective if governments identify major risks preventing sustained escapes from poverty. Read and comment
New projections show extreme poverty is falling – but not fast enough Insight | 25 September 2018 | Soumya Chattopadhyay New data from the World Bank, UNDP and others show poverty rates declining, but not quickly enough to meet the goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030. Read and comment
