How self-help groups strengthen resilience: tackling food insecurity in protracted crises in Ethiopia Research reports and studies | June 2017 | Lena Weingartner and Florence Pichon, with Catherine Simonet How can community-based approaches to microfinance such as self-help groups improve the resilience of rural communities in Ethiopia to shocks and stresses? Downloads
Four political errors to avoid in achieving water and sanitation for all Comment | 15 June 2017 | Nathaniel Mason Building on recent research into water, sanitation and politics across three countries, Nathaniel Mason highlights 4 key errors for policy-makers to avoid. Read and comment
How to reduce inequalities in access to WASH Research reports and studies | June 2017 | Nathaniel Mason, Moizza Binat Sarwar, Beatrice Mosello and Declan O'Leary These reports identify plausible pathways of change to promote broad-based and equitable access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services. Downloads
Population change in the rural developing world: making the transition Briefing papers | May 2016 | Sharada Keats and Steve Wiggins This briefing paper examines the demographic differences in rural and urban areas in developing countries. Downloads
Population change in the rural developing world: making the transition Research reports and studies | March 2016 | Sharada Keats and Steve Wiggins Across the world, rural areas are going through a demographic transition from high to low levels of fertility and mortality. Downloads
One foot on the ground, one foot in the air: Ethiopia’s delivery on an ambitious development agenda Research reports and studies | September 2015 | Amanda Lenhardt, Andrew Rogerson, Francesca Guadagno, Tom Berliner, Mulu Gebreeyesus and Alebel Bayru Despite starting out with one of the lowest levels of human development in the world in the 1990s, Ethiopia is one of the few African countries on track to meet most of the Millennium Development Goals. This case study explores the drivers of progress and the... Downloads
Agricultural dynamics and food security trends in Uganda Working and discussion papers | August 2015 | André Leliveld, Ton Dietz, Dick Foeken & Wijnand Klaver This, the second case study of four from the Development Regimes in Africa (DRA) project exploring African agricultural breakthroughs, turns to look at the progress made by Uganda in its agricultural sector between 1961 - 2011. Download
Strengthening coherence between agriculture and social protection policies Projects | January 2015 to July 2015 This project aims to contribute to a better understanding of how linkages and coherence between agriculture and social protection policies and programmes are happening in practice. Find out more
Steve Wiggins on the rise of rural wages in Asia Films and videos | October 2014 A silent revolution is happening in Asia. Rising rural wages are bringing the end to the seemingly inexhaustible source of cheap, unskilled labour within sight. Find out more
Rising rural wages in Asia Infographic | September 2014 This infograpic illustrates the rise of rural wages in three Asian countries: China, Bangladesh and India. Find out more
