2020: Recent submissions
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Pastoralists, Patch Ecology and Perestroika: Understanding Potentials for Change in Mongolia
(Institute of Development Studies, 1991-10-31)An alternative view of pastoral livelihood systems has begun to emerge in recent years that places much greater stress on the need to understand ecosystem dynamics. It draws particularly on empirical work in African drylands ... -
Why are Rural People Vulnerable to Famine?
(Institute of Development Studies, 1989-05-31)It is now generally accepted by researchers (although not by governments) that famines are caused as much by act of man as by act of god. But our understanding of famine is still quite rudimentary, and what little we know ... -
Food Security: Let them Eat Information
(Institute of Development Studies, 1994-05-31)Insufficient information to predict famine was widely seen to be a central reason for the failure of national governments and the international donor community to prevent famines in Africa in the mid 1980s. Since then, ... -
Communities, Commodities and Crazy Ideas: Changing Livestock Policies in Africa
(Institute of Development Studies, 2005-06-30)In the late 1990s a review of aid-assisted livestock projects included an assessment of sustained impact on poorer producers (Ashley et al. 1998). The review looked back over 35 years and analysed documents from more than ... -
Youth Participation in Smallholder Livestock Production and Marketing
(Institute of Development Studies, 2017-05-31)Agriculture is a leading source of employment for rural populations in Kenya. Through a mixed methods approach, this study sought to investigate youth participation in smallholder livestock production and marketing in ... -
Reconstructing Political Order Among the Somalis: The Historical Record in the South and Centre
(Institute of Development Studies, 2013-01-31)The reconstruction of a larger polity in a violence-torn society such as Somalia requires negotiation of a new social contract between the superordinate body and the local units of governance that have provided citizens ... -
Livestock Raiding Among the Pastoral Turkana of Kenya: Redistribution, Predation and the Links to Famine
(Institute of Development Studies, 1996-07-31)It is now recognized that violence plays a decisive role in the breakdown of coping strategies leading to famine in Africa today This is especially the case where armed conflict magnifies trends already discernible as a ... -
Conflict Management for Multiple Resource Users in Pastoralist and Agro-Pastoralist Contexts
(Institute of Development Studies, 1996-07-31)Livelihood systems in rural social formations often involve the utilization of natural resources for multiple purposes (e.g. wetlands which are used for both cropping and for grazing) or by more than one user (as when ... -
Gender and Energy: Opportunities for All
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-02-11)The global drive to provide universal access to sustainable and modern energy by 2030 is creating numerous opportunities for energy users and suppliers. However, men and women do not benefit equally from these opportunities. ... -
Notes on Contributors: Gender and Energy: Opportunities for All
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-02-11)This is the notes of contributors from IDS Bulletin 51.1, 'Gender and Energy: Opportunities for All'. -
Introduction: Gender and Energy – Opportunities for All
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-02-11)The global drive to provide universal access to sustainable and modern energy by 2030 is creating numerous opportunities for energy users and suppliers. However, men and women do not benefit equally from these opportunities. ... -
Global Trends Impacting Gender Equality in Energy Access
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-02-11)Achieving a just and equitable transition to a sustainable energy system will rest on efforts to address gender inequality. Women in developing countries are impacted by energy poverty in far greater numbers than men, and ... -
Strengthening the Women’s Entrepreneurship Ecosystem within the Energy Sector
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-02-11)As women are increasingly engaged in clean energy value chains globally, it is crucial to understand what business models, practices, and enabling conditions can support the dual goals of scaling energy access and empowering ... -
Gender and Entrepreneurship in the Renewable Energy Sector of Rwanda
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-02-11)Until recently, women have not been seen as having the potential for entrepreneurial success. Yet women’s engagement in the energy sector could substantially improve energy access for those most underserved. This article ... -
Promoting Women’s Entrepreneurship in Distribution of Energy Technologies: Lessons from ENERGIA’s WEE Programme
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-02-11)In the energy access space, women’s entrepreneurship has gained momentum in the last few years. ENERGIA, International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy, has been implementing the Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) ... -
ENERGIA’s Gender and Energy Research Programme: Findings and Experience from Research for Policy
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-02-11)It has long been understood that energy is a key contributing input to reaching development goals, but little is known about the extent to which energy supply benefits men and women equally, and how interventions could ... -
Glossary: Gender and Energy – Opportunities for All
(Institute of Development Studies, 2020-02-11)This is the glossary for IDS Bulletin 51.1, 'Gender and Energy: Opportunities for All'.
