Strengthening Evidence Based Policy - Policy Anticipation, Response and Evaluation: Recent submissions
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The Political Economy of Low-carbon Investments: Insights from the Wind and Solar Power Sectors in India
(IDS, 2015-01)The primary motivation behind this research is the need to accelerate the supply of renewable energy because of the important role that it plays in mitigating climate change and in fostering sustainable development. U ... -
Process Tracing: The Potential and Pitfalls for Impact Evaluation in International Development. Summary of a Workshop held on 7 May 2014
(IDS, 2014-12)In international development there is increasing pressure to demonstrate that aid spending is making a difference. In short, that it is having an ‘impact’. During the past decade, there has been a rapid rise in the use of ... -
Non-Communicable Disease and Development: Future Pathways
(IDS, 2014-12)From a biomedical perspective, non-communicable disease (NCD) is not a new problem, particularly in the global North. However, awareness of the increasing burden from these conditions in low- and middle-income countries ... -
Including People with Disabilities in Emergency Relief Efforts
(IDS, 2014-11)The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that around 15 per cent of the world’s population, or one billion people, have some form of disability. According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 80 per ... -
Workshop Report: Framing Ethics in Impact Evaluation: Where Are We? Which Route Should We Take?
(IDS, 2014-10)This was an interactive workshop – supported by the Institute of Development Studies’ (IDS) Department for International Development (DFID) Accountable Grant and the University of East Anglia (UEA) – with a view to opening ... -
A Review of Tax Experiments: from the Lab to the Field
(IDS, 2014-10)Tax revenue mobilisation is attracting increasing attention among researchers and policymakers in developed and developing countries alike. There is widespread recognition that increasing tax revenues should be at the core ... -
Assessing Impact in Dynamic and Complex Environments: Systemic Action Research and Participatory Systemic Inquiry
(IDS, 2014-09)This CDI Practice Paper is about the uses of Systemic Action Research (SAR) and Participatory Systemic Inquiry (PSI) for impact assessment (Burns 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013; Wadsworth 2001, 2010). SAR is an action research ... -
Using Foresight to Cope with Uncertainty
(IDS, 2014-09)In an increasingly uncertain world where resources are limited, foresight thinking and approaches provide a critical way for governments and communities to understand and plan for the future. Using foresight techniques can ... -
A Review of Strategic Foresight in International Development
(IDS, 2014-09)The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the published and grey literatures relating to the use of foresight-type approaches and techniques in policy-related work in international development. The review is ... -
What Drives Wind and Solar Energy Investment in India and China?
(IDS, 2014-07)This research is motivated by the need to transform the basis of energy systems from fossil fuels to renewable sources. As well as the imperative of climate change, this transformation is needed to create development ... -
South Africa Public Opinion Monitor: Causes of Poverty Survey Results
(IDS, 2014-07)The South Africa Public Opinion Monitor (SAPOM) is a longitudinal panel of 2,526 opinion leaders from across South Africa that aims to provide an ongoing monitor of opinions and perspectives on the economic and social ... -
India Public Opinion Monitor: Causes of Poverty Survey Results
(IDS, 2014-07)The India Public Opinion Monitor (IPOM) is a longitudinal panel of 3,022 opinion leaders from across India that aims to provide an ongoing monitor of opinions and perspectives on the economic and social development of ... -
Brazil Public Opinion Monitor: Causes of Poverty Survey Results
(IDS, 2014-07)The Brazil Public Opinion Monitor (BPOM) is a longitudinal panel of 2,672 opinion leaders from across Brazil that aims to provide an ongoing monitor of opinions and perspectives on the economic and social development of ... -
Mobile Phones for Real-time Nutrition Surveillance: Approaches, Challenges and Opportunities for Data Presentation and Dissemination
(IDS, 2014-06)Child undernutrition remains devastatingly high in many low- and middle-income countries (Black et al. 2013). Poor nutrition in early childhood (often combined with ill health) has been shown to increase the risk for early ... -
Creating Alliances for Renewable Energy Investment: Lessons from China and India
(IDS, 2014-06)‘Alliances’ of public and private actors can play a crucial role in accelerating the transition to sustainable energy systems, and these groupings can be ‘engineered’. Based on research findings from India and China this ... -
Addressing Sexual Violence in and beyond the 'Warzone'
(IDS, 2014-06)Conflict-related sexual violence remains pervasive across the globe, and its widespread use has been reported in Rwanda, Liberia, Northern Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Iraq, Libya and Syria. As world leaders ... -
Responding to the Threat of Nutrition-related Non-communicable Disease
(IDS, 2014-05)Shifts in society, demography, technology and the environment are significantly impacting the global burden of disease, with non-communicable disease (NCD) on the rise. Almost half of all deaths attributable to NCD have ... -
The Potential and Limits of the ‘Resilience Agenda’ in Peri-urban Contexts
(IDS, 2014-05)Today, it is acknowledged that peri-urban space plays a critical and increasing role in relation to urban expansion. Yet this role is still poorly understood and peri-urban areas are rarely recognised in the different ... -
Improving Co-benefits and 'Triple Win' Impacts from Climate Action: The Role of Guidance Tools
(IDS, 2014-04)This CDI Practice Paper by L.O. Naess, M. Hagemann, B. Harvey, F. Urban, S. Hendel-Blackford and N. Höhne addresses the role of tools in supporting interventions to achieve the ‘triple wins’ of adaptation, mitigation and ... -
Exploring the Potential and Limits of the Resilience Agenda in Rapidly Urbanising Contexts
(IDS, 2014-03)More than half the world’s population now live in urban areas. In developing countries, these areas will become home to almost all of the projected 50 per cent population growth that will occur between now and 2030, swelling ...