Blogs Home > News and Blogs > Blogs Seeing is believing: What field work showed me of curable vision loss May 19, 2020 People with dwindling eyesight often face a dark future. Children who can’t see letters and numbers lag behind in school. Workers without reading glasses are forced to give up their… Zero chance for zero hunger? May 7, 2020 One of three living in chronic food insecurity. More than two million regularly relying on food handouts. During floods and droughts, this figure doubles. Last year, this was the… World Malaria Day: Covid-19’s wrecking ball on SDG 3? April 24, 2020 A few years ago, it looked like the world was on track to stamp out malaria for good. Malaria cases and deaths fell fast in the first 15 years of… Sniffing out the smell of Covid-19 April 17, 2020 Photo by James Barker on Unsplash Can sniffer dogs be used on the frontline in the fight against Covid-19? Professor James Logan at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical… Education in emergencies: unknowns, evidence gaps and research needs March 16, 2020 On Thursday 27 February 2020, LIDC hosted a roundtable panel discussion on the challenges of delivering education to children affected by conflict and crises. The event convened a panel of… Is it time we stop worrying about biting off more than we can chew? March 5, 2020 Committing to transform food systems in the next century LIDC’s event on the future of food in January generated a lot of attention. From alarm bells of the dire… Mental Health is Part of Everything We Do in Development February 27, 2020 Mental health is everybody’s business Everyone has mental health, and mental health conditions can affect anyone. This alone should make mental health relevant to all of us working in international… China: Predatory Lender or Development Partner in the Developing World? February 26, 2020 All roads lead back to China The ancient Silk Road is experiencing a revival and reinvention through China’s ambitious infrastructure project, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Arguably one of… Seven facts you didn’t know about the global food landscape January 30, 2020 Globally, food systems are facing a number of challenges, from climate change to a projected population of 10 billion people by 2050. Following LIDC and Nature Food’s debate Beyond Foresight… Who Knows Best? Unpacking the Idea of an ‘Expert’ December 9, 2019 Over breakfast, a Ugandan government worker scoffed at the idea of international ‘experts’ coming to solve a crop yield issue. “A foreigner with a degree in agriculture isn’t the expert…. « Previous 1 2 3 4 … 12 Next » Categories Agriculture Capacity building Communications Debt Director's blog Education Environment Evaluation Events Gender-based violence General Health Humanitarian Crises Miscellaneous Policy Religion Research methods Technology Archives June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017
