Questions that repeatedly come up when supporting reform programs include: how do we work with local politics to influence change without reinforcing existing elitism and capture of power? How do we “dance with the system” whilst at the same time trying to change the system? When do we go with the

Climate change amplifies a society’s existing inequalities and poses unique threats to the livelihoods, health, and safety of women, children, and other marginalized groups. For example, during prolonged droughts, women and girls often need to travel greater distances to get water and firewood for their

The village network of Peny Peny is not a hard hat zone. Nevertheless, construction there is constant. Situated within the arid highlands of Kapoeta North County in the Eastern Equatoria state of South Sudan, it is home to the Toposa people, a semi-nomadic tribal community consisting of around 2,500

It all started in 2015, when 15 unemployed women from Sllatina got together to talk about what they could do with their time, since their kids were growing up. With €10 each in hand, they started a business to produce preserved vegetables (pickles) in a car garage. Fast forward to seven years later,

In years to come, climate change will play an increasingly influential role in human mobility around the world. Faced with extreme drought, floods, and sea-level rise, many people will be forced to or choose to leave their homes in search of safety and better livelihoods elsewhere. In most cases, this climate-

Representatives from our FCDO-funded High Volume Transport Applied Research (HVT) programme participated in the Transforming Transportation conference, which took place on March 14 – 15 in Washington DC. Transforming Transportation is an annual event, hosted by the World Bank,